United Nations agencies say imminent US withdrawal from World Health Organization and Paris climate agreement will have serious consequences for global health and efforts to slow down climate change
War in Sudan has taken more dangerous turn as evidence of war crimes, other atrocities emerge
'We must be here at the side of the Ukrainian people as they respond to the consequences of a devastating war,' says UN humanitarian chief
More than 3,000 global leaders will meet in Switzerland next week to seek solutions for some of the most pressing issues of the day
IOM says children, who make up more than half of Haiti’s displaced population, bear the greatest burden of displacement
'People have been evacuated. It has been impossible to save houses, and the loss of life is still too high, but it has been kept to a relative minimum,' a spokesperson says
The report documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including possible war crimes
900 people reportedly were executed in 2024, including some 40 in one week in December
Nearly three years into Russia's invasion, the rights situation remains bleak, with a rising number of civilian casualties, continued executions, and torture of prisoners of war
Israel says agency ignores evidence of Hamas activity in and under hospitals
This year's UN Environment Program's Emissions Gap report warns that temperatures are likely to rise to 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century if preventive action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere
While many Palestinians lack adequate shelter to protect against the cold and rain, humanitarians must prioritize providing food over shelter
The siege of El Fasher in North Darfur has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and more than a thousand injuries, according to the UN's human rights chief
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported in 108 countries and territories over five continents in the last three years
Group argues that migrants fill essential jobs in foreign countries and send much-needed remittances to their home countries
'65% of Ukraine’s own energy production capacities has been destroyed,’ one UN official reported
The WHO estimates that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths every year ‘from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress’
Report focuses on violations resulting from Israeli attacks on Palestinian people and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
As many as 113 patients will be brought to Kerem Shalom and transferred out of Gaza to Ramallah airport and on to other countries
The number of displaced persons inside Sudan hits 11 million, worsening world’s largest displacement crisis
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