FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
FMD is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and various wild species. Europe is currently facing its worst...
Ukraine: Immunisation challenges continue amid conflict, WHO says |
Following the COVID-19 pandemic – which disrupted immunisation efforts around the world – data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows Ukraine made remarkable progress...
Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Friday that the Secretary-General “has been monitoring with alarm the reports of violence in the suburbs of Damascus...
Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship
“Amidst spiraling conflict, climate chaos, growing divisions, and a rapidly changing digital landscape, a free press is more vital than ever,” said Volker Türk.Furthermore, “the media...
UN News Today 02 May 2025 |
Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvationTwo months into Israel’s devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and...
WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
“We are living through the greatest disruption to global health financing in memory,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.He cautioned that abrupt withdrawals...
‘If you want to make your country great again, don’t retreat from the world’:...
UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Tom Fletcher has been forced to make “brutal cuts” to his organization, as major donors in the rich world slash...
Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo
And with nearly seven million people forcibly displaced by violence since advances by M23 rebels earlier this year, the DRC is facing one of...
UN News Today 01 May 2025 |
UN relief chief warns of devasting impact of aid cutsThe UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has strongly criticized sweeping funding cuts to humanitarian operations globally,...
Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026
The announcement came from UN culture agency (UNESCO) on Wednesday, as this year’s day was being celebrated in the capital of the United Arab...
UN News Today 30 April 2025 |
Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chiefHumanitarian operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping cutbacks to lifesaving funding which...
‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says
Imran Riza made the appeal following a visit to Bint Jbeil and Tyre districts on Tuesday.“What I saw in South Lebanon was both depressing...
Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief
Addressing a Security Council debate on Tuesday, António Guterres said the Middle East stands at a critical crossroads.“The promise of a two-State solution is...
World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost...
“This morning, he spoke separately by telephone with Muhammad Shebaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and he also spoke...
Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval
The High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries (MICs), held on 28 and 29 April, was attended by senior representatives from 24 MICs, many of which...
UN News Today 29 April 2025 |
Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockadeThe biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has...
UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism
The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched the Victims of Terrorism Associations Network (VoTAN) on Monday.The network is a key outcome from the first...
Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months
Both the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, and the World Food Programme (WFP) report that food stocks are now exhausted, even as...
UN News Today 28 April 2025 |
Israeli restrictions on UN agencies working in Gaza in spotlight at world courtThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s severe...
‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief
Speaking in the UN Security Council, Filippo Grandi said in conflicts across the world in places like Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of...
Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza in spotlight at world court
The ICJ, which sits in The Hague and is the UN’s top court, is expected to hear from 40 States and four international organizations...
Gaza: UN official warns of ‘assault on dignity’ as blockade cripples humanitarian response
Speaking to journalists in Gaza City, Jonathan Whittall, OCHA's local Head of Office, painted a dire picture of life under what he called a...
Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid
Speaking in Port Sudan after a visit to Khartoum, Samantha Chattaraj, Emergency Coordinator for the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan, said that...
UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack
In a press statement issued on Friday, Council members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, as well as...
