World has ‘gambled on fossil fuels and lost’, warns Guterres
The current global economic paradigm of infinite growth based on using up...
A record 37 million children displaced worldwide: UNICEF
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced...
Haiti must remain at ‘forefront’ of international agenda, Security Council hears
Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, discussions about the country’s...
Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity
One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food...
Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the...
Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns...
Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’
With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging...
Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to...
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their...
Sanctions on Russia already hitting remittance-dependent countries in Central Asia: IOM
As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is...
