News from the United Nations

• Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts April 22, 2025
  Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will halt lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children at the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency said on Tuesday. 
• UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’ April 21, 2025
  UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88. 
• Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos April 21, 2025
  Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
• Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official April 21, 2025
  Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday. 
• Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’ April 21, 2025
  Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.
• Asia’s megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow April 21, 2025
  Asia’s sprawling megacities – which are driving economic growth – face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience.
• Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur April 20, 2025
  A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
• How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice over April 19, 2025
  Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
• UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemen April 19, 2025
  The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
• Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes April 18, 2025
  Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.