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World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks near end
Aid workers continue to deliver assistance to people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid ongoing tension and volatility, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on
24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
As the war in Sudan marks its one-year anniversary next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of
WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and
Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests
Iranian security forces shot hundreds of people who took part in widespread protests sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini while she was in
UN relief chief calls for overhaul in humanitarian assistance delivery
The UN’s emergency relief chief on Monday outlined the need for a fundamental shift in how humanitarian assistance is delivered, advocating for greater understanding of
Explainer: What is famine and how is it declared?
Amid growing global concerns over alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected communities and talk of intensifying levels of food insecurity possibly leading to famine, we looked
Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’
Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global
Famine could happen ‘anytime’ in Gaza’s northern governorates, warn UN humanitarians
Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food