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UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UN peacekeeping challenged as conflicts and ceasefires grow more complex 07 April 2025 © MINUSCA UN peacekeepers patrol Bouar, in western Central African Republic. As ceasefires grow more fragile and conflicts more unpredictable, UN peacekeeping is having to adapt faster amid rising political tensions, disinformation and confusion over mandates…

Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts

4 weeks 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Aid data critical to crisis response threatened by funding cuts 07 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mukhtar Neikrawa A boy uses a water tap, newly installed by the UN in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The gathering of data which is essential for an effective response during a humanitarian crisis - and can help save lives – is under increasing threat due to global funding cuts, according to the UN’s…

One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Kristina Müller Twin girls born at seventh months are taken care of at a health centre in Gitega province, Burundi. Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls…

Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortality 06 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ruhani Kaur A woman in Udaipur, India, heads to a clinic with her son for a antenatal check-up. One woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that's 712 each and every day…

UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraine 06 April 2025 Volker Türk United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih which reportedly killed 18 people, including nine children…

AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AI’s ‘Oppenheimer moment’: Why new thinking is needed on disarmament 05 April 2025 © Unsplash/Igor Omilaev The UN Security Council is meeting to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on international peace and security. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) race needs to slow down and IT firms should instead be focusing on the bigger picture to ensure that the technology is not misused on…

UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN deplores deadly attack on city in central Ukraine 05 April 2025 © Relief Coordination Centre A building in Izyum, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine lies in ruins after being struck by a missile. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine has strongly condemned a missile strike in Kryvyi Rih on Friday which killed more than a dozen people, including at least nine children, and left several…

More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF 05 April 2025 UN News Palestinian children sit among the rubble of destroyed homes in Jabalia Camp, north of Gaza. The blockade of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip is having dire consequences for more than a million children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Saturday…

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A mother holds the bullet that was removed from her eight-year-old daughter after she was hit at her home on the outskirts of capital Khartoum. The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a…

Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Airstrikes persist as UN pushes aid efforts 04 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Hte The aftermath of the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Amid ongoing military airstrikes and growing humanitarian needs following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the UN has intensified calls for immediate, unhindered aid access to assist millions…