Latest Updates Around The World
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 […]
“First we have to end the war. Then we have to restart the factories,” said Basher Abdullah, adviser to the Sudanese Minister of Industry and Trade. Like many of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan’s efforts to develop its economy have been severely hampered by conflict. But even amid the brutal civil war, the UN continues […]
The plan does not introduce new proposals, but sets out how the UN system intends to advance the proposals already on the table: 87 actions, grouped into 31 work packages across 3 work streams, ranging from peace operations and humanitarian response to technology, shared services and institutional mergers. “The aim is to bring structure, transparency […]
More than 236,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged during the war and more than 2.5 million homes – approximately 10 percent of the housing stock – are damaged or inaccessible in some way due to the ongoing conflict. The shortage of council housing, combined with an under-regulated rental market and large-scale displacement caused by people […]
For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating: a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her incontinent, isolated and cut off from her community. “I was stressed, constantly worried and isolated from my community. I was living in my house as if I had some […]
This Friday, for World Diabetes Daythe UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “at all stages of life”. The organization has also launched its first-ever global guidelines for managing diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. “These guidelines are based on the realities of women’s […]
The Munduruku, who live mainly in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extraction activities that threaten indigenous territories, especially in the Tapajós and Xingu river basins. ‘Legitimate’ protests and government response COP30 director Ana Toni described the demonstrations as “legitimate” and confirmed that the government […]
