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‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fibrosis affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable

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Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula.

Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza

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Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian…

Syrians face staggering needs amid insecurity and healthcare crisis

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Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday.

Aid teams highlight growing anxiety in Gaza after food is looted

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Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday.

UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting

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Published: May 23, 2025 12:00

The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February.

All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months

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Published: May 22, 2025 12:00

UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week blockade by Israeli authorities.

Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave

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Published: May 21, 2025 12:00

UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.

Nations adopt historic pledge to guard against future pandemics

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Published: May 20, 2025 12:00

After three years of negotiations sparked by the COVID-19 crisis, countries have adopted the world’s first-ever international agreement to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics. The new accord marks a major step towards ensuring…

UN faces deepening financial crisis, urges members to pay up

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

The United Nations is facing a worsening cash crisis that threatens its ability to carry out vital work, Member States warned this week, as the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee met to discuss the world body’s financial health.

UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”.

Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UN’s relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.

International Criminal Court: Deputies take over amid Prosecutor misconduct probe

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

The Deputy Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court have assumed leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor following Karim Khan’s decision to take a leave of absence amid an ongoing UN investigation into allegations of misconduct against him.

World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next…

Home-bound Syrians find few of the basics needed to survive

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Published: May 19, 2025 12:00

Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.

Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord

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Published: May 18, 2025 12:00

Could the world be better prepared for the next pandemic? As nations continue to deal with COVID-19’s lasting effects, that question is at the heart of an international agreement set to be negotiated in Geneva.

Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate

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Published: May 17, 2025 12:00

An international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, is set to be adopted this week in Geneva. Rehman Hassan, a prominent member of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council, is confident the accord could make a huge…

Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine

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Published: May 16, 2025 12:00

In July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From December until now, famine has been confirmed in five other areas of the…

End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office

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Published: May 16, 2025 12:00

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.

Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege

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Published: May 16, 2025 12:00

Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade.

Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter

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Published: May 16, 2025 12:00

A war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.

UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

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Published: May 16, 2025 12:00

The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.

‘The world is failing its health checkup,’ says WHO

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy worldwide fell by 1.8 years – the largest fall in recent history according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sudden escalation of trade tensions sends shockwaves through global economy

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according to a new report on Thursday from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).

‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken during the Korean War, the other pleading for a son’s return from captivity in Gaza – shared their testimonies before the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened concerns about the stability of Libya’s already fragile political and security situation.

Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million.

Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

Intensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Thursday.

UN needed ‘more than ever before’ says Germany’s candidate to head General Assembly

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Published: May 15, 2025 12:00

The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision for the role of UN General Assembly President, pledging to make the world body more effective, inclusive and focused on results.

US-Houthi ceasefire ‘a welcome opportunity’ to advance peace efforts in Yemen

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

The ceasefire between the United States and Houthi rebels in Yemen provides an opportunity to revitalize the peace process in the Middle Eastern country, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.

Funding cuts in Afghanistan mean ‘lives lost and lives less lived’

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

In a remote village clinic in the Bamyan Province in Afghanistan last week, a group of teenage girls were given potentially life-saving reproductive health advice, excited by the small kit of menstrual supplies they had been given.

UN aid office denounces attacks on Gaza hospital

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday.

In Berlin, broad backing for UN peacekeeping as global threats mount

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support.

World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi Arabia, Venezuela urged to end secret detentions

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur.

8 million teens in world's wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw marked declines in their academic performance, mental wellbeing, and physical health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on…

‘Politically unacceptable, morally repugnant’: UN chief calls for global ban on 'killer robots'

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Published: May 14, 2025 12:00

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight – describing them as “politically unacceptable” and “morally repugnant.”

UN aviation council finds Russia responsible for downing of Malaysian Airlines flight

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Published: May 13, 2025 12:00

A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board.

Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, says WHO

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Published: May 13, 2025 12:00

In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries

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Published: May 12, 2025 12:00

Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk…