From personal archive World Food Program employee Rinat Kapiev (center) in Afghanistan. From UN volunteer to humanitarian specialist: work that begins long before aid is distributed Humanitarian aid Humanitarian […]
UN Security Council: Political differences threaten Libya’s stability
UNSMIL Street in Tripoli, Libya. UN Security Council: political differences threaten Libya’s stability Peace and Security The UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the situation in […]
Only three percent of Gaza’s arable land remains usable
UN News Service Today, only three percent of Gaza’s agricultural land remains usable. Only three percent of Gaza’s arable land remains usable Economic Development As fighting continues in […]
Mongolia hosts international conference to combat desertification
© World Bank/A. Borgarello Planting trees in the Tigray region of Ethiopia as part of land restoration efforts. Mongolia hosts international conference to combat desertification Climate and Environment […]
Top news of the day | Tuesday: Ukraine, Middle East, Colombia, Chad
© UNICEF/A. Pinedo Temporary shelter for earthquake-affected families in Chocó, Colombia. Top news of the day | Tuesday: Ukraine, Middle East, Colombia, Chad UN The main news of […]
UN Deputy Secretary General visits Ukraine
© OCHA/V. Andrievskaya Attacks across Ukraine Monday and Tuesday morning killed and injured several civilians. UN Deputy Secretary General visits Ukraine Peace and Security Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs […]
Millions of patients around the world are treated in medical facilities without proper sanitary conditions
© UNICEF/A. M. Elfatih Patients in a tent outside a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Millions of patients around the world are treated in medical facilities without proper sanitary […]
Lebanon: About 860 thousand displaced people have returned to their home areas despite the ongoing crisis
© UNHCR A man returns to his devastated neighborhood in the city of Tire (Sur) in southern Lebanon. Lebanon: About 860 thousand displaced people have returned to their […]
The Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DR Congo is spreading faster than any previous Ebola epidemic.
© UNOCHA The Ebola outbreak has affected six provinces and 55 health zones in DR Congo. The Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DR Congo is spreading faster than any […]
West Bank: UN workers deliver relief supplies to besieged Palestinian families in Qusra
Photo: UN News Service Children play in the Sadaqa camp in the central Gaza Strip. West Bank: UN workers deliver relief supplies to besieged Palestinian families in Qusra […]