News from the United Nations
- Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis May 24, 2025More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis – one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding shortfall.
- UNHCR underscores plight of Rohingya refugees amid alarming reports May 23, 2025The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with an estimated 427 people dead.
- Aid teams highlight growing anxiety in Gaza after food is looted May 23, 2025Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday.
- Syrians face staggering needs amid insecurity and healthcare crisis May 23, 2025Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday.
- ‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable May 23, 2025Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula.
- Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza May 23, 2025The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles.
- UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting May 23, 2025The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February.
- Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP May 23, 2025As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
- Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine May 23, 2025Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at advancing global efforts towards achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
- Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’ May 23, 2025Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly.