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One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home One in four female genital mutilation cases now carried out by health workers 28 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene Girls in the Sidama region of Ethiopia participate in a session on harmful practices including female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers,…

World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan aid challenges, Myanmar quake update, UN support for victims of sexual abuse 28 April 2025 © WFP/Leni Kinzli A boy walks in the Al Salaam camp for displaced people in North Darfur. Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is deepening as escalating violence blocks aid deliveries and forces thousands more civilians to flee, the UN warned on Monday…

Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months 28 April 2025 © UNRWA People clamour for food in Gaza. Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months. …

‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Season of war,’ as norms of humanitarian law ‘cast aside’ UN refugee chief 28 April 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo Refugees from Sudan gather at Korsi refugee camp in the Central African Republic, in 2024. Thousands of lives have been “destroyed in the pursuit of supremacy”, as international humanitarian law has been “dismissed” and “cast aside”, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR…

UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals 28 April 2025 © UNICEF/Vlad Sokhin None of the targets under SDG 6 on water and sanitation are on track to be met. Globally, over two billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and more than three billion lack access to safe sanitation. Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and…

Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court 28 April 2025 UN News Gaza City in the north of the war-shattered enclave has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli strikes since 7 October 2023 following Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of…

Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response

1 week 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response 26 April 2025 UN News Jonathan Whittall, Head of UN OCHA’s Office for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, speaks with journalists in Gaza. The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying…

Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid

1 week 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid 25 April 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei Emergency assistance is distributed to people in Port Sudan who fled conflict in other parts of Sudan. The situation in western Sudan is “shocking” and people in the capital, Khartoum face “absolutely devastating” conditions according to a senior UN official in the African country…

UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack

1 week 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack 25 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A wide view of the Security Council Chamber. (file photo) The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists and left many more injured, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the…

From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees

1 week 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees 25 April 2025 PAHO/Karen González Abril Venezuelan refugees make their way to the Colombian border town of La Guajira. With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host communities…