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Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle 16 April 2025 © UNFPA/Media Clinic Women and children sit on a hill overlooking a destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza. The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and…

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief 16 April 2025 UN Hanoi Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks at the P4G Summit in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for…

Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan 16 April 2025 © Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital تعرض مستشفى الفاشر في دارفور لتدمير جزئي بعد قصف مدفعي في تشرين الأول/أكتوبر. Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.…

Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives 16 April 2025 © WFP/Michael Castofas A woman dismantles her shelter at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma in the eastern DR Congo. Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security…

Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations 16 April 2025 WHO/Christopher Black WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (right) and INB Co-Chair Anne-Claire Amprou of France (left) celebrate at the conclusion of negotiations in the early hours of 16 April 2025. In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global…

Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty 16 April 2025 © IMF/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds A shopkeeper sells African print fabrics at a market in Ghana. The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in…

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns 15 April 2025 © ЮНИСЕФ/Ф.Чуфани Разрушения на юге Ливана. Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November…

Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system 15 April 2025 © WHO A hospital in Gaza City damaged during the ongoing conflict. An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday has further jeopardized already limited access to lifesaving medical care in the war-torn enclave…

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo 15 April 2025 © MONUSCO/Aubin Mukoni People continue to flee fighting in the eastern DR Congo where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have made major gains. Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency…

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres 15 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Some 400 people are now living in the Omar Haj Musa ​site for displaced people in Kassala, eastern Sudan. Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief…