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Aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza amid severe food insecurity
- UN News
As hunger deepens across Gaza, humanitarian agencies continue to deliver food and other essential supplies to families in need.
After Israeli seizure of Kalandia training centre, UNRWA warns of impact on youth
- UN News
The seizure of a vocational training centre in occupied East Jerusalem has left hundreds of Palestinian young people without access to skills and training that could help shape their futures.
UN chief condemns “indifference” as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo
- UN News
The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires “urgent” action and funding to rein in its alarming spread, the UN Secretary-General told reporters at UN Headquarters on Thursday.
Lebanon: Civilian risks grow as military activity continues, UN says
- UN News
Damaged roads, disrupted services and ongoing military activity continue to put civilians at risk in south Lebanon as strikes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue, according to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country (UNIFIL).
Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition
- UN News
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support can help tackle outstanding challenges. UN News app users can follow here.
Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster
- UN News
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
UN Secretary General Expresses Sadness Over Lives Lost in Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, August 27 (IPS) - A massive geophysical disaster along the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border has left at least 160 people dead and hundreds more missing after a glacial collapse triggered devastating flash floods and mudslides on Wednesday.
The Indian Ocean Is Sounding the Alarm and Its Islands Are Among the First to Hear It
- Inter Press Service
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 26 (IPS) - Across this vast ocean, the latest monitoring by Mercator Ocean International shows marine heatwave conditions ranging from moderate to severe. At the same time, the World Meteorological Organization expects a strong El Niño to intensify through August to October, with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole also likely to develop. These are not distant scientific signals. They are an urgent warning that the ocean system on which millions depend is under mounting stress.
Beyond the Horizon: Raising a Generation to Protect the Blue Pacific
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji, August 26 (IPS) - For generations, Pacific children have grown up with the ocean as part of everyday life. It is where families fish, where stories are passed down, where livelihoods begin and where cultures are rooted. Yet many young people are inheriting an ocean facing pressures unlike anything their ancestors experienced, from warming seas and coral bleaching to plastic pollution and declining marine ecosystems.
Grand Planetary Challenges Need a Grand Coalition to Solve Them
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 26 (IPS) - Several coalitions exist today to defend the territories in which people live and work. Global leaders have long understood the importance of shared responsibility for collective security and have invested significant time in establishing networks, partnerships and alliances. In 2025, global spending on defense reached a record $2.9 trillion.
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