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DR Congo: UN Deplores Deadly Attacks In The East Of The Country
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 4:00 pm | UN News
The UN has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in several locations in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Gaza: Looming Offensive And Restrictions On Humanitarians
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:57 pm | UN News
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating ground offensive looms, creating a limited opportunity for humanitarians to bring in shelter items, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday. More >>
Gaza: Aid Insufficient To Avert ‘Widespread Starvation’ As Israeli Military Ramp-Up Forces More People To Flee
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:54 pm | UN News
The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council Hears About Rising Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Amid Falling Resources
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:51 pm | UN News
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting the Secretary-General’s annual report and stressing the need to support ... More >>
World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid Workers Mull Record Toll Of Their Own
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 10:05 am | UN News
With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging ... More >>
‘Our Work Is Largely Invisible’: Journey From Outer Space To Frontline Aid Worker
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 10:00 am | UN News
Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just “wasn’t enough”. More >>
First Person: ‘Tomorrow Is Too Late’ To Scale Up Humanitarian Aid In Haiti
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 million people who have fled their homes are facing the direst of consequences. More >>
South Sudanese ‘Are Counting On Us’, Top UN Official Tells Security Council
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:46 am | UN News
Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan on Monday. More >>
Rubella Eliminated As A Public Health Problem In Nepal: WHO
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, hailing the breakthrough as a “remarkable achievement”. More >>
More Young Lives Lost In Ukraine, As UN Chief Repeats Call For A ‘Just, Comprehensive And Sustainable Peace’
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:38 am | UN News
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine overnight including in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia reportedly killed at least 14 people – including three children. More >>
First Person: On Ukraine’s Frontlines, Humanitarians Risk All To Bring Hope
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:35 am | UN News
UN aid worker Viktoriia Tiutiunnyk embodies the resilience and compassion driving humanitarian efforts on the frontlines of the battle for Ukraine. Displaced from the Luhansk region following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, she now helps ... More >>
First Person: From Aid Worker To Refugee And Back In War-Torn Sudan
Monday, 18 August 2025, 7:12 am | UN News
Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence. More >>
From Dough To Dough: Bahraini Chefs Rise With Sweet, Spicy Success
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 5:15 pm | UN News
In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for baking into a thriving business. More >>
‘The Wild West’: Desperation Is Rampant In Haiti As Gangs, Vigilantes Spread
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 5:54 pm | UN News
With armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defence groups morphing into gang-like entities and public officials acting with impunity, Haiti is slowly becoming something like the Wild West, according to William O’Neill, the UN’s expert on human rights ... More >>
A Two-Way Street: Reversing Brain Drain In Somalia
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 5:50 pm | UN News
For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate shocks and economic downturn drive out local experts who take with them the know-how that is essential to reversing the crisis. More >>
Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Adjourn, But Countries Want To ‘Remain At The Table’: UNEP Chief
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 5:46 pm | UN News
The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN Member States meeting in Geneva on Friday, as they agreed to resume discussions at a future date. More >>
UN Warns Of Steep Rise In Sexual Violence During Conflict
Friday, 15 August 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN reported on Thursday. More than 4,600 survivors endured abuses used as weapons of war, torture, terrorism and political repression. More >>
‘Only Hunger And Bombs’ For Besieged Civilians In Sudan’s El Fasher
Friday, 15 August 2025, 8:44 am | UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year. More >>
Syria: UNICEF Calls For Safe Access To Children In Sweida As Needs Mount
Friday, 15 August 2025, 8:27 am | UN News
Humanitarians must be able to reach families affected by the “deeply alarming” recent violence in Syria’s Sweida region who need food and other basics to survive, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. More >>
Safety On And Off The Pitch: Closing Down Child Trafficking In Sport
Friday, 15 August 2025, 8:11 am | UN News
Saido, a Somali refugee, started playing basketball when she entered the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. Basketball was, for her, a way to access community and confidence. More >>
