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    Despite myriad challenges, UNRWA continues lifesaving work in Gaza

    Agency employees and volunteers at the UNRWA-affiliated Deir Al-Balah Preparatory School in central Gaza told UN News that despite difficult conditions restricting the movement...

    Gaza: UN rights chief warns against potential ‘carnage’ in Rafah

    Nearly 1.5 million people are now crammed into the southern city on the border with Egypt, and with nowhere further to flee. ‘Terrifying’ situation  Mr. Türk...

    Gaza: Relief over rescued hostages as Tedros warns of ‘ocean of need’

    “So far, we have delivered 447 metric tons of medical supplies to Gaza, but it’s a drop in the ocean of need, which continues...

    Sudan war leaves 700,000 children facing life-threatening malnutrition

    “The world’s largest displacement of children has been seen in Sudan,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder. “Four million children have been displaced. ...

    Gaza ‘buffer zone’ possible war crime: UN human rights chief

    The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are reportedly destroying all buildings in the Gaza Strip that are within a kilometre of the Israel-Gaza fence and...

    UN Middle East envoy upholds need for Gaza ceasefire

    Tor Wennesland is in New York for discussions on how to “chart a way out of this crisis and how we can do it...

    World News in Brief: Unprecedented cholera spike in Africa, Julian Assange extradition update, locusts...

    Dr. Fiona Braka from WHO’s regional office in Brazzaville, Congo, said that eastern and southern Africa have been particularly badly affected. In just the first...

    One year on, for survivors of Türkiye-Syria quakes the suffering is far from over

    In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, claiming over 50,000...

    UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia

    “WFP, with our partners, are working tirelessly to reach millions of Ethiopians at risk of hunger in the first quarter of the year to...

    Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end

    The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women. The Human Rights Council-appointed...

    Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

    “It’s difficult to imagine that Gazans will survive this crisis without UNRWA…“(we) have received reports that people in the area are grinding bird feed...

    Stories from the UN Archive: All-star 1950s cast visits European refugee camps

    The Russian-born actor, filmmaker and photographer was appointed a special consultant to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in...

    ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: UN agency and NGO chiefs unite in...

    Despite the “horrifying” allegations that 12 UNWRA staff were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel on 7 October, “we must not prevent...

    Amid UNWRA funding crisis, desperate Gazans scour trucks for food

    Despite ongoing Israeli bombardment prompted by Hamas-led attacks on 7 October that left some 1,200 dead in Israel and more than 250 hostages, UNRWA...

    World News in Brief: Latest strikes in Ukraine condemned, surge in Rohingya deaths at...

    “I was having coffee at home this morning in Kyiv, my neighbours were getting ready for work, children preparing to go to school, when...

    UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan

    The independent expert outlined what’s been happening on the ground as violence and displacement continue to ripple across the country following the outbreak of...

    World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty in jeopardy, historic IOM appeal, ‘enormous obstacles’ facing...

    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board when he said that “several outstanding issues” still needed to be resolved...

    UN aid official urges increased support for Niger

    Approximately 4.3 million people, over half of them children, have been affected by a multifaceted crisis characterized by conflict, climate-induced disasters, hunger and epidemics....

    Over 450,000 children institutionalized across Europe, Central Asia

    The UN Children’s Fund’s investigation, Pathways to Better Protection, reveals that children with disabilities account for up to 87 per cent of those in...

    Troubled year in store for the world’s children: UNICEF report

    At the beginning of each year, UNICEF looks ahead to the risks that children are likely to face, and suggests ways to reduce the...

    UN urges radical change to aid relief in Gaza amid fresh famine, disease fears

    “People in Gaza risk dying of hunger just miles from trucks filled with food,” said head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy...

    How is the UN helping civilians in Gaza?

    Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza. Here is an overview of the humanitarian...

    Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report

    Just over five per cent of the world’s workforce is without a job, according to the International Labour Organization’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends...