Africa: UN Launches $46 Billion Appeal to Respond to Worsening Crises in 2024

As conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies continue to wreak havoc on communities worldwide, the UN on Monday issued an appeal for $46.4 billion for 2024 to help… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Meeting Seeks to Boost Political Support to Strengthen UN Peacekeeping

Ministers and delegates from more than 85 countries and international organizations are meeting in Ghana this week to express their collective commitment to UN Peacekeeping. Read more »

Somalia: Somali-Born Champion of Refugee Education Wins Top UNHCR Award

A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes in Eastern DR Congo Displace 450,000 in Six Weeks

Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where an escalating crisis is again unfolding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the… Read more »

Chad: Funding Shortfall Puts WFP Operations in Chad At Risk

Funding constraints and rising humanitarian needs could force the World Food Programme (WFP) to halt assistance to more than a million people in Chad, including newly arrived… Read more »

Sudan: 'Six Days of Terror' in West Darfur - Ethnically-Based Attacks On the Rise

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass attack in the Darfur region of Sudan, amidst the ongoing conflict between the… Read more »

East Africa: Displaced Families Uprooted By Severe Floods Across Horn of Africa

Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of displaced families in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, putting lives and livelihoods at risk, the UN refugee… Read more »

Africa: Security Council - UN Police Need Greater Support Amid 'Many Challenges'

Police officers serving under the UN flag must be properly prepared, equipped and resourced in the face of the significant challenges to both multilateralism and peacekeeping, the… Read more »

Mali: UN Convoy Concludes Treacherous 350km Journey to Gao

A convoy from the UN Mission in Mali arrived in the northeastern city of Gao on Tuesday night after a dangerous week-long journey, marking the departure of peacekeepers from the… Read more »

Sudan: War Turning 'Homes Into Cemeteries' - UNHCR

The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost six million people from their homes since it erupted in April and worsening an… Read more »

Africa: On Sacred Ground in Nepal, UN Chief Calls for Global Action for Peace

Standing in the sacred grounds of Lumbini, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday delivered a heartfelt message, urging the world to take inspiration from the… Read more »

Central African Republic: International Support Critical to Forge Lasting Peace, Security Council Hears

Progress has been made in advancing a 2019 peace agreement in the Central African Republic (CAR) but the support of the international community is still vital, the UN Special… Read more »

Africa: Over 114 Million Displaced By War, Violence Worldwide

More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes in the first nine months of this year due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN… Read more »

Africa: Why Women's Role in Sustaining Peace Is More Critical Than Ever

Twenty-three years after a landmark UN Security Council agreement focusing on women, peace and security, women and girls continue to bear the brunt of conflicts and remain… Read more »

Egypt: At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres Underlines Need for Aid to Gaza

UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for sustained humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza in remarks to the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday. Read more »

Africa: Great Lakes Envoy Urges International Support Amid Rising Hostilities

The UN Special Envoy for Africa's Great Lakes region, appealed to the international community on Tuesday for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern… Read more »

Sudan: UN Expert Warns of Child Recruitment By Armed Forces

An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups in Sudan, as the… Read more »

Mali: UN Voices Concern Over Obstacles to Mali Mission's Orderly Withdrawal

Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the… Read more »

Africa: UN-African Union Cooperation a Must, As Landscape of Conflict Shifts - UN Official

The United Nations-African Union partnership stands out as a "pillar of multilateralism", a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday, one which has continued to… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan is One of World's Largest Protection Crises, Says UN Refugee Agency

The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly… Read more »

Ethiopia: WFP Resumes 'Vital' Food Distributions to Refugees Across Ethiopia

The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia following a full revamp of its refugee operations. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Conflict Creates World's Fastest-Growing Displacement Crisis - UN Aid Official

As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN's top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created "the world's fastest-growing displacement crisis"… Read more »

East Africa: Looming Hunger Emergency for South Sudanese Families Fleeing War

A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Read more »

Africa: Only Way to End Nuclear Risk 'Is to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons' - Guterres

When "geopolitical mistrust and competition" has pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War levels, total elimination of such weapons is the only route to a peaceful future, the UN chief… Read more »

Libya: Libyans 'Rise Above Old Wounds' and Divisions After Extreme Floods, Says Youth Minister

Fatalla Elzuni, Libya's Minister of Youth, in an address on Thursday to the UN General Assembly, expressed deep sympathy and offered his condolences to Libyans "in the throes of a… Read more »