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World News in Brief: First UN mission to Syria’s Sweida, fresh displacement in Haiti, new lightning record

The first UN inter-agency mission to embattled Sweida governorate in Syria arrived there on Thursday, UN aid coordination office OCHA has reported. The team went to Sweida City, as well as two…

Russian attack on Ukrainian capital kills at least 11 civilians

At least 11 civilians were killed and over 130 injured in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, reported on Thursday.…

In Myanmar, conflict and floods collide as UN warns of deepening crisis

As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that urgent humanitarian needs are going unmet due to escalating violence and blocked access…

‘Delivering better’: New ECOSOC president emphasises climate action, food security

The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected president of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at what he called a “historic moment” for his country and its enduring commitment to multilateralism…

Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday over the rising toll of hunger, disease and displacement in various conflict-ridden parts of Sudan…

LIVE COVERAGE: Day 3 of high-level conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine

Welcome to our live coverage of the third day of high-level international conference at UN Headquarters, aimed at advancing practical steps toward achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Mandated by the General Assembly meeting features plenaries, working groups and…

With Gaza smouldering, ministers renew push for two-State solution at UN

With Gaza in ruins and the two-State solution in jeopardy, ministers convened at the United Nations this week to jumpstart political momentum toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a crisis Secretary-General António Guterres warned is “at a breaking point…

Gaza children starving despite Israeli ‘tactical pauses’, UN says

Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed and fuel and water supplies critically low, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday…

Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa poses crisis for children

Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. “The…

World News in Brief: Violence in Somalia, cholera in Haiti, tax support for sustainable development

Ongoing violence has displaced more than 100,000 people in two regions of Somalia in the past two months, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday. …