World News in Brief: WFP boosts aid in Chad amid Sudan crisis, Ukraine education...
The World Food Programme announced the operation on Tuesday and warned that lifesaving programmes in Chad will stop because of a funding crunch “in...
Diplomacy and national leadership crucial in preventing war, Security Council hears
The UN’s top political affairs official on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for better prevention measures to save lives and boost development, amid a...
Gaza: Aid missions constantly under threat, warns UN humanitarian chief
Six Palestinians are believed to have died in the Gaza City incident and 83 more were wounded as they waited for aid trucks to...
Waves of violence hit Haiti hard, as Security Council condemns gang attacks
Council members urged the armed gangs to “immediately cease their destabilizing actions” and reiterated the call for the “perpetrators of these abhorrent acts to...
Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks
“We condemn all attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and...
Gaza: Starvation claiming a growing number of young lives, warns UN
“The situation is appalling. Every minute, every hour, it is getting worse,” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, said in a tweet on X,...
11 months into Sudan war, ‘world’s worst hunger crisis’ looms
The northeast African country is already in the grip of the world's largest displacement crisis, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, noted.
Fighting between the...
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war
“Tragically, an unknown number of people lie under rubble”, António Guterres added, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, reiterating his call for an...
UN chief ‘committed’ to Sudan as mission ends
In a statement, the UN Secretary-General extended his “deep appreciation” to all international and national personnel of the United Nations Transition Assistance Mission in...
UN Syria envoy appeals for urgent de-escalation across the Middle East
“Regional spillover is only the latest accelerant to a conflict that is growing in complexity and with each passing year. The situation is worsening...
With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine and beyond, UN chief launches rights protection pledge
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva at the start of its first high-level session of the year, the UN chief insisted that any...
‘Shocking, unsustainable and desperate’ situation in Gaza, warns UN Special Coordinator
Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told ambassadors that “there is still no end in sight” as the war...
UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo
The UN Mission, MONUSCO, also called on the group to respect the Luanda roadmap, an agreement signed in 2022 by Angola, DRC and Rwanda that...
World News in Brief: Rafah ‘slaughter’ fears, Ukraine energy system attacks, rights abuses against...
“Today, I’m sounding the alarm once again: Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already...
INTERVIEW: Unpacking Egypt’s vital aid role in Gaza and Sudan
UN News spoke with Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, and Neveen Alqabbaj, Vice-President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society and Egypt’s Minister...
Gazans ‘have no homes – and they have no hope’: UN chief
Speaking at a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, the UN chief underscored the need for “real, visible, concrete steps” towards a...
World News in Brief: Ukraine nuclear power plant update, DR Congo flood response, impact...
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi took stock of the safety and security situation at the plant as part of ongoing efforts to help...
Gaza: Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues
The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, comes nearly four months since Israel commenced a devastating bombing campaign in response to Hamas-led...
Gaza: Aid cuts to UN agency could be felt in weeks
“While we’re addressing these concerns very actively, the humanitarian work needs to go on,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the Noon Briefing at...
Peacekeepers and civilians killed during clashes in disputed Abyei region
Armed youth from rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group have been battling over the location of an administrative boundary in the oil-rich region,...
Gaza: Top UN aid official calls for end to attacks on sites sheltering civilians
The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has...
Africa now ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism: UN chief
Speaking at a meeting in New York on counter-terrorism initiatives across the continent, António Guterres said terror groups were “shredding the social fabric of...
Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter
Teams from the agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) were trying to reach the Khan Younis Training Centre, said Tom White, Director of...
First Person: In post-war Sudan ‘I know we will fight hard to heal from...
Mr. Ginish is a National Field Coordinator with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan. He recounts his experience of...