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...
Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
The renewed call on Wednesday comes in the wake of violence in two states – Blue Nile and North Kordofan - as rival militaries...
Youth advocates gather in New York to launch new AI standards
The UN hosted more than 600 young people from around the world on Wednesday at New York Headquarters to discuss how AI can support...
Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Key factsCholera outbreaks are active in six countries across West and Central Africa, spread along two major transmission corridorsNigeria has the region's largest outbreak:...
Five years after Taliban takeover, Afghan women ‘erased from public life’
Key pointsThe Talban have issued more than 100 decrees targeting women and girls, including one that’s left 2.4 million girls excluded from secondary educationUnprecedented...
Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty
Key pointsRed Sea is a vital global trade route Even greater uncertainty for shipping Seafarers must be protected, says IMO“It is with sadness and regret to...
Black Voters, Ideological Fractures, and the 2026 Midterms
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A Commentary and Analysis by Selwyn Carter, Black Politics! —
As we accelerate toward the 2026 Fall midterms, the cable media tends...
Celebrating, Sustaining and Advancing Insurgent August
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
By every measure and means of rational and relevant consideration, calculation and comprehension, August is a month...
After post-pandemic improvement, youth unemployment is rising again
A new report published Tuesday by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) found that worldwide youth unemployment rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic but is now...
