This article is published in association with United Nations. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) […]In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation
July 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered enclave. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) […]UN chief: Israeli-Palestinian conflict at ‘breaking point,’ urges push for two-State solution
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “at a breaking point” and headed toward a one-State reality marked by perpetual occupation and inequality, unless the international community takes urgent, irreversible steps to implement the two-State solution. Addressing the high-level conference on the […]World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand following days of deadly fighting over their mutual border. The deal was announced on Monday by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, current chair of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, and was due to take […]Sudan: UN sounds the alarm as health and food crises worsen across the country
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise in the locality of Tawila, North Darfur state. As conflict between rival militaries rages on, millions of people keep on […]Statement by President von der Leyen on the deal on tariffs and trade with the United States
July 29, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. We have reached a deal on tariffs and trade with the US. Today’s deal creates certainty in uncertain times. It delivers stability and predictability, for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. This is a deal between the two largest economies in […]Remarks by Commissioner Šefčovič on the trade deal between the EU and the US
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Good afternoon, everyone. I am glad to be here today to follow up on the breakthrough achieved in Scotland yesterday. It was an honour to join Commission President von der Leyen at the pivotal meeting with US President Trump. If I were to sum […]Amid starvation in Gaza, Sudan, Guterres slams hunger ‘as a weapon of war’
July 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As starvation worsens in war-torn Gaza, UN agencies repeated warnings on Monday that Israel’s decision to support a “one-week scale-up” of aid is far from enough to reverse deadly malnutrition rates in the enclave. The development comes as UN Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned that conflict-driven hunger is […]Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles […]UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and infrastructure, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday, warning of mounting humanitarian needs amid faltering donor support. “Nowhere is safe in Ukraine,” said Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe at […]Gaza: More deaths reported as starvation spreads
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has again sounded the alarm over the catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military operations continue to cause death, displacement and destruction. In an update on Friday, OCHA said that the starvation […]World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel escalate, the UN Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” about the renewed airstrikes on Hudaydah Port conducted by Israel this Monday, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. These strikes occurred while the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah […]UN warns of ‘catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian pauses
July 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. United Nations agencies welcomed on Sunday Israel’s pledge to implement daily humanitarian pauses in its military operations in Gaza, aimed at easing the flow of desperately needed aid into and across the devastated enclave. But as starvation tightens its grip and “children are dying before our eyes,” […]Global collaboration grows to address crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid growing geopolitical turbulence, the United Nations is deepening its collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help address some of the world’s most complex and protracted conflicts, from Gaza and Sudan to Myanmar and Afghanistan. Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, Khaled Khiari, Assistant […]UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York following a week-and-a-half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies. At the end of the conference on Wednesday, Member States adopted a Ministerial Declaration by […]Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the Taliban de facto authorities, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday amid mass deportation campaigns from Iran and Pakistan. These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest […]World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across Ukraine
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In a dramatic escalation of a long-standing border dispute, a deadly exchange of fire between Thailand and Cambodia killed at least 11 civilians and a soldier on Thursday, according to news reports. Both states are claiming the other side fired first. The dispute dates to 1953 when […]25th EU-China summit – EU press release
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union (EU) and China held their 25th Summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025. The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met with China’s President, Xi Jinping, followed by a […]Joint EU-China press statement on climate
July 25, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. At the EU-China Summit in Beijing, the following joint press statement was agreed: The Way Forward After the 10th AnniversaryOf the Adoption of the Paris Agreement On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European […]‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
July 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.” Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), said that is what one of its workers told him on Thursday morning. This sobering comment comes amidst increasingly severe […]Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in Nigeria, critical funding shortfalls are forcing the UN World Food Program (WFP) to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in the northeast of the country. While WFP has been able […]Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating gang violence and displacement continue to drive humanitarian needs in Haiti, the UN said on Wednesday. Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the communes of Dessalines and Verrettes in […]Syria: Second convoy brings critical aid to Sweida
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A second convoy from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reached battered Sweida on Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordinatin of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest update. Deadly sectarian violence has displaced more than 145,000 people in the southern city, some of whom have […]UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages, warning that the war has become “a nightmare of historic proportions” and it is “long past time” for the fighting to end and […]Opening remarks by President von der Leyen with President Costa and Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. President Xi, Thank you for welcoming us again to this magnificent city and this great country. It is my third time in Beijing as President of the European Commission and my first time in my second term. But this one is special. As you […]‘Catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza threaten a whole generation, warns UN agency
July 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Pregnant women and newborns in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, including a dysfunctional healthcare system, psychological stress and food deprivation, the UN reproductive health agency UNFPA reported on Wednesday. In the first half of 2025, only 17,000 births were recorded, according to Gazan health authorities, representing a 41 […]UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
July 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel era is nearing its end. In a special […]‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine
July 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to Ukraine, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged all nations to choose diplomacy over division and recommit to settling disputes peacefully. This is the only sustainable path to global security, he told ministers […]Doha agreement brings DR Congo government and M23 rebels a step closer to peace
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) has been hailed by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO) as “an important step towards sustainable peace.” In a statement released on 19 […]Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described “mayhem” and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time. In an alert, the UN agency […]Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ laughter in the garden – these are the stories of three women from Gaza who embody the daily struggles of mothers exhausted by war, hunger and displacement as the nearly two-year-long conflict […]World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As tensions between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel escalate, the UN Secretary-General is “deeply concerned” about the renewed airstrikes on Hudaydah Port conducted by Israel this Monday, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. These strikes occurred while the UN Mission to support the Hudaydah […]People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official
July 22, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. Ross Smith, director of emergency preparedness and […]Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
July 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Globally, $1.4 billion of the agency’s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a […]
