South Sudan: UN forced to suspend food aid after ‘unacceptable’ attacks on convoy
As fighting intensifies there between opposition forces and national troops, there are reports of airstrikes and daily civilian casualties. UN…
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Building healthy bridges towards peace: WHO launches $1 billion appeal
“This appeal is a call to stand with people living through conflict, displacement and disaster to give them not just…
Renewed calls for two-State solution amid ‘perilously fragile’ conditions for Palestinians
Meeting at UN Headquarters in New York, the Committee elected Coly Seck, Senegal’s ambassador to the United Nations, as Chair.…
In Washington, Fletcher presses for action as Sudan war grinds on
Speaking at a donor conference in Washington, DC, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher warned that the brutal conflict, famine…
Gaza: Limited Rafah crossing reopening sparks hope – but also ‘massive trepidation’
The sole border point with Egypt is a lifeline to the world – including for thousands of severely ill or injured Palestinians who require medical treatment outside the enclave, where last October’s fragile ceasefire between Israel and…
World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing children
“We welcome efforts to bring stability to the region and now hope for a complete end to hostilities and a…
Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
The people of Myanmar continue to suffer amid “widespread violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,” as…
South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Briefing journalists based at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge of the UN…
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in South Sudan
The tensions are concentrated in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, where many deaths and injuries have been reported in response to…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount
The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on…