Humanitarians call for greater support amid immense needs
The $45.3 billion needed for life-saving activities throughout 2025 was just 21 per cent funded as of September, with nearly $9.6 billion received, the...
Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack.“Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging...
Political crisis and corruption fuelling violence in South Sudan, UN rights body says
The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued the warning at the conclusion of a mission to the Africa Union (AU) headquarters in...
5.7 million people face food insecurity in Haiti
In its recent analysis, the IPC, a UN-backed index measuring hunger and malnutrition in global hotspots, found that 5.7 million Haitians are facing a...
In Africa’s Sahel, conflict and climate change force millions from their homes
The figure represents a two-thirds increase in displacement over the past five years, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at the epicentre of overlapping...
Middle East LIVE: Israel-Hamas deal paves way for ceasefire, hostage release
As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could end the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday...
Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in
“There is a very positive, jubilant mood in Gaza this morning and there was overnight,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office,...
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deadly protests in Madagascar
“The Secretary-General has been closely following the situation in Madagascar and is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and destruction of property...
Syria’s search for truth is a ‘collective effort’, top UN investigator says
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria (IIMP), headed by Karla Quintana, was created to address one of the conflict’s most painful legacies,...
Drone victims, terror and death: 30 minutes inside a Gaza hospital
Speaking from the war-shattered enclave amid the ongoing Israeli military push to take full control of Gaza City, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder described one...
Gaza health system overwhelmed as WHO reports 42,000 people have life-changing injuries
“These life changing injuries account for one quarter of all reported injuries, of a total of over 167,300 people injured since October 2023,” said...
Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher
“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the...
Philippines earthquake: UN pledges support as Cebu death toll rises to 72
The tremor struck off the coast of Bogo City at 9:59PM on Tuesday, 30 September, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)...
The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what...
Calls grow louder for more age-inclusive societies
“Every older person has the right to age with dignity security and access to opportunities that enrich their lives,” said one of the key...
Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism
Martin Kimani, chairperson of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, presented its annual report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva during...
UN Security Council approves new ‘suppression force’ for Haiti amid spiralling gang violence
The resolution – co-penned by Panama and the United States, and backed by dozens of countries in the region and beyond – was adopted...
Gaza: UN rights office deplores deadly strikes on Palestinians gathering firewood
OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that “the Israeli military is destroying Gaza City, forcing Palestinians to flee and then killing them...
World News in Brief: El Fasher siege latest, shock at Michigan church attack, violent...
Briefing reporters in New York on Monday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the RSF militia’s grip is tightening on the last government-held redoubt, with...
Israeli settlement activity accelerates in the West Bank, Security Council told
Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, briefed on the Secretary-General’s quarterly report on implementation of Council resolution 2334...
Security Council LIVE: ‘Devastation’ in Gaza and beyond reinforces need to end Palestine occupation
The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the Middle East crisis and protection of civilians in conflict, as speculation grows of a potential...
After mass exodus, limbo: Rohingya refugees test international resolve
The stakes for the conference, part of the UN General Assemby’s annual week of high-level discussions, could hardly be higher: shrinking aid budgets and...
Ukraine suffers renewed, massive Russian airstrikes overnight
According to the Ukrainian authorities, the attack lasted around 12 hours and involved nearly 600 drones, 46 cruise missiles and five rockets.“More lives have...
