UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets | Humanitarian Crises News
‘Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,’ says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused.The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts to its global…
Israel kills at least 58 people in Gaza, many at US-backed aid site: Medics | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli fire and air strikes have killed at least 58 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, many of them near an aid distribution site operated by…
Condemnation and anger at the UNSC after Israeli strikes on Iran | United Nations
NewsFeedThe United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iran. China and Russia condemned the bombings, while Israel’s allies,…
UN officials urge Israel, Iran to show ‘restraint’ at emergency meeting | Nuclear Weapons News
Israel’s aerial assault on Iran has destroyed the above-ground enrichment plant at Natanz, where there is now “contamination”, according to Rafael Grossi, chief of the…
United Nations slams US- and Israel-backed Gaza aid group as a ‘failure’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
UN spokesman says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is not delivering supplies safely to those in need.The United Nations says the Israeli- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian…
Trump urges Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran vows response to Israel attacks | Nuclear Weapons News
President Donald Trump has urged Iran to agree to US demands to restrict its nuclear programme as Tehran promised a strong response to Israeli air…
Money not infertility, UN report says: Why birth rates are plummeting | Demographics News
Millions of people around the world are unable to have the number of children they desire, and financial constraints, lack of quality healthcare and gender…
Gaza aid sites branded ‘human slaughterhouses’ under deadly Israeli fire | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 13 Palestinians have been killed and more than 150 injured after Israeli troops and American security contractors opened fire on crowds waiting for…
Syria to give IAEA access to suspected former nuclear sites: Report | Nuclear Weapons News
IAEA head Grossi describes the new government as ‘committed to opening up to the world, to international cooperation’.Syria’s new government has agreed to give inspectors…
US vetoes UNSC ceasefire resolution as death, starvation consume Gaza | United Nations News
The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as Israeli…
Five UN food aid workers killed in Sudan ambush as hunger crisis deepens | Sudan war News
Deadly attack on United Nations convoy in Sudan disrupts aid to hunger-stricken families in the war-torn country.An ambush on a United Nations food aid convoy…
UN demands probe as Israeli forces kill more people near aid site in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli forces have opened fire again on Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid from a distribution site in Gaza, killing at least three people and injuring more…
Iran increases stockpile of enriched Uranium by 50 percent, IAEA says | Nuclear Weapons News
The UN nuclear watchdog warns Tehran could be close to weapons-grade enriched uranium, as negotiations with the US continue.The United Nations nuclear watchdog says Iran…
UN Arab Group: Israel weaponising starvation in Gaza | Military
NewsFeedArab states are accusing Israel of weaponising hunger in Gaza, rejecting its new aid system as illegal. “Starvation is being used as a weapon of…
China sets up international body in Hong Kong to rival World Court | Politics News
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu said the body’s status would be on par with the UN’s International Court of Justice.The Chinese government has signed…
‘This must stop now’: UN food body condemns RSF attacks on Sudan premises | Sudan war News
Aid workers are also having to cope with a wave of cholera outbreaks in war-torn Sudan.The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is “shocked…
Israel announces major expansion of illegal West Bank settlements | Occupied West Bank News
Israel announces 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, fuelling fears of further annexation and erasure.The Israeli government says it will establish 22…
UN, aid groups slam US-Israel-backed initiative after deadly rush in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least three Palestinians have been killed in Gaza after the Israeli military opened fire on crowds of people who rushed to an aid distribution…
M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group | Conflict News
Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Israel maintains minimal aid deliveries to Gaza amid hunger crisis | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Aid agencies have continued to criticise Israel after it announced it had sent a small convoy of trucks carrying vital supplies into Gaza. COGAT, the…