
News in Brief 19 May 2023
Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict WFP renews appeals to help Cyclone…

Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict WFP renews appeals to help Cyclone…

The bamboo homes of Myanmar’s most vulnerable communities were no match for Cyclone Mocha which…

Cutting disaster risk ‘critical’ to 2030 sustainable development goals International Day spotlights women in maritime…

New temperature records likely in the next five years: WMO Guterres calls to eliminate digital…

Since the launch of Chat GPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has been dominating…

Dozens feared dead in Myanmar in aftermath of Cyclone Mocha Call for more funding…
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WHO advises against using non-sugar sweeteners Decriminalizing homosexuality will save lives: UNAIDS Countries agree to…

In the third episode of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, our mini-series produced in collaboration with the…

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to support around 50,000 Sudanese in…

Sudan’s warring parties take “important first step” towards respect of humanitarian principles Over 500 killed…

Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council Afghanistan: rights experts alarmed over Taliban…

Sudan: Hunger on the rise, more than 19 million face acute food insecurity Locust outbreak…

Sudan displacement doubles in one week: IOM Haiti: International support needed now to stop…

Mali: ban slavery by law, say top rights experts Sudan: rise in unexploded ordnance…

In the second episode of Humanitarian Leadership Stories, our co-production with OCHA, the UN Humanitarian…

DR Congo: millions now displaced by armed violence Hunger on the horizon for over four…

Around 258 million need emergency food aid: UN-backed report Ethiopia: essential measles vaccination campaign to…

Sudan: Guarantees needed for humanitarian access, say UN chiefs Attacks on journalists must stop: Guterres…

UN Women is giving financial and technical support to young Sudanese who are leveraging the…

Social media has long been a boon to press freedom, allowing journalists from all over…

Afghanistan: UN will continue to use convening power, ‘put Afghan people first’: UN chief Sudan…

Sudan: WFP resumes operations, top UN aid official heads to the region UN chief convenes…

What makes a good aid chief? That’s the question we set out to answer in…

Sudan latest: tens of thousands on the move, ethnic clashes rise in Darfur Stop deporting…

During this week’s UN ECOSOC Youth Forum, young people have been gathering at UN Headquarters…

90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income countries are offline China: Risk of forced…

Conditions for children caught up in Sudan’s military showdown are critical, with at least nine…

Sudan: UN chief warns against disastrous spill over effect of violence Ukraine: new medical assistance…

More resources are urgently needed for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to meet the needs…

Sudan: UN working to deliver amid dire humanitarian situation Ukraine: calls to execute POWs could…

UN Secretary-General welcomes safe relocation of staff in Sudan ‘Big Catch-up’ in vaccines focus of World Immunization…

Unless drastic changes are made the future of water looks bleak. On World Meteorological Day,…

The fashion industry has always been driven by esthetics, but its environmental and social impacts…

Climate change has continued to drive hunger and displacement in 2022, as ever more frequent…

The UN Secretary-General has appealed for the military rivals in Sudan to lay down their…

Sudan violence takes ‘devastating toll’ on children: UNICEF chief Millions of children deprived of life-saving…

A new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shows that immunization rates are in…

End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA Up to 20,000 new…

Sudan latest: UN rights chief urges end to fighting Restrictions on women’s rights condemn Afghanistan…

A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has condemned the reported military occupation of at…
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Humanitarian needs are skyrocketing today, and the vast majority of people requiring aid, live in…

UN chief calls for accountability over deaths of WFP employees in Sudan violence Russia:…

Water doesn’t respect borders, and 153 countries share basins. Water scarcity is increasing, and so…

In April 1994, a sinister call was broadcast over radio stations across Rwanda, triggering the…

World Chagas Day: early detection essential to track ‘silent’ disease Yemen: UN envoy welcomes mass…

Gender inequalities in food and agriculture are costing world $1 trillion: FAO UN rights chief…

Lost decade looms for debt-ridden developing countries: UNCTAD UN rights chief appoints expert on Haiti…

China: UN rights chief ‘very concerned’ by sentencing of civil society activists New settlement opens…

World must unite behind Afghan women and girls’ rights: UN deputy chief UN rights chief…
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This year’s UN World Water Development Report warned of a global water crisis, unless international…