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Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need

·September 30, 2025·2 min read

Hamas has yet to respond to Washington’s 20-point peace plan, which has the backing of Israel and the wider international community. Hamas leadership had not been consulted on it prior to the announcement but was briefed on the details by Qatari and Egyptian mediators later on Monday, according to news...

Iraq unveils historic migration plan to boost development and stability

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·September 1, 2025·1 min read

Unveiled on Wednesday, it creates new opportunities for work, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and placing migration at the heart of stability and economic development. It is being led by Iraq’s ministry for migration and the displaced, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...

Israeli plan to take military control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief

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·August 8, 2025·1 min read

“A complete military takeover of the occupied Gaza Strip must be immediately halted,” insisted Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, after the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan which portends a full-scale Israeli military takeover in the battered enclave. The development runs contrary to international law, Mr. Türk...

Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities

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·July 17, 2025·1 min read

Amidst escalating hostilities and continued strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukraine is once again bracing for another harsh winter. As the cold season brings heightened risks, especially for people near the frontline, displaced persons living in collective sites, and other vulnerable populations, the Winter Response Plan aims to deliver essential...

Gaza: UN agencies call for aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan begins

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·May 27, 2025·3 min read

After nearly three months of complete blockade by Israel, a “vastly insufficient” amount of aid was finally allowed into the war-ravaged enclave in the last week, insisted Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “We have not stopped operating,” he said, referring to staff still inside Gaza,...

Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza

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·May 24, 2025·2 min read

Addressing reporters outside the Security Council, António Guterres called once again for a permanent ceasefire to end the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and full humanitarian access so aid can flow in following nearly 80 days of Israeli blockade. ‘Cruellest...

Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’

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·May 10, 2025·3 min read

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder insisted that the Israeli proposal to create a handful of aid hubs exclusively in the south of the Strip would create an “impossible choice between displacement and death”. The plan “contravenes basic humanitarian principles” and appears designed to “reinforce control over life-sustaining items...

Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan

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·April 11, 2025·3 min read

Hostilities in the Gaza Strip resumed mid-March following the collapse of the ceasefire and Israel’s border closure. As it enters its sixth week, the denial of aid into the enclave has left more than 2.1 million Gazans trapped without access to food, drinking water, and basic services. Israel in recent...

Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan

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·April 11, 2025·1 min read

People anywhere, at any age can be infected with meningitis, which is transmitted through respiratory secretions or droplets in close human contact. Low and middle-income nations are worst-affected. The so-called “meningitis belt” in sub-Saharan Africa sees most cases and outbreaks. It stretches from Senegal and The Gambia in the...

UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’

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·March 12, 2025·1 min read

From embarking on a digital revolution to fill the gaping gender divide to ensuring a seat at decision making tables, the new plan builds on the landmark 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which presented a blueprint for achieving gender equality and advancing women’s rights. UN Women chief Sima...

Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation

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·March 7, 2025·3 min read

According to UN refugee agency, UNHCR, 600,000 people could be on the move in the next six months, according to its latest survey. UNHCR spokesperson Celine Schmitt said on Friday that people will need “housing, jobs, schools, hospitals, electricity and clean water” – all of which are lacking after 14...

World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate crisis, Nigeria aid plan

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·January 25, 2025·2 min read

The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who had been held for more than a year, earlier this week. The move raised hopes that more than 60 staff from the UN, international organizations and diplomatic missions already...