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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 >>
Celebrating Youth: ‘When Young People Take The Lead, Everyone Gains’
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:33 am | UN News
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom. More >>
‘Humanitarian Work, A Moral Obligation’: Retired Doctor Returns To Face The ‘Silent Threat’ In Gaza
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:13 am | UN News
Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that “humanitarian work cannot be retired.” More >>
UN Says Sri Lanka Has ‘Historic Opportunity’ To End Impunity, Deliver Justice
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:57 am | UN News
Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the ... More >>
Security Council Rejects Creation Of Rival Government In Sudan
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:36 am | UN News
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the ... More >>
Malnutrition Deaths Mark ‘Latest In The War On Children’ In Gaza: UNRWA Chief
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:17 am | UN News
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter. More >>
Gaza: UNESCO Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ Killing Of Journalists
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 3:43 pm | UN News
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by an Israeli drone on 10 August. More >>
The World Has The Tools To End Haiti’s Crisis – It’s Time To Use Them
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:48 pm | UN News
During her final briefing as resident and humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson struggled to describe the realities of life in Haiti. More >>
Sudan: UN ‘Deeply Alarmed’ By Major Attack On Besieged El Fasher
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:45 pm | UN News
The UN has expressed deep alarm over a large-scale assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on El Fasher, the government-held capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which has been under siege since ... More >>
Record Starvation And Malnutrition In Gaza; More West Bank Displacement
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:18 pm | UN News
The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago. More >>
