Myanmar crisis deepens five years after coup, as military ballot entrenches repression
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South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’
Children in Fangak county, Jonglei State eat a cooked meal of sorghum. WFP provides food rations to food insecure families containing sorghum, oil, salt, peas and maize (January 2022). South…
World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing children
Children’s toys are covered in snow outside a residential building in Kyiv during prolonged winter power and heating outages. World News in Brief: Syria ceasefire welcomed, ‘Olympic truce’, Ukraine’s freezing…
UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety
The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine. UN watchdog warns Ukraine war remains the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety Peace and Security The war in Ukraine remains the…
Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won and fragile’, says UNICEF
A child stands in front of a makeshift tent in a refugee camp in Tawila, North Darfur, following displacement due to ongoing conflict. Reaching a child in Darfur is ‘hard-won…
Top news of the day | Thursday: UN priorities, Nipah virus, South Sudan, Afghanistan
FAO is supporting agricultural production in Afghanistan. Top news of the day | Thursday: UN priorities, Nipah virus, South Sudan, Afghanistan UN The main news of the day in the…
Chips and other electronic components have become the engine of digital commerce
Electronic components are an unnoticed but critical part of our daily lives. Chips and other electronic components have become the engine of digital commerce Economic development More than one-eighth of…
Guterres spoke about the priorities of the UN in 2026
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UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in South Sudan
Sacks of split peas are transported to Jonglei State via the White Nile River in South Sudan. UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by escalation of violence in South Sudan Peace and…
Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis
Aid is distributed to displaced families who fled violence in Nigeria and have settled in Niger. Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis By Fabrice…