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World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo Domingo deaths, DR Congo and Haiti updates

6 days 4 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: East Jerusalem schools told to close, Guterres saddened by Santo Domingo deaths, DR Congo and Haiti updates 09 April 2025 © UNRWA UNRWA schools in Gaza are providing accommodation for displaced families. Six schools run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem have been issued “illegal closure orders” after being forcibly entered by Israeli security…

South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink

6 days 4 hours ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: Conflict and hunger push millions to the brink 09 April 2025 © UNICEF/Mark Naftali A girl walks to a water collection point in Renk town in South Sudan's strife-ridden Upper Nile state. (file) Hunger in South Sudan’s northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UN’s emergency food…

March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine

6 days 4 hours ago Breadcrumb Home March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraine 09 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres A woman stands in the ruins of her house in Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine. More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue to face the devastating consequences of war, with March 2025 proving to be another deadly month…

Dangers grow for Myanmar quake survivors, health system 'overwhelmed'

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Dangers grow for Myanmar quake survivors, health system 'overwhelmed' 08 April 2025 © WFP/Arete Buildings have been levelled across central Myanmar by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Patients at one hospital in Sagaing have been placed in a car park in 40°C heat. because it is too dangerous to enter the facility. In earthquake-shattered central Myanmar, people are sleeping in the…

Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Council 08 April 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres A woman stands outside her bomb-damaged home in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on…

DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda 08 April 2025 © UNHCR/Yonna Tukundane Refugees from the DR Congo arrive at a reception centre in Kabazana, Uganda. Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience during their flight…

World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Nobody wins trade wars Guterres warns, WFP alert over US funding cuts, ‘modern slavery’ must be eradicated says Yang 08 April 2025 UNCTAD Photo A Singaporean cargo ship docks in a northern European port, having navigated the busy East Asia-Europe transit. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday warned that when it comes to trade wars, “nobody wins” and “everybody tends to…

Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Guterres calls on Israel to ensure life-saving aid reaches civilians 08 April 2025 © UNRWA A young man stands closes to temporary shelters in Gaza. With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave.…

Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remain 08 April 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, briefs the Security Council. Kosovo’s recent parliamentary election – conducted peacefully and inclusively – marked a significant step in its democratic development, the UN’s top envoy said on Tuesday, noting gains…

With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home With aid blockade into its second month, misery deepens for Gazans 07 April 2025 © UNFPA A man stands on the rubble of a former home in Gaza. Amid the ongoing Israeli aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, aid teams warned on Monday that civilians trapped there face multiple daily challenges as relief supplies run critically low…