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Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

19 hours 45 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day 22 April 2025 © WHO A young child in Gaza waits to be served food. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days…

Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal

19 hours 45 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal 22 April 2025 © NRC/Milena Ayala People who have fled armed conflict seek refuge at a temporary shelter in Catatumbo region of northeastern Colombia. Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.…

Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change

19 hours 45 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change 22 April 2025 © Unsplash/Cassie Boca Windmills generate electrify in the US state of Indiana as a storm approaches. City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and can prosper in an uncertain future.…

Guterres condemns deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir

19 hours 45 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres condemns deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir 22 April 2025 UN Photo/Mark Garten United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (file). Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the armed attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed at least 28 lives earlier on Tuesday. UN…

Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble

19 hours 45 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble 22 April 2025 UN News A bulldozer removes the rubble of a destroyed house in Gaza City, searching for people missing under the debris. Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fifteenth Session in Geneva

22 hours 37 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Fifteenth Session in Geneva 22 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and fifteenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Ukraine under the International Convention…

Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official

1 day 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official 21 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Children are amongst the people who have returned to Idleb in Syria. Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.…

Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow

1 day 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow 21 April 2025 UN-Habitat/Julius Mwelu Home to nearly 30 million people, Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities. Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience…

UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’

1 day 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’ 21 April 2025 UN Photo/Rein Skullerud Secretary-General António Guterres (right) has an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.…

Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos

1 day 19 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos 21 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Scrapped police vehicles are piled up in the northern Haitian city, Cap Haitien. Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday…