In Davos, pressure builds for a two-state resolution to the war in Gaza
Leaders departed after a week of talks dominated by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, AI and a year of elections.
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Cash-strapped U.N. aid appeal falls to $46 billion for 181 million
The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
Progress fades on women's rights as the world grows more militaristic
A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
Extreme weather likely to displace 113 million children in next 30 years
UNICEF forecasts 96 million displaced by river flooding, 10.3 million by cyclonic winds, and 7.2 million by storm surges.
Reprisals against human rights defenders cited among 42 nations
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
ICRC financial crisis grows with more job cuts as funding shrinks
Funding for humanitarian aid has been getting hard to find amid global economic pressures, but the needs are soaring.
Humanitarians confirm record levels of hunger in Sudan's crisis
The conflict has pushed over 20 million people into severe acute hunger, including 6.3 million a step away from famine.
Record 110 million worldwide uprooted by conflict and climate
Some 52% of all refugees and others who needed international protection came from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
More than 100 armed conflicts, most lasting for more than 30 years
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
Syrian government's isolation eases with Arab bloc summit appearance
Syrian President Bashar Assad, formerly ostracized by most Arab nations, was warmly readmitted to the Arab League.
UN appeal seeks $2.56B for humanitarian needs in Sudan
Fighting led the ranks of those who need aid and protection to swell to 24.6 million, slightly more than half the population.
Almost a quarter of all of WFP's food supplies in Sudan have been looted
The U.N. confirmed at least 17,000 metric tons of food – enough to feed more than half a million people – were taken.
Human rights and aid concerns spike as waves of Sudanese flee
Most of Khartoum, Darfur and North Kordofan are too dangerous to operate in, the U.N. refugee agency said.
Human-induced climate change worsened Horn of Africa drought
Low rainfall and high evaporation rates 'would not have led to drought at all in a 1.2° C. cooler world,' scientists concluded.
Aid flows constrict and civilians in danger as Sudan descends into chaos
Sudan's unraveling forced humanitarian aid organizations, including those with staff killed by fighting, to suspend operations, despite millions of civilians in great need.
WFP Sudan staff killed and injured as operations temporarily stopped
An estimated 15 million people among Sudan's 46.7 million population are facing acute food insecurity, according to WFP.