Declared on July 19, the ceasefire followed a harrowing wave of sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and grave human rights violations. UN Special Envoy for Syria […]
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1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery
“The thousands of people seeking to return home are driven by hope, resilience and an enduring connection to their country,” said Othman Belbeisi, regional director […]
Gaza First Person: ‘The best of humankind in a place abandoned by humanity’
Sonia Silva has been working in the embattled enclave since the beginning of November 2023, just one-month after the terror attack by Hamas and other […]
Battlefield 6 Unveiled With First Look at Campaign, Multiplayer Reveal Event Set for July 31
Battlefield 6, the next entry in Electronic Arts’ long-running military shooter franchise, has been revealed. After years of hiatus and a string of recent leaks, […]
‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), said that is what one of its workers told him on […]
Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona received prison sentences of 15 and 12 years for their roles in brutal attacks against civilians – primarily from the […]
UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, told ministers and ambassadors that ongoing talks must lead to a permanent end to hostilities, the release […]
Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
While WFP has been able to hold hunger at bay across northern Nigeria in the first half of 2025, funding shortfalls are jeopardising such efforts, […]
Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained
“Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to hunger and exhaustion while performing their duties,” said Juliette Touma, Director of Communications […]
Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
Earlier this month, the UN agency began airdropping emergency food assistance in Upper Nile state after surging conflict forced families from their homes and pushed […]
