Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR
The update highlights information from the first half of 2024 and reveals that 4.5 million people are displaced and 18.2 million overall require humanitarian...
Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing on Thursday that bakeries in Aleppo are at near full capacity – “but partners report that...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres
Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily...
Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war
A new offensive by the Alliance Fleuve Congo/Mouvement du 23 mars (AFC/M23) has reignited large-scale hostilities in South Kivu, just days after international agreements...
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters
Mr. Piper said that the current global figure of 76 million represented those who have “lost their homes, livelihoods, their communities and in some...
Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF
In a statement, the agency identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised...
Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval
The backdropVenezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability and hyperinflation, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks.The recent seizure of President...
On day seven of Middle East war, no let-up in suffering
Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes across the Middle East, humanitarians confirmed massive upheaval in Lebanon, with hundreds...
Viet Nam mobilises massive response as Typhoon Yagi leaves a trail of catastrophe
The storm made landfall on Saturday in the country’s north with wind speeds reaching 213 kilometres (133 miles) per hour, causing severe flooding and...
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC emergency...
Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on conditions inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Mr. Türk condemned the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel that...
Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, Mohamed Chande...
US likely committed war crimes against Iranian civilians: Independent experts
In the same report, released Monday, investigators found that the Iranian Government committed crimes against humanity by murdering, imprisoning and torturing those who participated in...
UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
In a message released ahead of the Day, Mr. Guterres honoured the “extraordinary” contributions of people of African descent across every sphere of human...
Yemen deserves hope and dignity, Security Council hears
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council...
Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary
The development comes as a recent survey of Syrian refugees in the region reveals that some 75 per cent of respondents have no plans...
People continue to stand by refugees, Gen Z shows most empathy
Why this mattersMost people still support the right to seek asylumResettlement numbers decrease massively Misinformation has not eroded public compassionThe Refugee Convention marks 75 years...
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
The UN agency strongly condemned the attack which occurred on 30 August outside the city of Dilling.The trucks carried 50 metric tonnes of WFP...
War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...
UN experts concerned about migrant labour exploitation in UK
The experts said they have received allegations that migrants are being deceived about “working and living conditions and the nature of their agreements with...
Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy
Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed...
‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
UNRWA staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical care, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.
‘Just waiting to die’“The smell of death is...
Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains
On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency and appealed for urgent international assistance as conditions continued to deteriorate...
World News in Brief: Haiti latest, plastic tide in Samoa, Bakery boost in Ukraine,...
More than 700,000 people are displaced in the country – over half of whom are children – with recent violence in the capital Port-au-Prince...
