News from the United Nations
- Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza April 13, 2025In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
- The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future? April 12, 2025Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.
- Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn April 11, 2025Two years since Sudan’s brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.
- Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan April 11, 2025The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.
- UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees April 11, 2025Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities.
- US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist April 11, 2025Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States’ new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday.
- DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence April 11, 2025Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months – evidence that it’s being used as a systemic weapon of war and deliberate terror tactic.
- Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts April 11, 2025Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
- Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions April 11, 2025After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
- Syria’s political transition at risk due to Israeli military action, Security Council hears April 10, 2025Recent military actions by Israel are undermining Syria’s political transition and the chances of a new security pact between the two countries, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday.