News from the United Nations
- Gaza: ‘Worst-case scenario’ unfolds as brutal aid blockade threatens mass starvation May 2, 2025Two months into a devastating aid blockade of Gaza food has run out and people are fighting over water amid relentless bombing, the UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
- Myanmar crisis deepens as military attacks persist and needs grow May 2, 2025More than a month after two powerful earthquakes devastated Myanmar, the country is spiralling deeper into crisis as continued military attacks, obstructed aid access and widespread displacement leave nearly 6.3 million people in urgent need.
- Reporters in Gaza bear witness and suffer tragic consequences May 2, 2025"After losing my leg in the war, I returned to photojournalism not just for work, but because I have loved photography since childhood," said Palestinian reporter Sami Shahada.
- Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship May 2, 2025Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day.
- Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees May 2, 2025The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday that a worsening funding crisis is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – in increasing danger.
- Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks May 2, 2025UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital Damascus and elsewhere is threatening fragile efforts toward peace and political transition.
- Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief May 1, 2025The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.
- Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo May 1, 2025An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The escalating crisis is also widening critical gaps in healthcare and protection, amid a broader surge in infectious diseases.
- Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify May 1, 2025Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have followed through on decrees aimed at erasing women from public life in the country and restricting their freedom of movement, the UN mission to the country (UNAMA) said in its latest human rights report published on Thursday covering the first quarter of 2025.
- Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher May 1, 2025More than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past three weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.