Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its flagship State of World Population report on Tuesday, warning that a rising number…
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Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
“Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly one million Sudanese in Khartoum…
US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
Mr. Türk was responding to an announcement by Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, on Thursday, of measures targeting…
‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s unexploded mine problem
These are the results of the ammunition from last nights’ attacks, or at least from the munitions which exploded. At…
Sudan: Rise in people fleeing to Chad as violence surges
Overall, some 1.2 million Sudanese have found shelter in eastern Chad, mostly after fleeing intensifying violence in their country. More…
Frontline Ukrainian families face perilous task of farming mined fields
According to the UN, many frontline Ukrainian families are at risk of missing critical planting and harvesting windows. “Agriculture is…
Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruins
Among them is Ahmed Abu Amsha, a music teacher who has become something of a humanitarian troubadour. Fleeting moments of…
UN honours peacekeepers’ service and sacrifice
The first UN peacekeeping operation was established in 1948 and today more than 68,000 civilian, military, and police personnel are…
Ukraine: Hopes for peace on life support, Security Council hears
“The longer the war continues, the longer its regional and global impacts will be felt, and the more difficult it…
Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement…