News from the United Nations
- Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’ March 31, 2025Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.
- Gaza: UN relief chief demands ‘answers and justice’ following killings of first responders March 31, 2025The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil defence first responders and a UN staff member in an attack in southern Gaza.
- Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time March 30, 2025The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more pressure on nearly 20 million people who were already in need of aid.
- Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts March 29, 2025Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
- UN chief strongly condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic March 29, 2025The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving with UN mission MINUSCA in the Central African Republic which left one Kenyan ‘blue helmet’ dead.
- Looking beyond GDP to reach the Sustainable Development Goals March 29, 2025Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic growth to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN policymakers have suggested.
- Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’ March 28, 2025Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday.
- UN teams ramp up response to deadly quake in Myanmar and Thailand March 28, 2025Amid reports of hundreds dead or missing following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in central Myanmar, UN teams in the region are “responding fast”, said UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday.
- Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians March 28, 2025Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
- ‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres March 28, 2025Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent dialogue, the immediate release of detained officials and renewed commitment to the 2018 peace agreement.