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Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis 25 March 2025 © UNICEF People who fled violence in the eastern DR Congo gather in Cibitoke in northwestern Burundi. With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Belgium’s Commitment to Human Rights, Ask about Foreign Unaccompanied Minors and Illegal International Adoptions

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Belgium’s Commitment to Human Rights, Ask about Foreign Unaccompanied Minors and Illegal International Adoptions 24 March 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today reviewed a report containing additional information submitted by Belgium under article 29 (4) of the Convention. Committee Experts commended the State party’s…

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

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN agency warns of ‘surge’ in AIDS deaths without US funding 24 March 2025 © UNAIDS/Daniel Msirikale A patient in Tanzania receives antiretroviral medication to treat HIV. Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an additional 6.3 million people will die…

‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Racism requires ignorance’: How art and culture can help end racial discrimination 24 March 2025 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Sarah Lewis, Associate Professor at Harvard University and Founder of Vision & Justice, addresses the UN General Assembly Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Despite significant progress over…

Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safety 24 March 2025 © IOM/Majed Mohammed At IOM’s Migrant Response Point in Aden, migrants receive the cholera vaccine as part of a nationwide effort to tackle the outbreak. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including…

‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Don’t cut the aid’: Insecurity worsens for stateless Rohingya, says UNHCR’s Grandi 24 March 2025 © UNHCR/Susan Hopper The Kutupalong refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar where the majority of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh live. The plight of Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said…

UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN peace missions strained, with trust ‘in short supply’ and widening divisions 24 March 2025 UN Photo/Michael Ali UN peacekeepers patrol Mutwanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, Secretary-General António…

Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse 24 March 2025 © UNFPA Two Gazans walk through a bomb site following renewed attacks on the enclave. The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the…

South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan on the brink of civil war, top UN official warns 24 March 2025 © WFP/Peter Louis Displaced people in Renk County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan. (file) South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday…

UNAIDS Press Conference

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UNAIDS Press Conference 24 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Impact of US funding cuts on the HIV response Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director  Angeli Achrekar, UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director