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Gaza: Starvation Looms For One In Five People, Say Food Security Experts
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:30 am | UN News
Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine”, UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies. More >>
Climate Change Takes Increasingly Extreme Toll On African Countries
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:15 am | UN News
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. More >>
‘She Cries In Her Sleep’: Deeper Crisis Looms Beneath Devastation From Myanmar Quake
Friday, 9 May 2025, 3:52 pm | UN News
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable. More >>
UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Mission Amid Rising Instability
Friday, 9 May 2025, 10:03 am | UN News
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the world’s youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed conflict. More >>
Guterres Welcomes Election Of Pope Leo ‘At A Time Of Great Global Challenges’
Friday, 9 May 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of a new Pope on Thursday. More >>
UN Rights Body Rules Guatemala Failed Displaced Mayan Peoples
Friday, 9 May 2025, 7:41 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Guatemala did not follow through on promises to resettle and compensate Mayan Peoples who remain forcibly displaced. More >>
UNRWA Condemns ‘Storming’ Of Schools In East Jerusalem
Friday, 9 May 2025, 7:31 am | UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of children’s right to education and safety. More >>
Port Sudan: Aid Officials Call For Greater Protection As Drone Attacks Continue
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 8:27 am | UN News
The UN has renewed its call to end the brutal conflict in Sudan after a surge in drone strikes, including in Port Sudan — the vital hub and lifeline for humanitarian aid. More >>
New Horror In Gaza As Double Strike On School Shelter Kills 30
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 8:16 am | UN News
Grim details emerged on Wednesday of Israeli airstrikes on a UN-run school in Gaza sheltering 2,000 displaced people, which reportedly killed 30 Palestinians sheltering there. More >>
Absent Faces, Destroyed Homes – Young Students Paint The Pain Of Gaza
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 8:10 am | UN News
Students displaced by the war in Gaza have been channeling their anguish into art in psychosocial support sessions provided by the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. More >>
UN Secretary-General Urges Military Restraint From India, Pakistan
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 11:00 am | UN News
The UN chief has expressed deep concern over Indian military operations across the Line of Control and the international border with Pakistan. More >>
More Than 30-Year Difference In Life Expectancy Highlights Health Inequities
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 9:45 am | UN News
Where you're born could be the difference between living over three decades longer than someone else from a poorer country lacking safe housing, good educational opportunities and access to decent jobs, a new UN report revealed on Tuesday. More >>
Hospital Bombing Deepens Bleak Situation For War-Weary South Sudanese
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
Aid teams in South Sudan warned on Tuesday that repeated attacks on healthcare including the bombing of a hospital in eastern Jonglei state at the weekend are just the latest of the “multiple vulnerabilities” the country’s people face. More >>
Gaza: UN Aid Teams Reject Israel’s ‘Deliberate Attempt To Weaponize Aid’
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 9:36 am | UN News
The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council Urged To Stand Firm As Bosnia And Herzegovina Faces Deepening Crisis
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 9:09 am | UN News
A recent rise in tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina has sparked an “extraordinary crisis” as the country continues to emerge from the shadows of the Balkan wars 30 years ago, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday. More >>
‘Alarming’ Slowdown In Human Development - Could AI Provide Answers?
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 8:46 am | UN News
The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UN study released on Tuesday finds that used in the right way, artificial intelligence could ... More >>
Exhausted Sudanese Flee Into Chad As Fighting Escalates
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 8:28 am | UN News
Thousands of exhausted Sudanese refugees continue to flee fighting in search of safety in neighbouring Chad, aid teams said on Tuesday, as a third day of drone strikes ripped into the city of Port Sudan. More >>
Deadly Attacks In South Sudan And Ukraine, World Court Rejects Sudan Case
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 10:28 am | UN News
The United Nations has condemned a deadly aerial bombardment on a hospital in South Sudan’s Jonglei state that killed multiple civilians and forced the suspension of vital medical services for over 100,000 people. More >>
Guterres Alarmed By Israeli Plans To Expand Gaza Ground Offensive
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 8:27 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General is alarmed by reports of Israeli plans to expand ground operations and prolong its military presence in Gaza, a spokesperson for António Guterres said on Monday. More >>
Sudan Drone Attacks Raise Fears For Civilian Safety And Aid Efforts
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 8:25 am | UN News
The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More >>
