Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
Months since Gaza’s nominal ceasefire began, Palestinians continue to be killed and maimed in drone and airstrikes, including the enclave’s police force…
Ebola treatment capacity expands in DR Congo as WHO issues new guidelines
WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that meet latest…
Worsening hunger could push millions closer to famine in 13 global hotspots
A new Hunger Hotspots report released Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 13 countries and…
World News in Brief: Reduced violence in Lebanon, shortages in Gaza, rising debt impacts development funding
The development comes in the wake of the agreement between the United States and Iran, announced on Sunday, after more than three…
‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak
Since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, considerable progress has been made on testing capacities, Tarik Jašarević, spokesperson for the World…
World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia
Few concrete details have emerged about the deal to end the conflict that erupted at the end of February, with impacts across the Middle East, Gulf…
While world waits for details on Iran-US accord, UN calls for Hormuz aid corridor
At the Human Rights Council in Geneva, deputy UN rights chief Awa Dabo stressed how disruption to shipping in the Gulf’s narrow…
Instability, war and closed borders: How aid workers get emergency food to hungry Afghan children
Hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan face hunger and poverty. The country suffers from repeated floods and earthquakes, declining humanitarian funding…
DR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child victims
“Every day, cases are being identified in new health zones. And that reflects really the scale of this outbreak, a scale that…
Refugee numbers drop for first time in a decade, but millions remain trapped
UNHCR‘s flagship Global Trends Report, launched in Geneva by High Commissioner Barham Salih, showed that global refugee numbers fell by three per…