Sudan: UN rights chief says worse is to come without international action
“We can only expect worse to come” unless action is taken to halt the bloodshed, Mr. Türk told Member States…
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Keeping ‘hope alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
Armed groups control large swaths of Port-au-Prince, forcing more than 1.4 million people from their homes and cutting access to…
Concerns persist over chemical spraying reports on Lebanon’s Blue Line
The development poses a “serious humanitarian risk” to civilians living there, maintained the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
From shelter to strength: How disaster refuges protect lives in Palau
Palau’s biodiversity is threatened by rising sea levels. Climate change, a personal issue For Techitong, these climate related hazards are…
A Winter Blanket Covers North Carolina
A potent winter storm in late January 2026 left much of North Carolina dealing with significant snow accumulations. Though the…
Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian ‘collapse’, as oil supplies dwindle
The United States has threatened to impose tariffs on any country providing oil to Cuba, increasing pressure on the island…
Child malnutrition hits catastrophic levels in parts of Sudan
According to an alert from the IPC, a global food security monitoring system, thresholds for acute malnutrition were surpassed in…
Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges
Here’s what you need to know: Fighting and dire humanitarian conditions triggered by the conflict that erupted among rival militaries…
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…
Ukraine: Civilians injured, miners killed, in separate Russian attacks
Matthias Schmale was “appalled” by the attacks in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv, noting that many more people in several regions – including Dnipro, Odesa and Vinnitsya – are…