This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war. The UN chief’s Spokesperson told journalists at the regular press briefing in New […]Gaza: UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war. The UN chief’s Spokesperson told journalists at the regular press briefing in New […]Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. The opening of the vital aid route on Friday was welcomed by officials, as it serves as a vital humanitarian route […]Youth-led groups tackle famine in war-ravaged Sudan
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. How do you tackle famine? UN News spoke with young people operating “emergency response rooms” in war-torn Sudan to find out how they are helping to overcome hunger at besieged famine-stricken camps in North Darfur, home to more than half a million displaced people, as the world […]Mpox: What you need to know about the latest public health emergency
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The swift spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it once again a public health emergency of international concern last week. But, what is it, where did it come from and how can the world […]This Georgian start-up is disrupting fast fashion
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. Meet Phubber: Georgia’s answer to the pre-owned fashion trend. This EBRD Star Venture start-up is revolutionising attitudes towards secondhand clothing, connecting over 240,000 buyers and sellers and encouraging them to recycle and resell used fashion items. CEO Anano Dolaberidze’s passion for sustainability drives Phubber’s mission: combating fast […]Removing the ‘Fiction’, and Other Flaws, from the UK Fiscal Framework
August 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with IMF. Fiscal rules have come under a range of criticism in recent years in the UK and elsewhere. In general, the argument of critics has been that they encourage sub-optimal economic policy-making. For example, they have been blamed for forcing countries into counterproductive austerity to not enforcing fiscal sustainability […]UN and partners report acute malnutrition surge in Government-controlled areas of Yemen
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Acute malnutrition is escalating among children in Government-controlled areas in Yemen, UN agencies and partners said in a report published on Sunday. The sharp increase is being driven by diseases, including cholera and malaria, high food insecurity, and limited access to safe drinking water and other essential […]Why the world needs a UN global tax convention
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The global tax system needed reform, and the UN answered the call on Friday with a blueprint for a new universal tax accord that represents an historic step towards changing the financial landscape. The aim is to help nations around the world boost economic growth and achieve […]UNHCR officials call for ‘sustainable solutions’ to end displacement crisis in Nigeria
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) officials on Friday highlighted the needs of forcibly displaced people in Nigeria, stressing the importance of finding sustainable, long-term solutions to improve their lives. UNHCR operations and protection officials Raouf Mazou and Ruven Menikdiwela completed a high-level visit to Nigeria, focused on […]Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre border crossing from Chad into Sudan, as the war-torn country faces famine or acute hunger in many regions, with many roads impassable owing to heavy rains. The vital humanitarian corridor will allow […]Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down their arms so that humanitarians can safely vaccinate more than half a million children against polio. “I am appealing to all parties to provide concrete assurances right away guaranteeing humanitarian pauses for […]New political era in Bangladesh provides ‘historic opportunity’ for reform
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The political transition underway in Bangladesh represents an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored in human rights, inclusivity and the rule of law, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday. Volker Türk also stressed the need for accountability for rights violations and violence […]UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The dual-rotor helicopter touching down on Fada N’gourma’s dusty airstrip is a game changer for the hungry communities in eastern Burkina Faso. “Flying to transport food to those who need it is the most fulfilling mission I have ever done,” said UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) pilot […]World News in Brief: Lebanon latest, Ukraine war update, anti-LGBT law change in Bulgaria
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday that ongoing hostilities and daily exchanges of fire across Lebanon’s southern border were continuing to impact civilians on both sides of the Blue Line frontier with Israel. Around 110,000 people have been displaced inside Lebanon since October, 35 […]Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič on 2024 World Humanitarian Day
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Tomorrow, we mark World Humanitarian Day to celebrate the indispensable and tireless life-saving efforts of aid workers worldwide. When disasters strike, crises erupt and conflicts arise, humanitarians are among the first ones on the spot delivering emergency assistance to those affected. This selfless calling […]Ukraine: Deteriorating safety at Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant following drone blast nearby
August 19, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Safety at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is deteriorating following a drone strike that hit the road near the site’s perimeter, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday. Situated in southern Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya is Europe’s largest nuclear plant and has […]UN rights office calls for accountability for latest ‘horrific’ West Bank killing
August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Friday. Echoing widespread condemnation internationally and within Israel of the attack reportedly by Israeli settlers on the […]Attack on a city in Sudan kills at least five and injures more: UNICEF
August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Bombing which devastated a school and market in the Sudanese city of El Obeid on Wednesday has left five girls dead and 20 children injured according to the UN Children’s Fund’s Sudan Representative. The bomb hit the Al-Khansa Secondary School for Girls and a crowded marketplace in […]World News in Brief: Zimbabwe rights plea, ‘serious concern’ over Azerbaijan prosecutions, Bahrain prisoner alert
August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks and drop the charges against them, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday. Woman human rights defender Namatai Kwekweza; teacher and labour rights defender Robson Chere, […]WHO backs African efforts to combat mpox spread, as Sweden records new case
August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency. The outbreak that affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and spread to neighbouring countries continues to grow. On Thursday afternoon, WHO […]Most of Gaza’s 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief
August 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew […]UN rights chief condemns storming of his office in Yemen’s capital
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters in Sana’a, Yemen, by the de facto authorities Ansar Allah, and renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN staff detained in the country. Ansar Allah, also known […]First Person: Stitching together a future following deadly siege
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A woman who fled her home following a terrorist attack on a city on the Filipino island of Mindanao in 2017 is pinning her future on sewing and selling bags as part of a close-knit women’s cooperative, supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Asnia Dalan holds […]Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. One in five children – or 466 million – live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday. “Extreme heat is increasing, disrupting children’s health, well-being and daily […]Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject to sexual violence and rape and tens of thousands of children at risk of death from hunger, UN aid teams said on Tuesday. Speaking from Sudan, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) […]Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more for an immediate ceasefire and conditions which would allow full humanitarian access, following Saturday’s deadly Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter. More than 100 people were reportedly killed in the attack on the […]EBRD arranges €40.1 million financing to Elektroprivreda BiH towards Bosnia and Herzegovina’s green transition
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25.1 million loan to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH), the largest public electricity generation and distribution utility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to develop and construct a 50 MWp solar power plant on a former coal ash […]No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Nicholas Haysom, who also heads the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), briefed ambassadors on […]European Commission coordinates procurement and donation of 215,000 vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic to support Africa CDC in addressing the Mpox outbreak in affected countries in Africa *
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and EMA-approved mpox vaccine, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. In addition, the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic […]Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update issued on Wednesday. The number of Palestinian […]UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh
August 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country moves towards restoring democratic rule. In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson late on Monday (New York time), the UN […]Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis
August 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life, which is also reflected at the community and household levels, a senior official with the UN agency championing gender equality said on Tuesday. Alison Davidian, UN Women Country Representative […]Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency
August 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as the continent’s top health body declared a public health emergency. In an update, the WHO […]
