US-Iran war: UN chief calls for new diplomatic push following attacks on civilian areas
“He is particularly concerned about attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran and across the region,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq. “Such attacks are...
Djibouti: Emergency alert spotlights sharp hunger spike
“Urgent actions are more than necessary to reduce consumption deficits and vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of affected households to prevent their food situation...
World News in Brief: Appeal for calm in Kashmir, women on the move, increased...
Dozens of people, mostly protesters but also law enforcement personnel, have reportedly been killed since June ahead of the vote for the Legislative Assembly...
Guterres: AI must be shaped by ‘all of humanity’, not a handful of powers
He warned that without international cooperation the technology could widen global inequality instead of advancing sustainable development.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the World...
Breaking the silence: Zimbabwean youth leader calls for urgent investment in mental health
The tragedy exposed a stark reality: Many young people facing mental health challenges had nowhere to turn for support.“I saw the gap. I saw...
Our 407 Years of Righteous and Reality-Reshaping Resistance
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Whatever other conclusions we might come to after all the fireworks, fanfare, flag waving, and the White...
The Currency of Oligarchy
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
As an economist, I have spent much of my life thinking about what money does. It measures...
Venezuela: IOM warns of potential El Niño threat to families displaced by earthquake
The UN agency and partners are incorporating this risk into response planning as humanitarian operations shift from search and rescue to recovery. The powerful twin earthquakes struck on...
WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as Uganda reaches milestone
Addressing reporters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the two month-old outbreak has continued to expand despite major efforts by the Government,...
Peacekeepers step up support as families return to south Lebanon
“The welcome reduction in violence allows our peacekeepers to do more of what we are here to do,” UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel said in a...
Gaza farmers battle to rebuild as WFP warns of West Bank settler violence
These growers include Taysir Dahdouh, whose farm in the Zeytun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, is a little smaller than a football pitch. His land...
As aid dries up, countries pledge to close the $4 trillion development gap
Those reforms – largely stemming from the commitment made by Member States attending a landmark development finance summit in Sevilla last year – include mobilising public...
More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
In a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that both vessels had set sail from...
New guidance offers hope for reducing the global toll of dementia
More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer's disease accounts for an...
Security Council LIVE: International Criminal Court briefs on Darfur
On Wednesday, the Security Council heard an update on the International Criminal Court's work in Sudan's Darfur region, referred to the Court back in...
Colombia: Pockets of insecurity challenge ‘vibrant democracy’, Security Council told
“The high voter turnout on 21 June is a sign of the strong desire of Colombians to make their voices heard within a vibrant...
Gulf crisis: Guterres calls for de-escalation, warns against return to full-on war
The fighting has broken an interim truce established under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two countries in June. The deal sought to end hostilities that erupted in late February following...
World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
For more than a year, six schools established by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been inaccessible, and another six have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists...
Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan’s war, UN warns
In an alert on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, highlighted how the country’s warring parties have looted gum arabic and redrawn trading...
Childhood vaccination rate increases slightly, but millions remain unprotected
The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine last year,...
World Cup football’s other goal: Helping young people talk about mental health
At these workshops, however, men often begin by sketching football jerseys or their favorite teams, the medic said. Soon, those drawings become conversations about...
West Africa and the Sahel: Terrorism is changing its face
Faced with this change, government responses are struggling to keep up, while a timid dynamic of regional dialogue is trying to regain momentum.Speaking before...
World News in Brief: Gaza aid challenges persist, renewed push for clean energy, Sudan...
This comes a day after the UN and partners consulted with representatives of 17 displacement sites hosting some 3,000 families following reports of movements of Israeli...
‘Cycle of escalation must end’: UN condemns deadly Strait of Hormuz attacks
Key takeawaysAttacks condemned: IMO condemned deadly overnight strikes on shipping near the Strait of HormuzContext: Strikes follow the February war launched by Israel and...
