As years of war in Ukraine have left millions with unreliable heating and limited means to pay rising utility costs, the UN and humanitarian partners launched a $277 million appeal this Thursday to support the most vulnerable people during the coming winter. …

A surge in sectarian violence in southern Syria and Israeli airstrikes reaching central Damascus have pushed the war‑scarred country into a volatile juncture, a senior UN official said on Thursday, warning that renewed violence could shatter prospects for peace and fuel wider regional instability…

Pakistan’s monsoon emergency deepened on Thursday as authorities declared disaster zones across parts of eastern Punjab province after lethal cloudbursts and flash floods killed dozens in a single day.…

The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon for an emergency session on Syria after deadly violence in the south and a wave of Israeli airstrikes that reportedly hit military sites and key locations in Damascus. Khaled Khiari, a senior UN political affairs official briefed ambassadors, warning…

From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children. Of the 234 million school…

The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) reported mass displacement in Suweida, Syria, after five days of sectarian violence between Bedouin tribal fighters, government forces and Druze militias.  As of…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk has deplored deadly attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan region this week, his office said in a statement on Thursday. Since 10 July, the UN human rights…

More than 450 civilians were killed in recent “horrific attacks” in Sudan’s North Kordofan state which the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest possible terms.  At least 24…

In violence-wracked Haiti, more than 5.7 million people are estimated to be food insecure, with many unable to meet their daily food needs. Ongoing violence is compounding the country’s food crisis,…

Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past diamond mining ventures which sparked a vicious local battle over resources. But now,…