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Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

22 Apr 2025

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.

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Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds

22 Apr 2025

Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.

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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

22 Apr 2025

Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will halt lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children at the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency said on Tuesday. 

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Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

22 Apr 2025

Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.

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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

22 Apr 2025

City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and can prosper in an uncertain future. 

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Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow

Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow

21 Apr 2025

Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience.

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Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’ : Senior UN aid official

Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’ : Senior UN aid official

21 Apr 2025

Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday. 

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Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

20 Apr 2025

A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.

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Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

18 Apr 2025

Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.

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Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

17 Apr 2025

Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those trapped in the enclave. 

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Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

17 Apr 2025

Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday. 

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Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

17 Apr 2025

As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.

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Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

16 Apr 2025

Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for accelerated action to meet global climate and development goals.

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Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

16 Apr 2025

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.

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South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

16 Apr 2025

South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.

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Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

16 Apr 2025

Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday. 

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Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty

Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty

16 Apr 2025

The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in a new report published on Wednesday. 

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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

16 Apr 2025

Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday. 

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External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

15 Apr 2025

Two years to the day since Sudan’s brutal war erupted between rival generals who rejected the peaceful transition to civilian rule after the overthrow of Omar Al-Bashir, UN chief António Guterres insisted that the world “must not forget” the suffering of the country’s people. 

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UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

15 Apr 2025

Young people from across the globe are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to share their recommendations to transform the world into a fairer, greener and more sustainable place.  

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World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

15 Apr 2025

A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month. 

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Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives

Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 lives

14 Apr 2025

As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.

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Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

Thousands of Gaza patients waiting for urgent medical evacuation

14 Apr 2025

The Israeli bombardment of Al-Ahli, a Gaza City hospital, has put even more pressure on the remaining health facilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the delivery of aid and movement of humanitarian workers is highly restricted by the Israeli authorities.

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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

14 Apr 2025

The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the war between rival militaries enters a third year on Tuesday.  

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Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

14 Apr 2025

More than 12.4 million people have been forced from their homes across Sudan – including over 3.3 million refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries – as two years of civil war fuel famine, disease outbreaks and the collapse of the health system.

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World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis worsens, South Sudan clashes, Ecuador oil spill update

14 Apr 2025

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is now likely the worst it has been in the 18 months since the outbreak of hostilities, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, reported on Monday.  

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Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service

14 Apr 2025

A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

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Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza

Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza

13 Apr 2025

In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip. 

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How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?

How is the Sudanese civil war destabilising neighbouring countries?

12 Apr 2025

Since April 2023, Sudan, the third-largest country in Africa, has been embroiled in war, as a brutal battle between government forces and a powerful paramilitary group has exacerbated the nation’s existing crises, including political instability and economic hardship.

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The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?

The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?

12 Apr 2025

Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.