Half of Central African Republic’s people need aid; Security Council discusses peace operations
Senior officials called for strong political support and adequate resources for the United...
Syria 'worst man-made disaster since World War II' – UN rights chief
The conflict in Syria is the “worst man-made disaster the world has seen since World War II,” the...
'Unprecedented suffering' for Syrian children in 2016 – UNICEF
The suffering of children in war-torn Syria “hit rock bottom” in 2016 with the highest number of...
Yemen on brink of famine, warns UN food relief agency chief, appealing for resources and access
Unless the international community provides additional resources and authorities in Yemen allow...
Syria: UN chief Guterres condemns terrorist attacks in Damascus
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist bombings in the...
UN aid chief urges global action as starvation, famine loom for 20 million across four countries
Just back from Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia – countries that are facing or are at risk...
As fresh violence in Yemen sends thousands fleeing their homes, UN agency urges support
With tens of thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes following a spike in fighting...
Yemen: UNICEF vaccination campaign reaches five million children
Amid escalating violence, the United Nations humanitarian agency for children and its partners...
Hungarian law that could detain all asylum-seekers violates country’s legal obligations – UN agency
The United Nations refugee agency voiced deep concerned at a new law voted by the Hungarian...
‘The world must act now to stop this,’ UN chief Guterres says on visit to drought-hit Somalia [Women displaced by drought waiting to meet Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to Baidoa, Somalia, where the focus was on fam
Hearing the heart-wrenching stories of desperate families displaced in Somalia, United Nations...
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UN agency expanding camps around Mosul to cope with surge in displacement [This three-year-old boy arrived just two days ago at one of UNHCR’s camps for displaced families fleeing conflict in West Mosul. Photo: UNHCR/Caroline Gluck]
Amid a spike in new displacement triggered by the Iraqi military offensive to recapture western...
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children each year, UN health agency reports
Unhealthy environments are responsible for one-quarter of young child deaths, according to two...
Iraq: 15,000 children flee west Mosul over past week as battle intensifies, says UNICEF
Some 15,000 children have over the previous week fled the western section of Iraq’s Mosul city...
Yemen: UN migration agency reports displacement spike in Taiz Governorate
With nearly 274,000 people displaced, Yemen’s Taiz is now among the crisis-torn country’s top...
Freedom of Expression Monitors Issue Joint Declaration on ‘Fake News’, Disinformation and Propaganda
“Fake news” has emerged as a global topic of concern and there is a risk that efforts to counter...
Iraq: Civilian casualty figure for February tops 1,000
More than 1,000 civilians were killed or injured last month in Iraq, the United Nations mission...
UN-backed narcotics control body calls for more policies to address drug dependence among women
Citing a significant rise over the past year in the number of women dying from drug overdoses...
Financial speculation led to unsustainable global housing crisis, UN expert says
The world's money markets have priced people out of cities, a United Nations independent expert...
Humanitarian actors need safe, unhindered access to help Yemen avert famine – UN aid chief
The people of crisis-torn Yemen urgently need humanitarian assistance and protection, especially...
UN migration agency reports surge in displacement from Mosul as fighting intensifies
The United Nations migration agency reported thousands of new arrivals at Iraqi sites for the...