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‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says

9 hours 26 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says 30 April 2025 © UN Lebanon The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, (second left) visits a health centre in Tyre, Lebanon. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year’s…

Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief

9 hours 26 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief 30 April 2025 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mother and child attend a nutrition clinic in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday…

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval 29 April 2025 © ADB/Lester V. Ledesma Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries. Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at…

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday…

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since…

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear 29 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Myaa Aung Thein Kyaw People in Mandalay, Myanmar, remove debris following the earthquake in March 2025. Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.…

Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade 29 April 2025 © WHO Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March. The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without…

Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace 29 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security…

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’ 29 April 2025 © UNFPA A boy stops in front of a destroyed building in Gaza. The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for…

Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans

1 day 9 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans 29 April 2025 UN News Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people. After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and…