91 countries now offer COVID-19 vaccinations to refugees, says UNHCR
UN refugee agency UNHCR, on Thursday welcomed the growing number of countries that have...
UN officials appeal for extension of lifesaving cross-border aid operations into Syria
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must...
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation,...
Central African Republic entrenched in ‘unprecedented humanitarian crisis’
Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told...
UN General Assembly calls for US to end Cuba embargo for 29th consecutive year
A total of 184 countries on Wednesday voted in favour of a...
Secretary-General underlines UN commitment to Libya
Full implementation of a historic ceasefire agreement and the withdrawal of foreign...
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’
Small businesses which make up more than half of the global...
Link between education and well-being never clearer, UN pushes for ‘health-promoting’ schools
With school closures triggered by COVID-19 disrupting both education and access to...
Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international...
Great Barrier Reef in danger, UN World Heritage Committee draft report finds
A United Nations body is recommending that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be...
