What Two Fathers Talk About at Lunch
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The slander against Black fathers is as old as the country. The men who owned us knew better. So does modern...
Protecting our ‘most vital infrastructure’: Pushing back on desertification
Desertification, the phenomenon whereby fertile land becomes unproductive and desert-like, is spreading at alarming rates across the globe due to rising temperatures, droughts and...
Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history
According to local authorities, the disease has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC’s 2018-2020 outbreak, which was previously the...
Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza
UN teams on the ground reached the families after they were confined to their homes following the establishment of an Israeli settlement outpost nearby...
Yemen: Türk alarmed by rising civilian toll, urges restraint
At least 17 civilians have been killed in attacks by the Houthi group – formally known as Ansar Allah – in government-controlled areas since...
First Person: Syrians lead efforts to clear rubble and rebuild lives
The conflict there killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and caused severe damage to infrastructure across the country estimated at over $100...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter
He's not alone, from Africa's grasslands to the salt-crusted plains of Central Asia, this same story is playing out for millions of people who...
Today’s crises highlight need for more multilateralism, stronger UN, says Canada’s Foreign Minister
“These crises and the way we choose to respond to them are testing our shared commitment to the United Nations. That’s why our decisions...
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo
Twenty-seven former rebels are being deployed as community mobilisers in the Tchomia locality of Ituri Province to promote behaviours that prevent the spread of...
‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts
Research published by the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health found that seven in ten adults in England had seen a...
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
In the West Bank, aid partners warn that their work “is being delayed and limited by a network of over 900 physical obstacles –...
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest...
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account
That information comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) which on Friday reiterated that the critical sector must not be targeted. The UN agency maintains...
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns
While international attention has primarily focused on the vast region’s declining opium production, advanced criminal drug trafficking networks have successfully shifted toward manufacturing and...
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone
Key pointsPregnant women travel for hours to reach emergency maternity careGolo town hospital is only one able to perform C-sections for miles aroundEssential medical...
Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’
As rescuers search for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings, people across Cali have come out with water, food, tools and often just their...
Gaza: Destruction of buildings rises by nearly 10 per cent since ceasefire
Even with the guns largely silent, Palestinians in Gaza continue to face daily threats from unexploded ordnance left behind by the fighting.Key pointsUN agencies...
Ebola tracing improves in DR Congo – but the virus is still winning the...
In its latest update, published Thursday, WHO said hidden chains of transmission are being fuelled by patients who reach advanced stages of the disease...
World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New...
Although many families in rural Afghanistan struggle to secure food and water, the UN’s aid coordination office spokesperson Olga Cherevko said on Thursday that...
UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia
According to latest official figures, the 7.4 magnitude quake has left more than 200 dead and injured over 2,500, said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan...
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’
Adopted on Saturday, the changes to the Child Protection Law broadly increase sentences for offenders aged 15 to 18, empower judges to decline age-based...
Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen
As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council holds an open debate Thursday on Yemen,...
Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows
The agency’s newest route-based data shows a startling spike in fatalities among people seeking a better life, from the Bay of Bengal to the...
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low: OHCHR
Key pointsThe West Bank has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Israeli settlements began expanding in the occupied West Bank soon after...
