This article is published in association with United Nations. UN independent experts welcomed on Wednesday a recent landmark corporate accountability ruling involving the Ecopetrol oil company by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace, calling for reparations for victims. The Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) ruling related to the Macro-Case 08, which recognises the responsibility of several State […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Haiti is living through one of the world’s most acute security crises. Armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and are pushing into rural areas, terrorising communities, killing people, committing rape and other sexual assaults, kidnapping for ransom and extorting individuals and businesses. About […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency’s representative in the country said on Thursday. The patient, a 39-year-old man, is a relative of Kenya’s first case – […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.9 million people facing acute food insecurity and conditions set to worsen in the coming months, according to a global hunger monitor report released on Thursday. UN agency heads are calling for […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz is facing a “devastating” humanitarian crisis as escalating tensions are dramatically driving up food prices and causing shortages of supplies, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday. Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city, has been a major battleground between the Iran-backed Houthis and the […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Special Representative on Violence Against Children has called for stronger global action to protect boys and girls caught up in a growing number of crises, as current efforts fall short.    “Almost 45 million children are displaced because of conflict, but also because of natural disasters, […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday. In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace agreement to end a decades-long insurgency, the deal is under strain from growing insecurity – and the UN’s top official in the country says it cannot be allowed to falter. Miroslav Jenča told the Security Council on Monday […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday. The toll rose from 109 after the bodies of 30 more people were recovered. Search and rescue efforts are continuing. The […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and rising needs. Renewed clashes between Saudi-backed Yemeni Government forces and Houthi rebels supported by Iran, have intensified in recent weeks.   More than 200,000 people have been displaced, according to […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.  At least 1,400 people were killed, including 84 children, […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in the country has told UN News in her first interview on the case.  […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter. Just over 31,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Malta last year – 25 per cent less than in 2024. Tweet URL […]

This article is published in association with United Nations. Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was formed in 1945? The debate over UN reform at the General Assembly in New York last month produced a striking common refrain from a diverse range of Member States. […]