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Sudan: UN warns of unprecedented child hunger in Darfur as fighting fuels refugee exodus

·December 31, 2025·3 min read

The war, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has devastated civilian infrastructure, collapsed basic services and triggered one of the world’s largest displacement crises. A nutrition survey conducted this month in Um Baru locality in Sudan’s North Darfur...

Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

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·September 17, 2025·1 min read

Based on two years of independent investigations and analysis, the report reveals how oil and non-oil revenues are siphoned off through opaque schemes and politically connected contracts. Meanwhile, millions of South Sudanese are denied basic services. “Our report tells the story of the plundering of a nation: corruption is not...

Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos

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·April 21, 2025·2 min read

Special Representative María Isabel Salvador told ambassadors in the Security Council that a “deliberate and coordinated” campaign is being waged by organized crime groups to expand territorial control and paralyse the capital, Port-au-Prince. Recent gang attacks have targeted previously unaffected areas such as Delmas and Pétion-Ville, while the storming...

Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi

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·February 22, 2025·2 min read

As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border...

Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO

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·December 23, 2023·2 min read

The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing journalists at the UN in Geneva, Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO Team Lead on Arboviruses, said that the threat required “the maximal attention and response from all levels”...

COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable

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·December 13, 2023·3 min read

Reacting to the adoption of the outcome document, UN chief António Guterres said mention of the world’s leading contributor to climate change comes after many years in which the discussion of this issue was blocked. He stressed that the era of fossil fuels must end with justice and equity. “To...

Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

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·December 11, 2023·1 min read

As COP28 entered its final 48 hours, the UN chief delivered a clear message to government negotiators: “We must conclude the conference with an ambitious outcome that demonstrates decisive action and a credible plan to keep 1.5-degree goal alive, protecting those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.” ‘The clock...

World News in Brief: Diabetes on the rise, UN prisoners in Yemen, Ukraine war fuels rise in landmine casualties

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·November 15, 2023·2 min read

Diabetes is a chronic disease which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. WHO said that more than 460 million people worldwide live with diabetes and millions more are at risk. The UN health agency stressed that...

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

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·June 16, 2023·2 min read

“We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open”, he said. “It’s time to wake up and step up.” Mr. Guterres was speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters following a meeting with civil society climate leaders from across the world. ‘Catastrophe’ looms He said limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access

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·June 3, 2023·5 min read

In a press statement issued late on Friday, the UN Security Council expressed its “deep concern” over the continued clashes, condemning all attacks on civilians, and calling for “rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access throughout Sudan”. The 15-member body emphasized the need for an immediate ceasefire, and reaffirmed its backing...

Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

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·March 5, 2023·1 min read

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit...

Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County

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·December 28, 2022·4 min read

“I have never experienced a drought as bad as this in my life”, 28-year-old Akure Ewar told UNFPA. At seven months pregnant, she complains that she is hungry and often feels dizzy when going about her day. “The dry seasons have been progressively getting worse over the last three years,...