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UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin Attacks on civilian populations have been reported in South Sudan. The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended…

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire Una mujer recoge sus pertenencias antes de abandonar un campamento para desplazados cerca de Goma, en el este de la República Democrática del Congo. A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to…

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time 27 March 2025 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A mother walks with her children to their shelter at an IDP camp in North Darfur. For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday…

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war 27 March 2025 © UNFPA A family in Gaza looks through the rubble of a destroyed building. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade…

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns 27 March 2025 劳工组织亚太地区办事处 越南一家纺织厂的女工在缝制主要销往西方市场的夹克。 Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday…

Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears 27 March 2025 © WFP/Jerry Ally Kahashi Displaced people receive food aid outside Goma in the eastern DR Congo. Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights…

Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks 26 March 2025 © ЮНИСЕФ/Э.Эль-Баба ВПП призывает все стороны ставить в приоритет нужды гражданского населения, защищать гуманитарных работников и персонал ООН, а также немедленно обеспечить доступ помощи в Газу. It has now been three and a half weeks since Israel imposed a complete blockade on all aid into Gaza, despite daily…

Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy? 26 March 2025 © WMO/Pete Stevens In Europe energy planners are increasingly concerned about “dunkelflaute”— a period of cloudy, windless weather in winter that undermines both solar power and wind generation As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable…

Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss 

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss  26 March 2025 МОМ/М. Мохаммед Уже на протяжении десятилетия йеменцы сталкиваются с голодом и постоянными перемещениями. Marking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian…

Deadly impacts of childhood wasting can be prevented, WFP insists

3 weeks 6 days ago Breadcrumb Home Deadly impacts of childhood wasting can be prevented, WFP insists 26 March 2025 WFP A malnourished child in the eastern DR Congo receives attention from a health worker. Childhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, amid chronic funding shortages that threaten essential…