Latest Updates Around The World
WITH ME was founded in 2003 after the fall of Saddam Hussein and has supported Iraq through political transition, post-conflict recovery and the horrors of ISIL, also known as Da’esh. His mandate expires on December 31. Mr. Guterres said the progress that the Iraqi people have made in recent years is a source of inspiration. […]
Speak with UN news before the 11th Global Forum of the Alliance, which kicks off on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Miguel Ángel Moratinos urged young people around the world to see peace as a global priority again. The future depends on a new generation willing to choose dialogue over division, and humanity over hatred, […]
UNESCO’S Intangible cultural heritage program focuses on keeping alive the practices, knowledge and expressions that communities recognize as part of their cultural identity. The largest registration round ever has just been completed and the message was clear: living heritage survives if it is valued, practiced and passed on. Working quietly for years In the audience […]
It provides an update on the availability of renewable water, which refers to the amount of fresh water replenished each year in rivers and aquifers by precipitation. The availability of renewable water per person has decreased by seven percent over the past decade – from 5,326 to 5,719 cubic meters (m3), according to the 2025 […]
In an interview with UN newsMr Mohamed Al Hassan, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and WITH ME Chief said the end of the mission reflects how far Iraq has come since its founding in 2003, when the country emerged from decades of dictatorship, regional wars and the terror wrought by ISIL – better […]
Three women in Jamaica whose lives were turned upside down by the destructive force of a hurricane that ravaged the Caribbean island are trying to rebuild their future. Just before Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in late October 2025, Rose* took her two children to a friend’s sturdy concrete home to keep them safe. When they […]
As communities struggle to rebuild, many have little time to mourn the immense losses they have suffered. Since June, more than six million people in Pakistan have been hit by what have been described as “unusually heavy monsoon rains,” which have claimed nearly a thousand lives, including about 250 children. Residents are still recovering from […]
For months, thousands of families remain without a roof over their heads, lying under the open sky – the stars above providing both comfort and a haunting reminder of all they have lost. Sabah, her husband Ahmad and their seven children slept in the open for weeks after losing their home. “We fled from Shuja’iya […]
Fighting broke out between rival armies in April 2023 following a failed transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir four years earlier. Sudan’s military government has been battling former allied fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia for control of the vast country where more than 12 million people […]
Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating because millions of children are still not properly immunized after years COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,said Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO’s director of immunization, vaccines and biologics. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many people think measles is not serious, but […]
