US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure
A young mother, five children in tow, steps off a train in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, holding a small bag. She is...
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...
In Lebanon, Guterres highlights challenges and support for peacekeepers
His itinerary included a trip to Naqoura in the south – where the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is headquartered – and he...
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and...
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January, when “modest” growth seemed...
World News in Brief: Ukraine war update, Philippines typhoon latest, demographic shift in Europe...
Between Friday and early morning Monday, at least 15 civilians were killed and over 70 were injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday night, missile and drone...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in...
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) is the first entity of its kind established by the UN General...
Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call...
“The rapid and uninterrupted expansion of the conflict, particularly in South Kivu province, continues to inflict a heavy toll on the civilian population,” said...
Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home confinement, allowing...
Ukraine: Top humanitarian strongly condemns Russian attack on UN aid convoy
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack.“Today, an inter-agency convoy of four humanitarian trucks, clearly marked as belonging...
Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
The death toll has not yet been verified as ongoing downpours and rugged terrain are making it extremely difficult to reach the impacted communities,...
Uprooted Syrians mulling return mustn’t be pushed, says UNHCR
For those forced to flee the country’s 13-year war, “they are considering how safe Syria is to return to, and how far their rights will...
UN rights body rules Guatemala failed displaced Mayan Peoples
The landmark decision, announced on Thursday, also considered the harm caused to succeeding generations.“Forced displacement is permanent in nature until the victims benefit from...
‘We all have someone missing’: Families of the thousands of Syrians ‘disappeared’ by Assad...
It has been two months since Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, was forced to flee the country, as rebel forces – now...
Unprecedented Afghan returns are ‘a test of our collective humanity’
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, made the appeal during a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran on Tuesday...
Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability
The explosion on Monday – close to the Turkish border – targeted a vehicle transporting seasonal agricultural workers. According to news reports, at least...
Gaza City lifelines collapsing, UN aid agency warns
The warning comes as the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA renewed his call for foreign journalists to be allowed into the Gaza...
Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
“As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused attention on the urgent need for...
Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds
A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever access is allowed, the...
Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January,...
UN relief chief calls for solidarity, with humanitarians ‘literally under attack’
Tom Fletcher was speaking at the annual stock-take of his sector known as the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment, which brings together UN Member States...
Kyiv hospital struggles to care for patients amid air strikes
“When the alarm went off, we were all rushed into the shelter,” she said. “Even the tiniest babies from the neonatal intensive care unit...
Iran: Human rights investigators alarmed by ‘surge in repression’ and spike in executions following...
Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York – the first time the mission has presented findings to the General Assembly – chairperson Sara Hossain...
Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition
Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have died “painful, preventable deaths”...
