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The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COV...

The UN is sounding the alarm over escalating violence in Sudan following drone strikes near Port Sudan airport reportedly carried out by the...

The UN and partners on Sunday issued a stark warning over the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Israeli authorities maintain a near-...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital Damascus and elsewhere is thre...

"After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood," sai...

Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s hum...

In Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and inte...

The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to li...

Chicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the...

The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with...

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their li...

Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN...

After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face...

The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take b...

Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, a...

The Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot presidi...

The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive...

Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where human...

Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent a...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and oth...

The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Saturday, as hum...

Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political progress, ongoing violenc...

The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the...

The near two-month ban on humanitarian aid and supplies entering Gaza is driving families to the edge of survival, as critical essentials –...

Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climat...