People are being evacuated from Aleppo, Syria, amid escalating fighting. Syria: New clashes and ISIS prison escapes threaten the safety of civilians Peace and security The UN continues to closely…
Four billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month of the year. The world is entering an “era of global water bankruptcy” Climate and Environment Against a…
Flooded street in Xai Xai, Mozambique. Mozambique: Floods increase risks of disease, malnutrition and crocodile attacks Humanitarian assistance Catastrophic floods have led to widespread destruction in Mozambique. Local residents are…
Elephant bones lie by a dried-out water source in Turkana County in the north of Kenya. World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ Climate and Environment The world has moved…
People evacuate Aleppo, Syria, amid escalating hostilities there.. Prison breaks and renewed clashes raise alarm in northeast Syria Peace and Security The United Nations continues to monitor developments in northeast…
Sugar-sweetened drinks have no nutritional value. Lithuania introduces tax on sugary drinks to protect public health Healthcare Lithuania introduced an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, which came into force on…
The UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem is demolished by heavy machinery. UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem Peace and Security The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of…
Prison in Iran Executions will rise sharply worldwide in 2025 Human rights In general, the world trend towards the universal abolition of the death penalty continues, but in 2025 the…
UNHCR head Filippo Grandi talks to refugees on the border with Afghanistan (archive). Despite funding cuts, the UN will help millions of refugees in 2025 Refugees and migrants In the…
A migrant woman with a child walks to a reception center in Central America. (file photo) Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos By Vibhu Mishra…