Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over…
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Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement
“The Secretary General is appalled by the large numbers of civilians being killed, detained and displaced, acts of sexual violence…
UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis
The appeal from Paula Gaviria Betancur, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, comes as the…
UN envoy urges responsible leadership amid Kosovo-Serbia tensions
Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), briefed ambassadors…
People want action on plastic pollution that’s choking us: Guterres
“We are choking on plastic,” the UN chief told an intergovernmental panel tasked with devising an international legally binding instrument…
Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
“The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance,” Mr. Guterres…
Gaza: Palestinians are dying amid lethal evacuation delays
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said the darkest moment of the Gaza conflict is unfolding in the north of…
WHO concerned following raid on North Gaza hospital
“Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, we have lost touch with the…
Gaza: Israeli strikes delay polio vaccine campaign in the north
The UN health agency said pauses in the bombardment are key. “Humanitarian pauses are essential for its success, allowing partners…
UNICEF: 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas
On World Polio Day, UNICEF has issued a stark warning: polio cases in fragile and conflict-affected countries have more than…