From the General Assembly to Harlem: Mandela’s call to action endures
Diplomats stood alongside city officials and neighbourhood volunteers, dishing out plates rather than platitudes, in a small but pointed answer to a question the…
LIVE: Haiti endures violence and hunger, but hopes grow for a more secure future
Haiti’s future success depends on “security, political engagement, and humanitarian action reinforcing each other,” the UN’s most senior official in Haiti has…
Ukraine: UN condemns overnight attack on Kyiv
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, said on Sunday that the large-scale overnight attack also damaged homes, shops and a…
Hunger deepens for displaced families in Sudan’s El Obeid
“We are providing even not the full food ration to the people, but even that reduced food ration is being shared by…
Djibouti: Emergency alert spotlights sharp hunger spike
“Urgent actions are more than necessary to reduce consumption deficits and vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of affected households to prevent their…
Gaza farmers battle to rebuild as WFP warns of West Bank settler violence
These growers include Taysir Dahdouh, whose farm in the Zeytun neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, is a little smaller than a football…
Peacekeepers step up support as families return to south Lebanon
“The welcome reduction in violence allows our peacekeepers to do more of what we are here to do,” UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Ardiel…
Venezuela: IOM warns of potential El Niño threat to families displaced by earthquake
The UN agency and partners are incorporating this risk into response planning as humanitarian operations shift from search and rescue to recovery. The powerful twin…
World News in Brief: Schools closed in West Bank, AI in healthcare, Indigenous rights
For more than a year, six schools established by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been inaccessible, and another six have been closed, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid challenges persist, renewed push for clean energy, Sudan cholera update
This comes a day after the UN and partners consulted with representatives of 17 displacement sites hosting some 3,000 families following reports of movements…