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Outrage as Russian attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Outrage as Russian attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians 24 April 2025 © Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine/Anastasiia Honcharuk Rescue workers search through the rubble of a bombed building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early…

Gaza: Aid ban pushes civilians to the brink

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid ban pushes civilians to the brink 24 April 2025 © UNICEF The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen as essentials are running out. The near two-month ban on humanitarian aid and supplies entering Gaza is driving families to the edge of survival, as critical essentials – including food, shelter and medicine – are rapidly running out…

As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future 24 April 2025 UN Photo/Jorge Aramburu A German UN peacekeeper carries out his duties on a ship in Lebanon in 2007. With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to peacekeeping – a vital tool for global stability that must now adapt to dwindling resources…

Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights 24 April 2025 IFAD Remote mountain pastures in Kyrgyzstan. Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding. Investment in organic farming, sustainable textiles and eco-…

Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people 24 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal The UN provides food aid to communities which have been forced to flee their homes. Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of…

Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns 24 April 2025 © FAO/Mauricio Mireles Indigenous leaders should be at the forefront of climate action, drawing on generations of environmental stewardship and deep connection to the land. As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental…

UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN alert over rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic 24 April 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier Migrants who were deported from the Dominican Republic arrive back in Haiti. The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants – being deported from the Dominican Republic.…

More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN

6 days 18 hours ago Breadcrumb Home More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN 24 April 2025 © WHO/Isaac Rudakubana WHO has been supporting Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda. Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease.…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Ukraine’s Presence Despite the Prevailing Circumstances, Raise Questions on the Treatment of Ukraine’s Indigenous Peoples and the Roma Population

6 days 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Ukraine’s Presence Despite the Prevailing Circumstances, Raise Questions on the Treatment of Ukraine’s Indigenous Peoples and the Roma Population 24 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic reports…

Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza 23 April 2025 © WHO A man carries possessions through the ruins of Gaza. Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle…