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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 day 13 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Situation in the occupied…

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval 29 April 2025 © ADB/Lester V. Ledesma Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries. Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at…

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Oxygen Empire Media Production A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan. Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday…

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa 29 April 2025 © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since…

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear 29 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Myaa Aung Thein Kyaw People in Mandalay, Myanmar, remove debris following the earthquake in March 2025. Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.…

Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade 29 April 2025 © WHO Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March. The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without…

Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace 29 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security…

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’ 29 April 2025 © UNFPA A boy stops in front of a destroyed building in Gaza. The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for…

Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans 29 April 2025 UN News Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people. After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and…

Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief

1 day 15 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief 29 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Two children walk through Gaza's destroyed landscape. The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace…