News from the United Nations
- Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say April 1, 2025As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
- Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns April 1, 2025The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
- Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave April 1, 2025UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces whose remains were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
- UN-backed forum seeks to boost resilience of world’s Least Developed Countries April 1, 2025Policymakers, researchers, the private sector and other stakeholders are meeting in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, over the next three days to chart a path toward sustainable development and resilience for the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
- Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day April 1, 2025Although people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges.
- DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears April 1, 2025Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.