Sudan: Thirteen More Lives Lost in Sudan As 1,000th Day of War Looms

Thirteen more lives - including children - were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan's North Kordofan region. Read more »

Africa: Liberia, DR Congo Join Somalia on UN Security Council

From deploying peacekeepers to conducting quiet - but at times heated - diplomacy, the UN Security Council sits at the heart of global decision-making on war and peace. As of… Read more »

Africa: A Woman Dies From Cervical Cancer Every Two Minutes, UN Says

A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the… Read more »

Central African Republic: CAR Election Results Expected Next Monday, January 5

Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic's first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and ballot counting is now… Read more »

Africa: Health Advances Marked 2025 As Wars and Funding Cuts Strained Systems

From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of Unprecedented Child Hunger in Darfur As Fighting Fuels Refugee Exodus

Sudan's deepening war is driving unprecedented levels of hunger, child malnutrition and displacement, UN agencies report, as new data from Darfur and a renewed refugee influx into… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Sexual Violence Against Children 'Entrenched, Systemic and Widespread' Across DR Congo, UNICEF Warns

Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise… Read more »

Africa: UN, U.S. Sign $2 Billion Humanitarian Funding Agreement for 17 Crisis-Hit Countries

The United Nations and the United States on Monday formalized an agreement under which the US committed $2 billion in humanitarian assistance for global relief programmes, a move… Read more »

Sudan: UN Renews Ceasefire Push in Sudan

The UN has urged Sudan's warring parties to pursue compromise and an immediate ceasefire, even as drone attacks, displacement and the killing of peacekeepers underscore the growing… Read more »

Sudan: Health System 'On the Verge of Collapse'

The war in Sudan has been tearing the country apart for almost 1,000 days, putting the country's health system under intolerable pressure. The World Health Organization (WHO) is… Read more »

Africa: How Climate Change Is Threatening Human Rights

With rising effects of climate change across the globe, the world has started recognising that climate change is not just an ecological collapse, but also a human rights crisis. Read more »

Central African Republic: Historic Vote Looms in Central African Republic As UN Urges Peaceful Participation

With Central Africans set to vote in presidential, legislative, regional and long-delayed municipal elections this weekend, the United Nations has appealed for calm and restraint,… Read more »

Africa: Industrialisation Without Destruction - a UN Blueprint for the Future

Since the 19th century, industrialisation has had a transformative effect on the world, both positive and negative. It has created jobs and lifted millions out of poverty. But it… Read more »

Africa: Paper and Wood - Forest Products Show Signs of Recovery, UN Agency Says

From wood-based panels used in construction, to charcoal for cooking food, forest products are valued and traded all around the world. Read more »

Africa: UN Celebrates 10 Years of Progress in Youth, Peace and Security Agenda

The UN has long been at the forefront of efforts to involve young people in decision-making, and the last decade has seen significant progress, thanks to the adoption of a Security… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Displaced People in South Kivu Close to 'Utter Desperation', WFP Says

An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December. Read more »

Somalia: Funding Cuts Impact Assistance to Millions Affected By Drought

Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns Sudan War Entering Deadlier Phase As Fighting Spreads in Kordofan

The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and… Read more »

Libya: Security Council Hears of Fading Election Prospects in Libya

The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative for the country said on Friday in a briefing to the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Renews DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission Amid Renewed M23 Offensives in the East

The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - Kordofan's El-Obeid 'One or Two Steps' Away From Being Attacked

As fighting escalates in Sudan, "people are scared, people are fleeing their homes", the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Friday, noting that more than 50,000 people have been… Read more »

South Sudan: UNMISS Condemns the Killing of a Staff Member in Wau, Calls for a Swift Investigation

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its staff members in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state. Read more »

Sudan: World Urged Not to Ignore 'Gruesome Sexual Violence'

Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan's North Darfur region, attributed to paramilitary… Read more »

Sudan: Needs Rise As People Continue to Flee Fighting in Kordofan

Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - Intensifying Hostilities Bring New Displacement, More Casualties

The situation across Sudan's Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday. Read more »