UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development
Putting sustainable change and social inclusion at the forefront of its effort, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is the UN’s yearly largest...
Launch of The Project To Develop A National Strategy For Mobilising The Diaspora: A...
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Yaoundé – The Ministry of External Relations (MINREX), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Cameroon, has...
IOM Chief Urges Greater Global Support to Haiti Amid Growing Crisis
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Port-au-Prince, 15 April 2025 – Amid a worsening humanitarian emergency in Haiti, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope...
Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo
The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands have been left without...
External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres
And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend, the UN chief called...
IOM Director General's Message on the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration...
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IOM Director General's Message on the Second Session of the International Dialogue on Migration 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024
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03 Dec 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Migrants Day 2024
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IOM Director General's Message on International Migrants Day 2024
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IOM Director General's Message: The Sudan Conflict Two Years On
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IOM Director General's Message: The Sudan Conflict Two Years On
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15 Apr 2025
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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 15 million boys and girls require support, up from 7.8 million at the start of 2023 –...
Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine
With fighting showing no sign of abating and humanitarian access extremely limited, the crisis in Sudan has become one of the world’s largest emergencies,...
World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill...
“It has now been a month and a half since any supplies were last allowed through the crossings into Gaza,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric...
UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge
Organised by the UN human rights office, the week-long session “Africa and people of African descent: United for reparatory justice in the age of...
Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives
The latest attacks, which began on 11 April, saw Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-affiliated forces launch coordinated assaults on Zamzam and Abu Shouk – two...
UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine
The two missiles struck a busy street in the city centre, damaging residential buildings, an educational facility and civilian vehicles, as people were out...
How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?
The conflict, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is the cause of a major humanitarian crisis, not...
Israeli attack puts last functioning hospital in Gaza City out of service
“Al Ahli Hospital is out of service,” WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris told UN News, after the airstrike early on Sunday morning. “The pharmacy was destroyed,...
Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza
Every day, he drives his water truck through the Strip, filling up empty tanks and vessels.Our camera accompanied Alloush on a recent arduous mission...
The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a...
The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the Aztecs who discovered that,...
Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions
The framework – agreed during the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee – aims for net-zero emissions from the sector by...
Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts
“At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead launching attacks,” spokesperson...
DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence
Spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Goma that children could account for up to 45 per cent of the...
US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top...
“There will be shifting, I think, in supply chains, there will be a reassessment of global alliances. There will be geopolitical shifts and economic...
UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees
The estimates are from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, which on Friday called for increased funding to support Syrian returnees as needs intensify at...
