Aid cuts and growing refugee numbers weaken education progress
A new report notes the global refugee population is expanding faster than the capacity to provide children with an education.
Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and is rich in natural resources. The nation is home to a U.N. peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) that has been in place for decades to help protect civilians and stabilize the region amidst ongoing conflict.
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U.N. rights office says Congo conflict abuses may amount to war crimes
The U.N. human rights chief said Congo's violence has reached “alarming levels” from the parties' brutal tactics.
UNHCR estimates 122.1 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
The U.N. refugee agency says the people under its care more than doubled in a decade, reaching 36.8 million by last year.
Research and innovation helping to fuel Africa-Europe partnership
Ministers urged creation of 'regional innovation ecosystems' that would include AI strategies and digital governance.
U.N.'s worst fiscal crisis forces restructuring bid to stay relevant
The U.N. could mark its 80th anniversary by streamlining and reassuring donors taxpayer money reaches people in need.
Trump-mandated funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS work worldwide
Health officials say millions of lives are at risk as the U.S. withdraws funding from treatment and prevention programs.
Trump's climate retreat diverges from global shift to green initiatives
Trump's speech to Davos contrasted sharply with other leaders' creation of a Global Energy Transition Forum.
U.N. aid chief condemns record-breaking year of ‘bullets and bombs’
The U.N. says the war in Gaza is the single-biggest factor in the deaths of 281 humanitarian aid workers this year.
Global water supplies stressed as rivers dry at highest rate in 30 years
The U.N. weather agency calls for urgent action to protect water supplies, the ‘canary in the coalmine of climate change.'
Second round of U.N. emergency cash provided for crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million).
WHO's global mpox plan won't cover at least $100M in vaccine costs
The U.N. health agency's $135 million mpox plan covers mainly 'international support to national mpox responses.'
WHO declares spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency
Alarmed at the spread of a new variant, the U.N. health agency's move follows an previous one that ended last year.
Africa CDC declares mpox surge its first continental health emergency
WHO will convene an emergency panel to determine if the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global public health emergency.
Geneva Conventions at the 75-year mark can 'preserve lives and dignity'
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
ILO chief warns nonstop crises jeopardize labor market advances
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
Acute hunger hits nearly 282 million people as famine looms in Gaza
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.