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South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

·April 19, 2025·2 min read

Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan, warned that a political standoff between President Salva Kiir and former First Vice President Riek Machar – the two principal signatories to the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement – has now degenerated into direct military confrontation. Volatility is mounting amid...

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

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·April 17, 2025·3 min read

“Palestinian journalists continue to do heroic work, paying a heavy price; 170 have been killed to date,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini. “The free flow of information and independent reporting are key to facts and accountability during conflicts.” In his appeal, Mr. Lazzarini noted that in the more than 18 months...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

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·April 16, 2025·1 min read

At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire, according to an initial review by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Among the dead are 14 women and nine children. More than 92,000 people remain...

WHO warns of severe disruptions to health services amid funding cuts

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·April 14, 2025·1 min read

Speaking on Thursday at a press conference in Geneva, Tedros said that in around 25 per cent of countries, some health facilities have had to close completely due to cuts, according to figures from more than 100 countries compiled by WHO. Severe disruptions Out-of-pocket payments for health services have led to...

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

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·March 28, 2025·2 min read

Speaking at an event commemorating Sunday’s International Day of Zero Waste, Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent action to curb the textile industry’s devastating impact on the planet. “Dressing to kill could kill the planet,” he stressed. The fashion industry is one of the world’s most polluting sectors, responsible for...

Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns

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·March 25, 2025·2 min read

The death toll for under-fives was 4.8 million in 2023 – a significant decline – with stillbirths falling marginally to around 1.9 million, data released by the UN shows. Despite this, decades of hard-won progress in child survival is under threat as a result of funding cuts, health system challenges...

UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding

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·March 25, 2025·3 min read

“We will see a …real surge in this disease – [we] will see it come back, and we see people dying the way we saw them in the 90s and in 2000s,” said UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima who noted a “tenfold increase” from the 600,000 AIDS-related deaths recorded globally...

‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day

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·March 21, 2025·3 min read

21 March marks the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and honours the legacy of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, when South African police opened fire on a peaceful protest against apartheid, killing 69 people. A toxic legacy Despite decades of progress, racism...

FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action

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·March 18, 2025·1 min read

Briefing Member States in Rome, FAO officials called for urgent action to strengthen biosecurity, surveillance and rapid-response mechanisms to curb the outbreak. FAO Deputy Director-General Godfrey Magwenzi stressed that the crisis threatens to have “serious impacts on food security and food supply in countries, including loss of valuable nutrition, rural...

Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe

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·March 18, 2025·3 min read

Unanimously adopting resolution 2777 (2025), the 15-member council stressed the “critical importance” of a continued presence of UNAMA and other UN agencies across Afghanistan. The council also expressed appreciation for the UN’s long-term commitment to the country and its people, reiterating its full support for UNAMA and the Special Representative...

Sudan war: Children facing ‘unimaginable suffering’, warns UNICEF chief

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·March 14, 2025·4 min read

“This is not just a crisis, it is a poly-crisis affecting every sector, from health and nutrition to water, education and protection,” Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, told ambassadors in the Security Council. Since war erupted between the former allies-turned-rivals, the Sudanese army (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and...

Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF

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·March 5, 2025·2 min read

The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January, it has not been enough to make up for the 15 months of war when supply convoys were frequently blocked, impeded or cancelled by the Israeli...