
Caught up in the war in Gaza, civilians anxiously await aid
Despite some humanitarian aid trickling into Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, needs are soaring as tensions flare.
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Despite some humanitarian aid trickling into Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, needs are soaring as tensions flare.
The U.S. blocked a Security Council resolution as Russia pushed to omit mention of Hamas or Israel's self-defense.
Multilateral bank leaders said the world faces a global 'polycrisis' affecting development at an unprecedented scale.
Officials say civilians' basic needs and protections must be upheld in accord with international humanitarian law.
The U.S. and China said they favored a statement on Gaza, but it failed for lack of consensus approval. The U.N. chief condemned the attacks and appealed for the fighting to end.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
'Extremely high water stress' afflicts 83% of the population in the Middle East and North Africa and 74% in South Asia.
The biennial report noted the erosion of nuclear security coincides with growing nuclear security dangers and alarming increases in stockpiles of weapons-usable nuclear materials.
The total number of nuclear warheads fell worldwide, but the amount of operational nuclear weapons started to rise.
Delegates in Geneva mustered a non-binding report that essentially prolongs a decade-old geopolitical impasse.
Humanitarian leaders say the risk of nuclear catastrophe is the highest 'since the worst moments of the Cold War.'
The NATO chief emphasized the need to negotiate new arms control arrangements, despite broad geopolitical worries.
Nuclear warheads available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier.
It is a fight that spans the continent and entangles international organizations, border security and others.
Most of the world's 8 billion inhabitants prefer to stay within their nation of birth, but almost 1-in-20 have left that behind.
Michelle Bachelet said reports about the use of Pegasus software for spying 'seem to confirm some of the worst fears.'