June 15
Sudan: Sudan Civilians Trapped By Fear, Disappearance and Detention - Rights Experts
As Sudan's conflict enters a fourth year, civilians are increasingly trapped not only by frontline violence but by fear, disappearance and detention, according to an update by the… Read more »
June 10
Africa: Refugee Numbers Drop for First Time in a Decade, but Millions Remain Trapped
Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of… Read more »
June 09
Sudan: Sudan War - Drone Attacks Damage Key Aid Routes
Escalating attacks on bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure in Sudan are disrupting humanitarian access and putting civilians at further risk, the United Nations said on… Read more »
June 05
Africa: 'The True Cost of Peace' - UN Honours Fallen Peacekeepers As Dangers Mount
The United Nations paused on Friday to pay tribute to the more than 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past 78 years. Read more »
June 04
Somalia: From Food Lines in Somalia to Clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz Crisis Sends Shockwaves Through Global Aid Networks
What began as a geopolitical crisis in the Middle East nearly 100 days ago is increasingly becoming a food security crisis elsewhere, with UN agencies warning of rising hunger in… Read more »
June 01
Libya: From Libyan Deserts to 3D-Printed Guns - the Weapons That Never Go Away
Years after conflicts fade from the headlines, the weapons used to fight them often continue to circulate - crossing borders, fuelling crime and undermining an often-fragile peace.… Read more »
May 29
Africa: UN Honours Blue Helmets and Calls for Renewed Investment in Peace
Peacekeepers are serving in a dangerous era of mounting global tensions and tight resources. UN chief António Guterres is now calling for greater political backing and… Read more »
Africa: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Cases More Than Doubled in 2025, UN Warns
Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were… Read more »
May 28
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Calls for Ceasefire Amid DR Congo Ebola Outbreak
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence… Read more »
May 27
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Collides With Conflict and Hunger, WHO Warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" as a… Read more »
May 21
Africa: War Is Becoming a Death Sentence for Women and Girls
Thirteen-year-old Mona still remembers the moment the second airstrike hit. Read more »
May 15
Sudan: Sudan Hunger Crisis Deepens As UN Warns Millions Face Acute Food Shortages
Nearly 20 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger and more than 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year, UN agencies warned on Friday, as civil war, mass… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia At 'Real Risk of Famine' As Middle East War Fallout Continues
At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children "at… Read more »
May 12
Chad: Chad's Refugee Crisis Overwhelms Maternity Care in East, UN Agency Warns
Many women in eastern Chad are being forced to give birth in overcrowded clinics with limited medicine, minimal equipment and severe shortages of anesthesia, as a worsening… Read more »
May 11
Sudan: Armed Drones Leading Cause of Civilian Death in Sudan War - UN Rights Chief
Drones caused more than 80 per cent of civilian deaths in Sudan's war during the first four months of 2026, killing at least 880 people, the UN human rights chief said on Monday,… Read more »
May 01
Africa: Middle East Crisis Puts Aid, Food, Fuel Further Out of Reach for Millions Already Struggling - UN Agencies
As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and the rights of the most… Read more »
April 28
Sudan: Darfur - Two Decades On, a New Generation of Children Faces 'Horrific Violence'
Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in a catastrophic cycle of violence, hunger, and displacement… Read more »
April 26
West Africa: Mali - Guterres Calls for International Solutions to Curb Spread of Violent Extremism in the Sahel
There are reports of continuing clashes in Mali on Sunday, a day after a series of coordinated attacks across the landlocked African nation against Government forces by extremists… Read more »
April 24
Africa: Two-Thirds of Global Hunger Concentrated in 10 Conflict-Hit Countries
A growing share of global hunger is becoming entrenched in a small group of conflict-hit countries, with two-thirds of people facing acute food insecurity concentrated in just 10… Read more »
April 21
Sudan: Millions of Desperate Sudanese Return Home Amid Dire Conditions As War Rages
Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face "another struggle… Read more »
April 17
Sudan: Sudan - Three Quarters of Women Feel Unsafe As War Rages On
Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls "are telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violence" whether when fleeing to safety or… Read more »
South Sudan: 'Slaughtered Like Goats' - Despair and Abandonment in South Sudan
Senior UN officials painted a sorry picture of South Sudan on Friday at the Security Council, describing political turmoil, rising violence, hunger and disease, amid budget cuts… Read more »
April 15
Sudan: 'Sudan Is an Atrocities Laboratory', UN Aid Chief Tells Berlin Conference
Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen. Read more »
April 14
Sudan: Fleeing Sudan's War, Refugees Rebuild Their Lives in Uganda
On the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open fields. The Kriandongo camp sits between a shattered past and a life… Read more »
Sudan: World Failing Sudan As War Enters a Fourth Year, UN Relief Chief Warns
Sudan remains the world' s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war between rival militaries on the eve… Read more »
