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Eighty years at the heart of global development
Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed to ensure that peace and security would be backed by […]
Shrinking Allowances: Why the NSFAS Living Grant No Longer Meets Student Reality
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By Kutlwano Phumudi Published Jan 2026 University and TVET college students funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) […]
Cold kills another infant in Gaza as West Bank displacement intensifies
The baby girl – just three months old – was found frozen to death on Tuesday morning at her home in Gaza City, according to media reports. This brings […]
Haiti explained: why the crisis is deepening — and what comes next
Armed gangs control large swathes of territory and violence has spread well beyond the capital Port-au-Prince, weakening the State’s ability to govern and deliver basic […]
At the edge of war: the Central African Republic’s uneasy border with Sudan
Since the beginning of the civil war in Sudan, tens of thousands of refugees have fled south to the area, carrying with them not only […]
UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem
Responding to the dramatic development, head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees Philippe Lazzarini described it as an “unprecedented attack” against the UN, whose […]
Mozambique floods heighten disease, malnutrition risks – UN agencies
The head of aid coordination office, OCHA, in the country, Paola Emerson, told reporters in Geneva that more than half a million people have been […]
Yemen: Children are dying and it’s going to get worse, warns aid veteran
“The simple narrative is, children are dying and it’s going to get worse,” said Julien Harneis, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen. “My fear […]
UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
Volker Türk was speaking in the Kenyan capital at the end of a five-day mission to Sudan, where “a chronicle of cruelty is unfolding before […]
