‘Like a scene out of a horror movie’: UN report warns of war crimes in Sudan’s El Fasher
A new United Nations report has documented widespread atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region, accusing fighters from the Rapid…
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From deepfakes to grooming: UN Warns Of Rising Online Threats To Children As AI Expands Digital Risks
The rapid spread of artificial intelligence is creating new dangers for children online, prompting the United Nations and…
Internet Shutdowns Surge Worldwide, UN Warns Of Growing Threat To Rights
Governments around the world are increasingly cutting off internet access during protests, elections and political crises, raising serious…
Peacekeeping: Lacroix warns of rising threats to ‘blue helmets’ in Middle East
Briefing journalists by video link from Jeddah following an extensive visit to the region, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said there…
11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on…
Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns
They warned that foreign military action, political exclusion and dwindling resources threaten to undo fragile gains. UN Special…
UN warns of escalation risk after large-scale Russian drone incursion into Poland
She said it was not the first time drones had been spotted beyond Ukraine’s borders “but it is…
Israeli strike in Doha marks ‘alarming escalation’, warns top UN official, in call to uphold diplomatic norms
Rosemary DiCarlo described Tuesday’s strike in a residential area of the Qatari capital – which targeted Hamas’s political…
Child obesity level surpasses underweight cases worldwide for the first time, UNICEF warns
One in 10 children aged 5 to 19 – 188 million worldwide – are now living with obesity,…
Window to prevent famine spreading in Gaza is ‘closing fast’, UN warns
Tom Fletcher’s statement amid what he described as “a massive military offensive” by Israeli forces against Palestinians in…
The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns
Tess Ingram, Communication Manager for UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, recently spent nine days there,…
Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF
Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education is projected to fall by $3.2 billion – a 24 per cent…
‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
Six million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, while 1.3 million people – half of them children…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres
Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on…
UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
In his regular daily briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that ongoing delays, bottlenecks at holding points and…
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning…
Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA
“For over 150 days, not a single truck from UNRWA has been permitted to deliver food, medicine or…
‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
“The real challenge is still ahead of us,” Stephanie Loose, Programme Manager in Afghanistan, told journalists in Geneva…
Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns
Over the past decade, a growing body of evidence has highlighted the widespread impact of mistreatment and the…
Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
UN Women – which champions gender empowerment and equality – alongside the international humanitarian agency CARE International and…