UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates
Hot on the heels of a scorching decade, the UN’s weather agency has said that the planet’s climate is “more out of balance than...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 23 March: Civilians bear brunt of ongoing war
The war in the Middle East is well into its fourth week and the humanitarian emergency it has sparked continues to be the focus...
How Kyrgyzstan built a system to support domestic violence survivors
Bübyusara Ryskulova has been on the frontlines for more than three decades. Honourary president of the crisis centre Sezim (which means “feeling”), she has...
WHO verifies deadly hospital attack in war-torn Sudan
The Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, killing scores of people, including 13 children, two nurses,...
War in the Middle East: Iran nuclear facility hit as equivalent of ‘one classroom...
Key points1,000+ people killed and 2,584 injured in Lebanon since 2 MarchIran nuclear facility hitUN agencies warn 45 million could face extreme hunger if...
When justice fails: Why women can’t get protection from AI deepfake abuse
Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped...
Forests are more than a resource: How Belarus protects its vital ecosystem
Ahead of the International Day of Forests, observed on 21 March, deputy resident representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Belarus Armen Martirosyan...
The UN housing development which challenged 1940s’ segregated United States
In the United States of that period, laws in many states enforced separate schools, transportation and bathrooms based solely on race. The military was...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 20 March: Energy shocks deepen as strikes hit infrastructure
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with strikes and counter-strikes reported across the region, driving civilian casualties, displacement and rising humanitarian needs. Energy...
A former refugee takes on a world in flight
He wasted no time getting out into the field. Within days of taking office on 1 January, he had already left the conference rooms...
World News in Brief: Rafah crossing reopens, gender inequality worsens global water crisis, rights...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners supported the medical evacuation of nine adult patients, most with trauma injuries, for treatment unavailable in...
Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains
The immediate impact is visible in sharp increases in transport costs, energy and fertilizer prices, alongside currency pressures and financial market volatility.“The most immediate...
Middle East war: ‘Force of the law’ must prevail over the law of force,...
António Guterres was speaking to reporters outside the European Council in Brussels, where he briefed regional leaders on the importance of continuing multilateral cooperation...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 19 March: Civilians bear the brunt as strikes and displacement rise
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes and rising humanitarian needs. The UN nuclear watchdog reported Wednesday that a projectile struck...
UN mourns constitutional lawyer-turned top crisis diplomat, Nicholas Haysom
The distinguished lawyer and diplomat from South Africa was appointed in January 2021 and had a long international career with a focus on democratic...
Humanitarian needs in Gaza deepen as aid access remains constrained
“Families face ongoing hardship” as access to essential aid remains limited and many continue living in overcrowded shelters and damaged homes, UNRWA outlined. Stocks of...
World News in Brief: Yemen appeal, Middle East war roils Somalia, needs grow in...
This number includes women and children and comes after more than a decade of prolonged conflict between internationally recognised government forces and Houthi separatist...
Middle East war risks undermining Syria’s fragile recovery, Security Council hears
Claudio Cordone, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, and Joyce Msuya of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed ambassadors alongside Syrian Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini, a Goodwill Ambassador with the...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 18 March: Lebanon displacement tops one million as nuclear safety concerns...
The crisis in the Middle East continues, with strikes and counterstrikes reported across the region as the humanitarian toll rises. UN agencies warn that...
Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s why
Most of these deaths are preventable with proven, low-cost interventions and access to quality health care, the report stresses.For the first time, the analysis...
‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
The agency is operating in what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis, where women are nearly four times less likely...
World News in Brief: West Bank displacement, Cuba fuel crisis, Sexual abuse safeguards, New...
According to the UN human rights office, UNHCR, more than 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the year to October 2025 amid intensifying settlement activity...
Reimagining Public Safety and Law Enforcement—Action Agenda
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Action Items
I. Establish the Police Justice and Accountability Commission
To serve as a Think Tank to conduct research on local, state and...
Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on rehab centre in Kabul
“A reported overnight strike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Facility in Kabul, managed by the Ministry of Interior, killed more than 400 people, and...
