Escalating conflict drives new displacement in Yemen
Key points93,864 individuals have been newly displaced across Yemen, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM)Rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen’s western coast have forced...
Ebola responders grapple with widening outbreak in DR Congo
Key points7,200 Ebola cases and nearly 3,500 deaths reported Outbreak spreading across an area covering two time zones Insecurity, poor roads and funding gaps are hampering...
Ukraine: Attacks on education threaten an entire generation, UNICEF warns
It’s only 15 days into the new school year and already more than a thousand air raid alerts have sounded across the country, or...
World fears major war more than any other global risk, UN survey finds
The study draws on the views of 1,300 people from government, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and academia, spanning every region of...
Gaza remains recovery points to possible war crimes, says UN rights chief
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner said on Tuesday that this “painstaking” recovery effort raises serious questions about compliance with international law, and that...
‘Super El Niño’ deepens hunger crisis in South Sudan – WFP
Key points7.8 million South Sudanese face high levels of acute food insecurity.El Niño is already threatening farming output.Sudan’s war is driving more refugees and...
Money sent home by migrants nearly doubles in a decade
These transfers, known as remittances, grew by 94 per cent between 2016 and 2025, far outpacing the 28 per cent increase in the number...
Six UN staff killed in Gaza school strike; Lebanon violations mount
At least 220 agency staff have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas-Israel war began in October 2023.UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said the...
UN agencies warn humanitarian system in Sudan ‘could collapse’
“We simply can’t turn our back on the people of Sudan when they need us most,” Director General of the UN migration agency (IOM)...
Civilians bear the brunt, with deadly US strikes in Iran and thousands displaced in...
“These strikes are yet another devastating reminder of the human cost of the conflict between the United States and Israel and Iran,” said Sara...
Highly persistent toxic waste threatens ‘many, if not all, human rights’
Bethanie Carney Almroth – an environmental scientist and researcher in the field who took up her post in August – expressed particular concern over...
IAEA chief underscores commitment to nuclear safety and verification
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi said that this shared spirit is clearly demonstrated in the efforts of cancer experts who provide...
Countries must increase AI regulation to avoid ‘existential risks’: Türk
“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote...
South Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities cut off by conflict in Jonglei state
Jonglei is among a handful of states that have seen a return to armed conflict, with clashes between Government and opposition forces. “Access challenges in...
Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies
The group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations that have also signed on – was founded to give major...
‘Where do we go?’: How Israel’s ‘yellow line’ is closing in on Palestinians
Initially set up following the announcement of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement of October 2025, the “yellow line” splits Gaza into two sections: most of...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones
The Security Council meets top of the hour to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take...
The world just had the hottest August ever
Key pointsGlobal sea surface temperature reached an all-time observed highGlobal tropical cyclone activity was above average, producing 19 tropical stormsEl Niño conditions fuelled record...
Terrorist propaganda is outpacing global efforts to stop it, UN report finds
The report by CTED, the secretariat of the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee, tracks how terrorist propaganda has moved far beyond messaging. It has become part...
Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
Key pointsAt least 46,000 people displaced since renewed fighting began last week in southwest Yemen — the figure is “rising by the hour”, IOM...
Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’
He is visiting Ukraine, with his mission focused primarily on restoring energy infrastructure and preparing the country for its fifth winter of full-scale war.‘No...
UN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against ‘economic security emergency’
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), told the European Parliament's environment committee in Brussels on Thursday that...
‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first...
In a statement marking the anniversary, António Guterres paid tribute to victims, survivors and first responders who rushed to ground zero – the World Trade Center’s...
Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen
As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council held an open debate Thursday on Yemen,...
