UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
Volker Türk was speaking in the Kenyan capital at the end of a five-day mission to Sudan, where “a chronicle…
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Gaza humanitarian crisis ‘far from being over,’ UN aid coordination office warns
“The humanitarian situation and crisis in Gaza is far from being over,” Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office…
Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) issued the warning on Friday, citing latest analysis from the food security framework Cadre Harmonisé, the regional equivalent…
Amid Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, Chad shows ‘act of solidarity’
That’s according to UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who had discussions with over 40 leaders of Sudanese civil society…
Peacekeeping: Lacroix warns of rising threats to ‘blue helmets’ in Middle East
Briefing journalists by video link from Jeddah following an extensive visit to the region, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said there has been…
WFP warns Sudan food aid could run out in March
The UN agency has reached 10 million vulnerable people with food, cash and nutrition assistance since the conflict began and continues to…
UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
Speaking in the General Assembly, he said the global system was under unprecedented strain from wars, division, climate breakdown and…
Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis
Briefing ambassadors, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said recent political and security developments – particularly in the south…
‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says
It concludes that a legacy of impunity for wartime abuses continues to shape the lives of survivors, many of whom…
‘Beyond GDP’ economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability
Backed by the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD and other partners, the “Beyond GDP” initiative acknowledges a warning from…