Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns
Fighting escalated sharply in late January, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of parts of North Kivu, including areas near the regional capital Goma,...
West Bank violence undermining Gaza ceasefire: UNRWA
It comes a day after Israeli Security Forces (ISF) carried out a series of controlled detonations at the Jenin refugee camp, located in the...
Ukraine: UNICEF alarmed over incessant attacks devastating young lives
“I’m devastated by the ongoing attacks hitting heavily populated areas and killing and injuring many people, including children,” said Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative to...
UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality
Despite immense security risks and logistical challenges, the agency worked with international partners to transport and eliminate hundreds of tonnes of chemical materials under...
UN News Today 31 January 2025 |
DR Congo latest: civilians ‘trapped’ and running out of foodThe humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to deepen for civilians...
In an AI-enabled world, what is education for? |
If the international community is able to effectively put in place the ethical and practical guidelines proposed by UNESCO and others, AI has the...
Myanmar: UN chief urges return to civilian rule as crisis worsens
Following the coup, President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained and the country was plunged into a humanitarian and...
Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that food supplies are running dangerously low, as water and electricity outages exacerbate the crisis.The seizure...
Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City
Tess Ingram, Communications Manager for UNICEF Middle East and North Africa, is in the northern city where she witnessed people moving through the streets...
UN News Today 30 January 2025 |
DR Congo crisis: Emergency is worsening by the hour, warn humanitariansThe humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening by the...
UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect
“UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,” the agency said in a post on the social media platform X.“Our...
Denial of human dignity in conflict, a ‘moral failure’: Red Cross chief |
Depriving any person caught up in fighting of their basic human dignity, is nothing less than a “moral failure” on the part of the...
‘Nightmare scenario’, as Israel UNRWA ban takes effect |
With new Israeli legislation coming into effect on Thursday outlawing Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, international staff have already been forced to leave the agency’s...
Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows
“Hope returns to Gaza, but it’s fragile,” said Corinne Fleischer, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. “With...
UNAIDS welcomes US decision to keep funding life-saving HIV treatment
The move from the UN agency dedicated to ending the disease came in response to an immediate 90-day funding pause for all foreign assistance...
UN News Today 29 January 2025 |
DR Congo emergency: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warn UN medicsAs UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma...
DR Congo crisis: A public health ‘nightmare’ is unfolding, warns WHO
The internet also remains down in the provincial capital and only mobile phone networks are functioning, with M23 fighters apparently in control of “a significant...
DR Congo crisis: ‘The violence must end now’, UN Security Council told
Vivian van de Perre, Deputy Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), provided a detailed briefing from Goma, highlighting the dire...
Middle East: Food aid more important than ever |
In the first week of the ceasefire, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to reach more than 330,000 people with food assistance...
UN News Today 28 January 2025 |
DR Congo emergency: UN agencies Heavy artillery increasingly used in populated areasLatest reports from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from...
DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates for 28 January as Security Council meets
The Security Council will be holding a meeting at UN Headquarters in New York at 3pm local time as the situation in the Democratic...
Israel UNRWA ban will undermine Gaza ceasefire, Security Council hears
Briefing ambassadors in New York on Tuesday, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini warned that the laws passed in October last year jeopardize the lives of...
UN News Today 27 January 2025 |
Security Council condemns M23 rebel advance into key DR Congo cityIn a strong statement, the UN Security Council has condemned the advance by the...
‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief
Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said the essence of commemorations was to acknowledge the past but...
