UN honours fallen aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
The first eight months of 2025 show no sign of a reversal of this disturbing trend, with 265 humanitarian workers killed as of 14...
Security Council hears about rising conflict-related sexual violence amid falling resources
The crisis of CRSV is deepening, reflecting the widening scope of warfare globally. There were more than 4,600 reported cases of conflict-related sexual violence...
UN News Today 19 August 2025 |
World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record death toll among fallen colleaguesWith the announcement on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were...
Gaza: Aid insufficient to avert ‘widespread starvation’ as Israeli military ramp-up forces more people...
“The risk of starvation is everywhere in Gaza,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva.“This is a direct result of...
‘Our work is largely invisible’: Journey from outer space to frontline aid worker
Ahead of donning a beige WFP vest and boots to face hurricanes, wars and refugee camps, the Portuguese scientist worked with satellite imagery and...
First Person: ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti
As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 million people who have fled their...
South Sudanese ‘are counting on us’, top UN official tells Security Council
Referencing the recent quarterly report from the Secretary-General on challenges facing the world’s youngest nation, Ms. Pobee underscored that since March, previous gains in the...
UN News Today 18 August 2025 |
More young lives lost and devastated in Russian attacks on Ukraine: UNICEFRussian drone strikes on Ukraine including in the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia...
World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan,...
In an alert from the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency said that half a million people “are on the brink of famine”, a claim backed...
From dough to dough: Bahraini chefs rise with sweet, spicy success
What started as a simple joy of making cookies for family and friends soon blossomed into Brown Sugar, a brand that embodies both her...
UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
In his regular daily briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that ongoing delays, bottlenecks at holding points and interference in the loading process at...
Returning home to Somalia with grey hair and a desire to give back |
An education specialist who left Somalia as a child when the civil war broke out in 1991 has now returned to support the Ministry...
World News in Brief: Cholera strikes Sudan and beyond, humanitarian needs grown for returning...
So far this year, cholera has killed more than 4,300 people across 31 countries. These figures are underestimates and there is particular concern for those...
UN News Today 15 August 2025 |
Treaty to tackle plastic pollution adjourns without consensus in GenevaA legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved to be beyond the grasp of...
UN News Today 14 August 2025 |
Türk: Peru amnesty law is an ‘affront’ to victims of country’s warThe UN’s top human rights official Volker Türk on Thursday described Peru’s amnesty...
UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict
According to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, both State and non-State actors were responsible for violations in 21 countries,...
‘Hell on earth’: Desperation in Haiti as human rights violations abound |
People in Haiti are living through “hell on earth,” according to William O’Neill, the UN’s designated expert on human rights in Haiti. Armed gangs...
UN says Sri Lanka has ‘historic opportunity’ to end impunity, deliver justice
The 26-year conflict, from 1983 to 2009, pitted Government forces against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) – more commonly referred to...
Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Council members said the step posed “a direct threat to Sudan’s territorial integrity” and could fragment the country,...
UN News Today 13 August 2025 |
Türk: Sri Lanka must seize opportunity to ‘break with entrenched impunity’The UN’s top human rights official Volker Türk on Wednesday welcomed the Government of...
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
These young deaths are “the latest in the war on children and childhood in Gaza,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA,...
How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
From mislabeled fish to hidden additives, deceptive practices are threatening livelihoods, food safety, and trust in what ends up on our plates.Now, a new...
Safety on and off the pitch: Closing down child trafficking in sport
“Sports give me a sense of belonging as a girl. When I play, it affirms my right to play sports and exposes me to...
Sudan: UN ‘deeply alarmed’ by major attack on besieged El Fasher
Monday’s attack left 40 civilians dead and 19 injured within Abu Shouk, according to humanitarian partners. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that...
