Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, UN-backed report reveals
Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion.
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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic
“There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now.”
Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’
After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described “mayhem” and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time.
Doha agreement brings DR Congo government and M23 rebels a step closer to peace
An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.”
Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong.
Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday.
World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war
The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.
UN80 initiative should be ‘inclusive and transparent’, recognises General Assembly
The General Assembly on Friday adopted by consensus a resolution endorsing the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system.
Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations is celebrating with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting, where Secretary-General António Guterres presented the 2025 Mandela Prize.
UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains
Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting political tensions threaten to erode confidence unless implementation accelerates, the top UN envoy for the country said on Friday.
On the road in war-torn Gaza
Mohammed Saad sits with others inside a homemade cart pulled by a car carrying several passengers, waiting to travel to Gaza City in one of the “uncomfortable and extremely expensive” means of transportation used to get around the Strip.
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees it.