Yemen: a relative calm but still no peace and a lot...
Yemen has been engulfed in a complex crisis for over a decade. Although large‑scale fighting has eased since a UN‑brokered truce in 2022, the...
Madagascar: one of the countries most exposed to climate extremes
Around 1.6 million people in Madagascar are facing acute food insecurity and over 110,000 people are facing emergency hunger in 2026.
Why is there a crisis in Madagascar?
Madagascar’s current crisis...
Secretary-General appoints Finland´s Haavisto as envoy for Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan.
Mr. Haavisto succeeds Ramtane...
The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jul-Dec 2025)
18 December
UN report details horrific patterns of violations committed during RSF takeover of ZamZam IDP camp (OHCHR)
17 December
Needs rise as people continue to...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
31 December
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Statement, Revoke planned international NGO ban, humanitarian leaders urge Israeli authorities (IASC)
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for...
Bangladesh, Sweden, and Ukraine unite through Grain from Ukraine to support...
The Government of Bangladesh, the Embassy of Ukraine, the Embassy of Sweden, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on 3 December held...
Thórdís Kolbrún on the deported children of Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on the country’s 7.5 million children. As the war in Ukraine continues, humanitarian conditions for children...
The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jan-Jun 2025)
30 June
Funding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFP
Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war...
The UN and the crisis in Sudan
11 June
A Sudanese family’s journey to safety (OCHA)
17 May
When the grid goes dark, sunlight can power farms, clinics and schools by UNDP...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
30 June
Refugees escaping Sudan face escalating hunger and malnutrition as food aid risks major reductions (WFP)
‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security...
UNRWA banned by Israel: the UN calls for international justice
Does Israel have the right to prohibit a UN agency from working in the occupied Palestinian territories? The UN has asked the International Court...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
31 December
Gaza: UNRWA chief renews call for probe into attacks on humanitarians in Gaza (UN News)
Gaza: Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
28 June
Over and above the difficulty of actually getting into Gaza, aid teams now face the crushing realization that with a shortage of fuel...
The UN and the crisis in the Middle East: What you...
29 December
On 29 December 2023, the Republic of South Africa instituted proceedings against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice concerning alleged...
The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jan-Jun 2024)
28 June
"I came here from Sudan where almost the entire population of school-aged children – some 17 million children– have been out of school...