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‘Finance must flow now’, says UN climate chief as COP30 nears
- UN News
UN Climate Change chief Simon Stiell has urged countries to deliver a rapid surge in climate finance ahead of COP30, warning that developing nations remain dangerously short of the resources needed to withstand worsening storms, floods and droughts.
‘Overwhelming’ demand for food aid in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds
- UN News
In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine.
World Food Programme Warns of Emergency Levels of Hunger Amid Severe Funding Cuts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 20 (IPS) - In 2025, unprecedented cuts to foreign aid and humanitarian funding have exacerbated global hunger crises, leaving millions without access to food or basic services. Funding shortfalls have forced aid agencies to scale back or suspend lifesaving programs in some of the world’s most food-insecure regions, particularly across the Global South—exacerbating already dire conditions caused by conflict, displacement, economic instability, and climate shocks.
Women’s Leadership at the Heart of Disaster Risk Reduction
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 20 (IPS) - Climate and environmental challenges are hitting harder and more often, reshaping people’s lives around the world. While disasters touch everyone, their impacts are not felt equally. The most marginalized, especially women and girls, are too often the first to suffer and the last to recover.
XDR-TB Drug Trial Participants Continue to Celebrate its Success
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, October 20 (IPS) - When Tsholofelo Msimango joined a small trial of a new drug regimen for tuberculosis (TB) treatment a decade ago, she had no idea whether the medicines she was about to be given would help her.
Gaza: Aid efforts continue as UN teams start clearing up to 60 million tonnes of debris
- UN News
The UN on Monday said it was encouraged by renewed Gaza ceasefire commitments, warning that recent violence risked undermining fragile progress, as recovery efforts – including a large-scale rubble removal project – slowly gain momentum across the war-ravaged enclave.
World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, Kyrgyzstan death penalty, health crises in DRC, Haiti
- UN News
To Sudan, where the people of government held El Fasher in the west of the war-torn country remain trapped without food, water or medical care, UN aid coordinators, OCHA, said on Monday.
Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world
- UN News
Millions of people worldwide have been positively impacted by the work of the United Nations and some of their stories are being highlighted at an exhibition at the global organization’s New York headquarters.
Women still largely excluded from peace processes
- UN News
Around 676 million women lived within 50 kilometres of deadly conflict last year – the highest figure since the 1990s.
Yemen: UN staff freed after Houthi raid, but dozens remain arbitrarily detained
- UN News
Fifteen UN international staff are now free to move within the UN compound in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a following an “incursion” by Houthi forces on Saturday, 18 October, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Monday.
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