Somalia looks to the future as the UN's political mission closes
“The story of the UN's political engagement in Somalia has been one of persistence, partnership and adaptation,” Raisedon Zenenga, the UN Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative...
World News in Brief: 300,000 displaced in Lebanon, Türk ‘deeply concerned’ over Novaya Gazeta...
Despite civilians’ willingness to return home, continued Israeli military activity and presence in the south are making it very difficult, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric...
Ukraine: Oleshky ceasefire offers ‘hope’ for civilians as attacks on aid vehicles continue
“Let this pave the way for vital aid to get in, and more humanitarian access on both sides of the frontline,” Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom...
DR Congo: Hunger deepens for millions amid conflict, Ebola and climate shocks
The DRC continues to confront a severe food security crisis due to persistent conflict in the east, widespread displacement, an expanding Ebola outbreak, economic...
UN rights office warns of deepening displacement ‘nightmare’ in Gaza
OHCHR said that Israel has stated that it aims to increase the area of military deployment to 70 per cent of Gaza’s territory. The relentless...
Yemen war makes reaching assistance too dangerous for many
In an alert, the agency said that tens of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers were struggling to survive.It described a rapidly worsening humanitarian...
Myanmar’s illicit economy fuels escalating violence, with civilians bearing the brunt
Myanmar has been engulfed in civil war since the military overthrew the democratically elected Government in February 2021, triggering widespread armed resistance across the...
AI is changing the way we think. The question is whether we’ll notice in...
But according to neuroscientist David Rock, the bigger question is not what AI is doing for us. It is what it might be doing...
World News in Brief: 5 children killed in Sudan, Haiti hunger emergency, Yemen war...
The victims were three boys and two girls aged between seven and 14, according to Etleva Kadilli, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern...
Russia drone strike on Ukrainian railway station kills 13
“Civilians preparing for a trip, welcoming or bidding farewell to loved ones faced death and devastation,” said Matthias Schmale, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine,...
Nature is making a comeback – now restoration funding must quadruple
Some 252 million hectares across 149 countries – an area of land and sea roughly the size of Kazakhstan – are currently under restoration,...
Security Council LIVE: Can new technology keep the world’s sea lanes safe?
Cheap drones, autonomous vessels and cyberattacks are changing the threats to the world’s shipping lanes – and the tools to counter them. At an...
Higher Ground: How New York is raising a park to hold back the sea
On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, unleashing a devastating storm surge that flooded homes, subways and tunnels, knocked out...
Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban
Opium production in Afghanistan has risen fivefold in a year. According to a UN survey released on Thursday, it’s the first significant increase since...
Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid trapped between drones and incarceration
Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid live in constant fear of drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and of a wave of arbitrary...
UN human rights chief urges better protection of civilians in conflicts
Youth-led protests against corruption and inequality in Serbia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Madagascar reflect a growing demand for reinforcing human rights around the world, UN human...
Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Luke Lindberg,...
Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the 34th time for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba...
DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000
As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need...
Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
The latest Lancet Countdown report in association with the World Health Organization (WHO), finds that health harms from climate change are accelerating, with expanded fossil fuel...
Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
The report was a collaboration between the UN’s environment agency, UNEP, and the UN climate secretariat, UNFCCC, which co-organises COP31. “For a long time the ocean has been doing...
General Assembly weighs US embargo against Cuba ahead of 34th vote
Every year at around this time, the assembly – where each of the UN’s 193 Member States has one vote – takes up the...
Security Council LIVE: Women and girls face greater dangers in war
From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets Tuesday...
Four in five domestic workers lack formal job protections, UN finds
This makes them more than twice as likely as other employees to lack effective labour and social protection, making them more vulnerable to working...
