News from the United Nations
- UN Security Council condemns Jammu and Kashmir terror attack April 25, 2025The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday that killed at least 26 tourists and left many more injured, calling for accountability and international cooperation to bring the perpetrators to justice.
- DR Congo crisis forces refugees to swim for their lives to Burundi April 25, 2025The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling resources.
- Ukraine: Continued Russian assaults drive civilians from frontline communities April 25, 2025As Ukrainian cities struggle to recover from this week’s deadly missile and drone strikes, frontline areas remain under relentless attack, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday, warning of ongoing displacement and deepening humanitarian needs.
- WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza April 25, 2025The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people.
- Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria April 25, 2025Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political progress, ongoing violence, deepening economic hardship and a worsening humanitarian crisis highlight the urgent and continued need for international support.
- From border control to belonging: How host communities gain from empowering refugees April 25, 2025With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host communities.
- Destitution and disease stalk Myanmar’s quake survivors April 25, 2025One month since Myanmar’s earthquake disaster, tens of thousands of survivors still live in makeshift tents with little to protect them from pre-monsoon storms and mosquitoes.
- Sudan situation ‘absolutely devastating’ as UN ramps up food aid April 25, 2025The situation in western Sudan is “shocking” and people in the capital, Khartoum face “absolutely devastating” conditions according to a senior UN official in the African country.
- Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN April 24, 2025Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.
- More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN April 24, 2025Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease.