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World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own
- UN News
With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging the situation.
World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan, funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought
- UN News
UN aid teams in Gaza say that they’re only able to get less than half the lifesaving food support that is needed into the war-torn enclave.
More young lives lost and devastated in Russia attacks on Ukraine: UNICEF
- UN News
Russian drone strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia overnight reportedly killed 10 people including three children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan
- UN News
Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands of others who continue to flee the ongoing violence.
Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
- UN News
When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian civilians are expected to pack their bags and flee – perhaps for the third, fourth, or tenth time.
UN highlights need for peaceful resolution, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet on Ukraine
- UN News
The United Nations has reiterated the importance of dialogue as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare to meet on Friday in Alaska, with Ukraine top of the agenda.
Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
- UN News
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have uncovered rocket launchers, mortar rounds and other unauthorized weapons, while the country grapples with a severe drought, threatening millions with life-threatening water shortages.
Security Council rejects creation of rival government in Sudan
- UN News
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the militia and forces of the military government.
‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
- UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed outrage over Monday’s deadly large-scale attack by the Rapid Support Forces militia on El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, which has been besieged by the RSF since April last year.
How nuclear technology can help fight seafood fraud
- UN News
Across the globe, consumers and small-scale fishers alike are facing a growing challenge: seafood fraud.
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