From disease to pollution, health leaders asked to do more with less
Much of the financial angst this year was caused by the absence and impending withdrawal of the United States.
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New U.S.-backed aid organization starts in Gaza amid deadly offensive
The GHF plan is based on concerns Hamas is seizing aid, but the U.N. and other aid groups say that is not a major factor.
WHO's $1.7B budget shortfall forces major contractions and reshuffling
'To be blunt, we cannot do everything,' WHO's chief said in announcing a management overhaul and other cuts.
CERN's lead-to-gold conversion is the 'dream of medieval alchemists'
CERN announced that lead ions smashed together broke the atoms into more recognizable forms such as lead to gold.
ICJ dismisses genocide case by Sudan against U.A.E. over RSF rebels
Sudan asked the U.N.'s top court to instruct the U.A.E. to prevent civilian killings, but the court lacked jurisdiction.
System-wide funding cuts bring aid disruptions and U.N. staff protests
With the loss of billions in financial support, the U.N. must weigh potential widespread downsizing and consolidation.
ICJ finishes public hearings into Israeli obligations on Gaza aid
A Palestinian diplomat told the U.N.'s top court that Israel uses aid as a 'weapon of war,' targeting civilians and aid workers.
China reportedly using 'puppet organizations' against its critics
A human rights group and journalists question Beijing's use of 'Chinese government-organized NGOs' at the U.N.
World's largest coral bleaching event affects over four-fifths of reefs
The bleaching event began at the start of 2023 and continues today, affecting 82 nations, territories and economies.
A papal messenger of climate action and 'hope, humility and humanity'
U.N. leaders hailed Pope Francis as a champion of the environment and tireless advocate of refugees and migrants.
U.N. health agency members closing in on a new pandemic agreement
Talks will reconvene next week to finish a proposed global accord for the World Health Assembly to take up in May.
Global aid cuts pose 'threat of major backsliding' with maternal deaths
The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
U.N. panel's major powers urged to seek accountability for aid attacks
Officials updated the 2024 death toll for humanitarian workers to 377 people across 20 countries, the worst year on record.
CERN plans successor to world's highest-energy particle accelerator
More than 1,000 physicists and engineers helped create the $17 billion proposal, based on at least 100 different scenarios.
Health leaders warn of huge risks if U.S. cuts support for Gavi vaccines
One donor predicts more than 1 million kids in poor countries could die without U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Trump drops Stefanik's U.N. envoy nod over narrow margin in House
In a surprise turnaround, the U.S. president wants the New York Republican congresswoman to stay in her job.