How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?
The conflict, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is the cause of a major humanitarian crisis, not...
Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year
As the war enters its third year, UN humanitarians warn that immediate action is essential.“This is a manmade crisis, driven by conflict – not...
Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan
People anywhere, at any age can be infected with meningitis, which is transmitted through respiratory secretions or droplets in close human contact. Low and...
Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad
Chad hosts 1.3 million forcibly displaced people, according to the UN agency, UNHCR despite it being one of the world’s poorest countries. More than half...
UN reflects on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
António Guterres joined survivors, diplomats and civil society members for the annual ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall to mourn the lives lost...
World Health Day: Focusing on women’s physical and mental health around the world
Close to 300,000 women continue to die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. More than two million babies die in their first month of...
Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
Citing credible reports of extrajudicial killings in several areas of the capital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the victims were...
Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
It is nearly two years since the brutal war between the forces of the military government in Khartoum and the Rapid Support Forces militia...
Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned that “the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan remains dire and is worsening.”He highlighted intense fighting around El Fasher, noting,...
UN-backed forum seeks to boost resilience of world’s Least Developed Countries
The third edition of the LDC Future Forum, which opened on Monday, focusses on how these 44 nations can better withstand systemic shocks, including...
Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals
The initiative is in line with UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s longstanding assertion that “moving beyond GDP is fundamental to building an economic system that...
‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres
“All the dark clouds of a perfect storm have descended upon the people of the world’s newest country – and one of the poorest,”...
47 million health workers and advocates call for cleaner air to curb pollution deaths
The Second WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health co-hosted by the World Health Organization and Colombia, in the city of Cartagena, brought...
Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’
The study also highlights positive developments amid the bleak news, such as the growing role of renewable energy in the region and the power...
Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
Speaking at an event commemorating Sunday’s International Day of Zero Waste, Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to curb the textile industry’s devastating...
Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
That’s according to the head of the UN stabilization mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, who briefed the Security Council in New York on...
UN calls for immediate ceasefire as South Sudan edges closer to renewed civil war
“To prevent a relapse into civil war, the Parties must recommit to the Revitalized Peace Agreement by ceasing all hostilities and strictly adhering to...
Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market
Volker Türk issued a statement on Wednesday saying he was deeply shocked by reports that hundreds of civilians were killed, and scores injured, in...
Can renewable energy survive climate change?
The race towards renewable energy is accelerating, and for all the looming challenges of the climate crisis, signs of progress are there: Solar panels...
Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be ‘wake-up call’, says rights chief
On 21 March, assailants from the so-called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) – an ISIL affiliate – surrounded Fambita Mosque and randomly...
South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns
Briefing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York via videolink from Juba, Nicholas Haysom described indiscriminate attacks on civilians, mass displacement and rising ethnic...
UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan
The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil war between...
WORLD WATER DAY LIVE: ‘A cold hard truth’
Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and the first ever...
WHO give clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases
Córdoba in Argentina, Fortaleza in Brazil and Manchester in the UK picked up accolades at a healthy cities summit, co-hosted by the UN World...
