World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Sudan, Guterres calls for unity ahead of Ramadan
Fresh waves of violence in Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan are pushing fragile communities into deeper crisis, with…
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World News in Brief: Violence, Terror Attacks And Digital Security Dominate Global Concerns At UN
Rising conflict, humanitarian emergencies and growing concerns over critical digital infrastructure dominated recent discussions involving United Nations agencies…
World News in Brief: Ukraine Strikes, Nigeria Hunger Crisis And Kenya Drought Deepen Global Humanitarian Concerns
Escalating conflict in Ukraine, a worsening hunger crisis in Nigeria and severe drought conditions in Kenya are intensifying…
World News in Brief: Pandemic Treaty Update, DR Congo Ebola Response, More Casualties in Ukraine
Pandemic Treaty Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the world’s first pandemic trety “a generational accomplishment”, while speaking at the…
World News in Brief: Afghan quake update, diplomacy continues to end Sudan war, UN honours victims of 9/11
Women and children face heightened risks, while operational challenges – including restrictions on female UN staff – threaten…
World News in Brief: UN chief condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine, Gaza crisis continues, protecting civilians in DR Congo
Secretary-General António Guterres said it marked a “further escalation” of the conflict. Authorities reported more than 80 civilian…
World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake update, Guterres in Papua New Guinea, Ebola returns to DR Congo, UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan
Since the initial earthquake on Sunday in eastern Nangarhar province, landslides and several strong aftershocks have disrupted the…
World News in Brief: Pakistan floods, countries lag on climate reporting, concern over attack on peacekeepers in south Lebanon, cuts hit human rights investigations
In a statement released by his Spokesperson, the UN chief noted that the disaster driven by severe monsoon…
World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares top official unwelcome
At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning of…
World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is aware that today, the Security Council received this joint letter…
World News in Brief: More deaths in Ukraine, lengthy detentions in Egypt, AI governance, US postal tariffs
Since Friday, 11 civilians have been killed and more than 90 wounded, according to the authorities. Schools and…
World News in Brief: Gaza humanitarian update, more killings in Sudan, ending impunity in Myanmar
Multiple strikes overnight into Friday were reported in the Jabalya Al Balad and An Nazla neighbourhoods, the UN…
World News in Brief: Sudan hospitals under fire, world remembers victims of terrorism, DR Congo
A grenade attack inside Zalingei Hospital in Darfur State, led Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend all of…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan, funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought
In an alert from the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency said that half a million people “are…
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning Afghans, rising insecurity in DR Congo
So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people across 31 countries. These figures are underestimates and…
World News in Brief: Shipwreck off Italy kills at least 27, anniversary of Taliban takeover, Peru amnesty law
UNHCR is supporting at least 60 survivors who have been brought ashore, but the Italian coast guard warned…
World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
The monthly total also marked a three-year high, topping June’s figure, with HRMMU verifying civilian deaths and injuries…
World News in Brief: Sudan’s agony continues, Colombian presidential candidate dies, the world celebrates the steelpan
The Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, warned on Monday…
World News in Brief: Funding schools in Afghanistan, Seaweed farming in Latin America, drought in Somalia
The agency plans to procure over 1,200 metric tons of fortified biscuits, which will provide 200,000 primary school-aged…
World News in Brief: Child deaths in Pakistan, Ukrainian rail station attack, new UN-India development partnership
The children picked up the unexploded ordnance in a nearby field, mistaking it for a toy, and brought…