Every step a struggle:’ Nigerian woman with disabilities leads push for dignity and inclusion
“Sometimes, it feels like the world isn’t made for people like me,” said Shiminenge, her voice steady despite the weight…
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Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption. “Measles remains…
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, told reporters in Geneva that voting is expected to…
Mass displacement, trafficking fears deepen crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher
UN agencies say conditions are deteriorating further across North Darfur and neighbouring Kordofan, while independent human rights experts on Thursday…
Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap
The multi-donor trust fund is the UN’s primary instrument for supporting countries worldwide who are emerging from – or at…
Gaza facing worst economic collapse ever recorded, UN trade agency warns
Speaking at the launch of UNCTAD’s 2025 Report on the Economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the agency’s Deputy Secretary-General…
Amputee footballers reclaim hope amid Gaza’s ruins
Today – amid a fragile ceasefire and the devastation of her homeland – she stands on the football pitch not…
Security Council must seize ‘moment of renewed hope’ in Gaza
Ramiz Alakbarov briefed on conditions in the battered enclave and the occupied West Bank, before touching on developments in Lebanon…
‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest
“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s…
From silence to strength: Women leaders speak out in South Sudan
She knows what it’s like to be silenced. Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her brothers went…