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Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Number of internally displaced breaks new record with no let-up in conflicts, disasters 13 May 2025 © IOM/Lisa George Flooding in Sudan has displaced 20,000 people since June. A record 83.4 million people have been forced from their homes around the world, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday…

US deportations raise serious human rights concerns

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home US deportations raise serious human rights concerns 13 May 2025 © UNICEF/Rodrigo Mussapp An adolescent boy reunites with his family in Guatemala after being deported back from the United States. The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of large numbers of non-nationals from the United States, particularly to third countries.…

Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months 13 May 2025 © UNFPA Mali/Amadou Maiga A woman with her baby listens to UNFPA staff at an awareness raising session on gender-based violence at the One Stop Centre in Sominé Dolo Hospital. Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report…

GAZA LIVE: ‘Humanity, the law and reason must prevail’ in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home GAZA LIVE: ‘Humanity, the law and reason must prevail’ in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council 13 May 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Over two million Gazans have been cut off from vital humanitarian supplies for over two months. (file photo) The Security Council met in New York to discuss the horror unfolding in Gaza, where humanitarians warn of “a critical risk of famine” and aid…

‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council

2 days ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Stop the 21st century atrocity’ in Gaza, Fletcher urges UN Security Council 13 May 2025 UN News A Palestinian child in Gaza after receiving a meal during food distribution in central Gaza. No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Ninth Session, Adopts New Bureau with Sopio Kiladze as Chairperson

2 days 23 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-Ninth Session, Adopts New Bureau with Sopio Kiladze as Chairperson 12 May 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninety-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 12 to 30 May, during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of Brazil, Indonesia,…

Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Guterres hails hostage release, renews ceasefire call 12 May 2025 UN News Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble. UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave.…

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries 12 May 2025 © Unsplash/Florian Berger Silhouette of trees on an African savannah. Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural…

Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts 12 May 2025 UN News All 25 bakeries supported by the UN World Food Programme closed at the beginning of April owing to a lack of supplies. Food stocks for most of the 177 hot meal kitchens are reportedly exhausted. Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine,” UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full…

World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge

3 days ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, child migrant deaths at sea, nursing shortages, invasive pest scourge 12 May 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei A WFP humanitarian convoy heads from Port Sudan to deliver lifesaving food aid to conflict-affected communities. The UN expressed deep concern on Monday over the impact of ongoing drone attacks on civilian infrastructure across Sudan…