Protecting civilians in times of crisis
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of conflict-related violence and destruction, and during the Protection of Civilians (PoC) Week 2023,...
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WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia
Following widespread diversion of lifesaving food aid in Ethiopia last month, the World Food Programme (WFP) has strengthened safeguards and...
UN ‘determined’ to end backsliding on development goals, Guterres tells ECOSOC
Despite going into reverse on more than 30 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it’s not too late...
Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres
The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, Secretary-General António Guterres told the...
Gaza: Over a quarter of UNRWA centre patients needing mental health support
More than one in four patients screened in violence-afflicted Gaza at UN-run health centres, require mental health and psychosocial support,...
Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed as hunger, diseases loom
As a clearer picture emerges of the trail of destruction left by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh, humanitarians are...
Ukraine: Power loss at nuclear plant underscores ‘highly vulnerable’ safety situation
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine lost all external power for several hours on Monday morning, highlighting the...
Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished
Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said...
El Salvador: Renewed state of emergency undermines right to fair trial
The decision by El Salvador to extend a state of emergency aimed at cracking down on gangs undermines the right...
Ceasefire in Sudan could ‘pave the way’ to peace talks
A crucial ceasefire poised to enter into force in restive Sudan on Monday evening should “pave the way” for peace...