DR Congo: UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens

The UN’s top humanitarian official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday called for Goma airport to be urgently reopened, warning its continued closure is paralyzing relief operations.UN … Read More

US funding pause leaves millions ‘in jeopardy’, insist UN humanitarians

UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the incoming US administration and reiterated calls for Washington to … Read More

UNRWA delivers bulk of aid in Gaza, as destruction mounts in West Bank

Some 30,000 residents from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by … Read More

What the UN is doing in DR Congo

The current phase of fighting erupted in late January in the mineral-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and the armed M23 group.UN News – … Read More

Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds

Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded … Read More

Deadly attacks in eastern Aleppo highlight Syria’s vulnerability

The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a deadly car bomb attack in the Syrian city of Manbij that killed 20 people, mostly women, and left many others critically injured.UN News … Read More

World News in Brief: ‘Ruthless assault on human life’ in Sudan, Gaza ceasefire must hold says relief chief, World Cancer Day

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has again urged warring parties to stop targeting civilians. UN News – Global perspective Human storiesRead More

Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy

Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, once performed in the UN’s gilded General Assembly Hall in New York and also represented her country, the … Read More

Why have UN peacekeepers been in DR Congo for 65 years?

Regional conflicts, murderous militias, the exploitation of natural resources, innocent civilians forced to flee their homes; these recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are just the … Read More

‘Grieving and crying’ as people on either side of Gaza conflict come together

Two people who have fought on opposing sides of the decades-old conflict between Palestinians and Israel have come to together through “grieving and crying” to discuss how Israeli Jews and … Read More