Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards...
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots. Aid is not...
Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears
Miroslav Jenča told the Security Council on Monday that the 2016 accord must be implemented in full, with proper funding, better coordination between institutions...
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities. Hundreds are affected. It is believed the disaster was caused...
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
Protection at riskUNHCR was created after the Second World War with the pledge that people fleeing persecution should be protected and not sent back...
Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says
The finding comes in the 2026 update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford...
‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
In a short statement issued late on Saturday, he said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. “These attacks must cease immediately,”...
UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
In a statement issued on Friday night in New York by his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN chief urged all parties to cease hostilities...
Giving a dam: Cultivating peace in Côte d’Ivoire
As grazing land and water points dried up, Mr. Ouattara and other herders have had to push their cattle farther from the village, often...
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
The toll rose from 109 after the bodies of 30 more people were recovered. Search and rescue efforts are continuing.The boat was carrying 305...
Sustaining livelihoods amid crisis in Gaza
Following the devastation of the past three years, productive capacity in Gaza has been severely damaged, markets disrupted and the cost of basic goods...
In the Mekong Delta, a push to grow food with saltwater
Now, forces far beyond the iconic river mouth are rewriting the terms of that equilibrium. As sea levels rise, saltwater is reaching farther inland. Climate...
Don Rojas to receive honorary Doctor of Letters from The University of the West...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
IBW congratulates veteran journalist, Black media pioneer and longtime communications leader on this distinguished honor.
The University of the West Indies will...
World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most...
Fighting in the region has escalated in the last few months as clashes have intensified between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the...
Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns
The statement came after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death by a military...
Global trade reaches record $35 trillion despite conflicts
“Only a fraction of investment by companies is now driven by traditional concerns such as low labour costs,” said senior UNCTAD official, Anastasia Nesvetailova.“Instead,...
Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting as Russia launches deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine
Escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war are in the spotlight in the Security Council on Friday following a spate...
‘Serious blow’: Guterres condemns new US sanctions on International Criminal Court
The court hit back forcefully, calling the step unprecedented, following sanction measures by the US already in place against 13 judges and prosecutors. Attack on...
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
At least 1,400 people were killed, including 84 children, and nearly 5,300 people are still missing, after a mountain of glacial ice and rock...
Security Council LIVE: Yemen in spotlight as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate
The Security Council meets top of the hour to discuss Yemen, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the 12-year-long war...
Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The South African jurist was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement. The committee...
World News in Brief: Russian attacks continue in Ukraine, Gazans shelter in flood-prone areas,...
They include a strike on two public buses in Kramatorsk on Thursday, that left at least 30 civilians dead, according to local authorities.
Since Monday,...
Darfur: Healthcare needs outstrip resources as Security Council extends Sudan sanctions
The agency’s top official in Sudan, Dr. Abdinasir Abubakar, visited hospitals, health centres and laboratories in every Darfur state except East Darfur during a...
‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead...
Ahead of the summit, leaders gathered for a pre-conference in the South Pacific this week to prepare for the intense negotiations to come and set...
