Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes –...
Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, collapsed in the middle of the night...
Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO
“Global labour income share, which is the proportion of total global income that goes to workers, is shrinking,” said Celeste Drake, Deputy Director-General. “This...
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 21,000 suspected cases of the viral disease, including over 5,000 confirmed cases and...
Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership
The UN chief underlined the global body's support for this partnership in remarks to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit.Leaders from some 50 African...
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
These include severe limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injuries and major burns.Israeli forces pushed into Gaza in response to the 7...
‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
“The very nature of the technology itself – transboundary in structure and application – necessitates a global approach,” the final report from the UN...
Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods
Heavy rains have ravaged 30 of the country’s 36 states, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.The Government has reported 269 deaths so...
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
The MVA-BN vaccine from the Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic was prequalified by the WHO on Friday and has already been approved in Europe...
UN leads search for synergy on climate and development
The Fifth Global Conference on Climate and SDG Synergy, held from 5-6 September in Rio de Janeiro, was convened as commitments on both fronts...
Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world
“We need greater global solidarity today and with future generations, better management of critical issues of global concern and an upgraded United Nations that...
Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, continue to flout international humanitarian and...
Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
In a new alert, UNRWA highlighted how Gazans’ shelters have become a target for insects and rodents after more than 11 months of war...
