Myanmar’s people still face daily aftershocks and trauma, say UN aid teams |
Myanmar’s earthquake catastrophe is now known to have killed more than 3,600 people and injured more than 5,000.The toll is still rising, says the...
Sudan war: Crisis point for children trapped in conflict zones |
As the war in Sudan nears its third devastating year the situation for children has reached a critical point, with an estimated 825,000 children...
Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza
Every day, he drives his water truck through the Strip, filling up empty tanks and vessels.Our camera accompanied Alloush on a recent arduous mission...
Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
The framework – agreed during the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee – aims for net-zero emissions from the sector by...
Sudan: 30 million in need of assistance as war rages on
As the war in Sudan enters a third year, the UN and partners continue to use every possible means to distribute lifesaving food, medicines...
Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
“At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead launching attacks,” spokesperson...
UN News Today 11 April 2025 |
Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warnTwo years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies have warned that famine is...
US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top...
“There will be shifting, I think, in supply chains, there will be a reassessment of global alliances. There will be geopolitical shifts and economic...
Sudan: Mines a major risk to civilians returning home |
Nearly two years after the beginning of the Sudanese civil war, displaced populations returning to urban areas are facing the remnants of heavy fighting:...
UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees
The estimates are from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on Friday called for increased funding to support Syrian returnees as needs intensify at...
Ending global trade uncertainty calls for ‘rational decisions’, says head of UN trade agency...
The head of the UN trade agency (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, has expressed her concerns about the uncertainty that has swept the global economy, following...
UN News Today 10 April 2025 |
Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action planMillions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries implement new UN health agency guidelines...
Syria’s political transition at risk due to Israeli military action, Security Council hears
“Syria’s opportunity to stabilise after 14 years of conflict must be supported and protected, for Syrians and for Israelis,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General...
World Court begins hearing Sudan’s ‘complicity in genocide’ case against the United Arab Emirates
The hearings in The Hague, focus on Sudan’s request for the court – the UN’s principal judicial organ – to impose provisional measures to...
World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo...
The schools were told they must close within 30 days.Mr. Lazzarini said that some 800 boys and girls are directly impacted by these closure...
UN News Today 09 April 2025 |
Two years into Sudan war, UNHCR chief urges help for host country ChadAs the war in Sudan nears the two-year mark, thousands of people...
South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink
The situation is especially dire for returnees fleeing violence in Sudan, who now account for nearly half of those experiencing catastrophic hunger levels.The influx...
Sudan: Ongoing fighting ‘won’t lead anywhere’ |
After nearly two years of intense fighting in Sudan – which has displaced nine million people and left around 50,000 missing, say human rights...
Fear and uncertainty are daily staples for Gaza’s most vulnerable
In Gaza, ongoing Israeli military operations and the aid blockade have continued to add to daily fears and hardships being faced by those about...
World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US...
António Guterres was responding to a journalist at the stakeout in UN Headquarters in New York, who asked him for reaction to the recent...
UN News Today 08 April 2025 |
Dangers grow for Myanmar quake survivors, health system 'overwhelmed'It’s been 10 days since a 7.7 magnitude quake levelled buildings and buckled bridges across central...
World News in Brief: Syria transition update, healthcare as a human right, more than...
The envoy expressed his appreciation noting they had talked through “all aspects” of the ongoing political process, following the overthrow of the Assad regime...
Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts
“Data is central to humanitarian action,” OCHA said, as aid organizations look to “focus their response to reach the communities with the most severe...
UN News Today 07 April 2025 |
Myanmar: unseasonably early rains fuel fears of disease spreadRains have come early to Myanmar, fuelling fears of disease spread – that’s the latest information...
