UN News Today 19 July 2024

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn.

Over the past several days, a genocidal paramilitary group kn ...

As the devastating impacts of armed conflicts continue to mount, civilians are enduring unimaginable suffering. Violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are compounding these crises, while emerging threats such as autonomous weapons and cyber warfare add new dimensions ...  Show more

The leading UN humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, says the body is overstretched and underfunded when it comes to supporting the roughly 300 million people in need around the world. Mines left over from more than a decade of armed conflict in Syria are threatening civilians try ...  Show more

Alors que les États ont tendance à réduire leurs budgets consacrés à l’aide humanitaire mondiale, celle-ci subit de plein fouet l’investiture de Donald Trump. Quelques mois seulement après sa prise de poste, le président américain et son administration ont démantelé l’USAID (Agen ...  Show more