Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO
With hunger spreading worldwide and tobacco responsible for eight million deaths each year, countries should stop subsidizing tobacco crops and...
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Sudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid amid fragile ceasefire
The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to reach as many people as possible while the stuttering ceasefire between warring...
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war
Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war in Syria, where violence is...
Security Council urged to step up on financing for AU peace operations
The UN political affairs chief on Thursday appealed for the Security Council to ensure reliable funding for African Union...
Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns
A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country's population – are experiencing high levels...
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and...
WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere
Global warming’s devastating effects on the world’s sea ice, icebergs and glaciers – part of what is known as the...
UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres
The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians, in an increasingly dangerous and...
UN humanitarians complete first food distribution in Khartoum as hunger, threats to children, intensify
For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate...
UN agencies warn of rising hunger risk in 18 ‘hotspots’
Hunger is set to worsen in 18 “hotspots” worldwide including Sudan, where fighting is putting people at risk of starvation,...