UN warns of rise in vaccine-preventable diseases
The WHO, UNICEF and Gavi said there has been a rise in diseases like measles, meningitis and yellow fever. Funding cuts, misinformation and humanitarian crises have worsened the problem.…
Will DOGE cripple the UN’s agencies?
Former American diplomat Hugh Dugan is leading an effort to "DOGE" the UN. His team is looking into ways to make the global organisation more cost effective.…
South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions
South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden postponement of the latest peace…
Risk of 2,000 new HIV infections a day after US aid freeze, UN says
Risk of 2,000 new HIV infections a day after US aid freeze, UN says…
UN releases $110 million to compensate global aid cut
Amid cuts by major countries, the UN is trying to fill the global aid gap. It has described 2025 as a year of "unprecedented levels of suffering."…
UN says children raped as weapon of war in Sudan
Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef. So traumatised are the survivors that some say they have…
UN says South Sudan leaders fuelling violence and instability
South Sudan's leaders are fueling violence and instability in the young nation, a United Nations report said.Also, After recent promises of job opportunities in Spain, thousands of Gambians rushed to apply for…
Children executed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN says
Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army in the eastern city of Bukavu, the U.N. human rights office said on…
UN warns of regional escalation in DR Congo conflict ahead of the high stakes Tanzania summit
Diplomatic efforts to achieve peace are getting underway this weekend in Tanzania. It will be the first time that Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi engage in direct talks since the resurgence of…
Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency has come into effect
Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn could have a…
More than 30 million people face acute hunger in Nigeria, according to the UN
Volunteers from the Lagos Food Bank distributed food boxes this Saturday to the city's poorest residents. Camera: Adefolarin Adegboye. Includes footage of the food distribution by the Food Bank in Lagos, Nigeria.…