Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months
Across 73 countries, 308 million people now rely on humanitarian aid – a number that continues to rise.…
As funding cuts bite, UN chief announces new dawn for peacekeeping
Addressing the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in the German capital, the Secretary-General told dozens of ministers from more…
GAZA LIVE: Security Council to meet on aid crisis amid ‘critical risk of famine’ due to Israeli blockade
The Security Council is set to meet this afternoon at 3 PM in New York to discuss the…
Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO
Since the aid blockade began on 2 March, 57 children have reportedly died from the effects of malnutrition,…
UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flight
The council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) voted on Monday that Russia failed to uphold its…
World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge
Port Sudan – the main entry point for humanitarian supplies and personnel into the country – came under…
UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency
Briefing Member States in New York on Monday Mr. Guterres outlined wide-ranging effort to revamp how the UN…
Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call
Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old American-Israeli national and soldier with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), had been held by…
UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily
In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) – not…
Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts
“Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out in the coming weeks…The entire…
Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries
“Extreme weather and climate change impacts are hitting every single aspect of socio-economic development in Africa and exacerbating…
Guterres welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire | UN News
The UN chief’s statement, released on Saturday, came shortly after news broke of a decision by the two…
Field of Dreams: Football Breathes Life into Yemen’s Camps
The tournament is more than a sporting event. It’s a lifeline. In Ma’rib Governorate, where over 2.3 million…
‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide
These are the exact sort of urban initiatives which the UN Global Road Safety Week – kicking off…
UN warns copper shortage risks slowing global energy and technology shift
In its latest Global Trade Update, released this week, UNCTAD describes copper as “the new strategic raw material”…
World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief
The UN estimates that in the past few weeks, over 330,000 people have fled into Tawila after the…
UNFPA calls on US to reconsider ban on future funding
In a statement, UNFPA said the move – which invokes a 1985 legal provision known as the Kemp-Kasten…
More than 50 million in West and Central Africa at risk of hunger
More than 36 million are struggling to meet their basic food needs, which is projected to rise to…
Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis
“Without funding, asylum seekers are left in limbo – undocumented, unsupported and increasingly desperate,” said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant…
Haiti: Displaced families grapple with death ‘from the inside’ and out
In March, the family fled the gangs again – this time to Boucan-Carré where Leineda’s treatments were put…