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Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn

·December 31, 2025·1 min read

Years of conflict, compounded by worsening food insecurity, recurrent natural disasters, climate change impacts and large-scale returns of displaced people, have left an estimated 45 per cent of the population – some 21.9 million people – in need of humanitarian assistance next year. Of those, 17.5 million people – more...

Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’

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·October 31, 2025·2 min read

The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last year’s – with the level of destruction of power facilities outpacing the ability to recover. “We are very worried about people living in high-rise buildings in...

Most major methane leak alerts ignored despite climate threat

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·October 26, 2025·1 min read

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Cutting emissions would deliver rapid, tangible climate benefits, with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reporting that cutting human-caused emissions by around half is one of the most cost-effective ways to slow...

Sudan: UN ‘deeply alarmed’ by major attack on besieged El Fasher

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·August 13, 2025·1 min read

Monday’s attack left 40 civilians dead and 19 injured within Abu Shouk, according to humanitarian partners. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that the renewed violence forced at least 500 residents of the camp to flee to other parts of North Darfur. Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Sheldon Yett,...

A mandate for change: UN releases proposals for streamlining of tasks as part of major reform agenda

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·August 1, 2025·5 min read

Mandates – requests or directives for action issued by the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council – have multiplied significantly since 1945. Today, there are more than 40,000 active mandates, serviced by around 400 intergovernmental bodies. Together, they require more than 27,000 meetings a year...

Major step forward for child protection in Colombia, as politicians ban underage marriage

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·December 31, 2024·2 min read

In November, following several failed attempts, politicians of all stripes approved a bill to overhaul legislation that has been in effect since 1887, reflecting a deep-rooted practice that violates the rights of children and adolescents: according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). one in five girls aged between 14...

Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges

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·December 6, 2024·4 min read

“As you have heard many times by now, today’s Iraq is not the same as the Iraq of 20 years ago, or even five years ago. Iraq today is more secure, stable and open, despite the many obstacles facing the country,” Mohamed Al Hassan said in his first briefing to...

COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief

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·November 14, 2024·2 min read

“You have every right to be angry, and I am too. You are on the sharp end of a colossal injustice. An injustice that sees the very future of your islands threatened by rising seas; your people pounded by record hurricanes; your economies torn apart,” Mr. Guterres said. Addressing the...

‘Major milestone’ immunization campaign begins in DPR Korea

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·September 4, 2024·1 min read

“This campaign is a major milestone in our drive to vaccinate every child in the DPRK and protect them from common childhood diseases,” said UNICEF’s Acting Representative for the country – more commonly known as North Korea – Roland Kupka. “This is the first step in restoring routine immunization and...

Ukraine dam disaster: Lack of clean water, spread of disease, major risks

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·June 7, 2023·3 min read

Homes have been flooded, forcing many to leave, and access to water, specifically clean water, is emerging as a major challenge. In an interview with UN News, International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokesperson Olivia Headon, speaking from Kyiv, said the agency along with other humanitarian partners, had been rushing clean...

Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery

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·May 3, 2023·3 min read

“It is welcome news that health systems in the majority of countries are starting to restore essential health services for millions of people who missed them during the pandemic,” said Dr. Rudi Eggers, director for integrated health services at the World Health Organization (WHO). “But, we need to ensure that...

Pakistan still an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for millions of children, following major flooding

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·January 18, 2023·2 min read

While “the rains have ended…to a great degree, so has media attention,” UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil, told reporters in Geneva adding that, with homes destroyed, children are facing a “bitter winter, without decent shelter”. Deadly floods hit Pakistan last summer, and have now only partly receded. 33 million...