Sanitary disaster in Gaza ‘worsening by the day’, warns UNRWA
Overcrowded shelters in Gaza, a lack of running water and [...]
Climate change: Ozone layer still well on track for full recovery
New evidence in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) annual Ozone [...]
Health teams brave war conditions in Sudan to save newborn babies
The civil war in Sudan has brought to country’s health [...]
Nigeria: Hundreds of thousands in need of aid as flooding wipes out homes – WFP
UN humanitarians are rushing to assist scores of newly displaced [...]
Gaza: WHO chief hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against [...]
WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of [...]
Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, ILO warns
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but [...]
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to [...]
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded [...]
Summit of the Future: ‘Critical’ opportunity for safer, more sustainable and equitable world
A once-in-a-generation UN summit bringing together countries from around the world marks a critical opportunity for far-reaching agreements on international collaboration for a safer, more sustainable and more equitable world, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday as part of a global call to action to support the Summit of the Future, which begins on 22 September.
New how-to guide speeds global race for renewable energy
Governments, industry and other key players can now deploy a [...]
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes on school sheltering displaced people
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine [...]
Mpox: UNHCR launches appeal to support refugees in African countries
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 [...]
Gaza: UN envoy condemns deadly strike on camp in humanitarian zone
The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes [...]
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
Monday would have marked the start of the new school [...]
The world must ‘wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare of conflict’ says WHO’s Tedros
Sudan’s health system is “near collapse” after 16 months of [...]
Investing in clean air can saves lives and combat climate change
The UN Secretary-General is marking ‘Clean Air Day’ with a [...]
Climate change: ‘Graveyard of glaciers’ lays bare existential threat of melting ice
Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may [...]
Mpox: Equitable vaccine access crucial for Global South
As African countries grapple with a deadly mpox outbreak, the [...]
Gaza: 160,000 more children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
More than 160,000 children were vaccinated in southern Gaza on [...]