Gaza: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening
More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. “Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s…
Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting
In a new report published on Thursday UNDP said that the middle class has shrunk by half, compared with before the 2021 military coup, and that three quarters of the…
UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change
Mr. Guterres visited a project that is helping the Caribbean nation to combat the effects of coastal erosion and rising seas – among the impacts of global warming. While commending…
World News in Brief: Fighting continues in DR Congo, Russian anti-war campaigner harassment, LGBTQ rights
Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the regular press briefing in New York, that during the clashes, two rockets landed close to the UN peacekeeping base in Kimoka, about four kilometres…
DR Congo: Fighting threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns
Briefing the Security Council in New York, UN Special Representative Bintou Keita urged ambassadors to do all they can to prevent the fighting in North Kivu province from spreading beyond…
World News in Brief: Millions battle hunger due to Sudan war, human rights essential to peace, surge in fighting along Ukraine frontline
Thousands of families continue to be displaced and forced across borders into Chad and South Sudan each week while fighting between Government forces and the powerful RSF militia, which erupted…
Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo
Fresh fighting since last week in the region has displaced an estimated 135,000 people from the town of Sake – on the northern banks of Lake Kivu – who are…
World News in Brief: UN official condemns attacks in Ukraine, DR Congo faces fresh fighting and devastating floods
The morning assault reportedly involved Russian-fired missiles and drones which hit six Ukrainian regions leaving at least five dead. The attacks also disrupted essential services, including electricity, water and gas…
Gaza fighting spreads into hospitals where there’s ‘no way in and out’
Speaking in Geneva, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that Al-Khair Hospital was “one of the two hospitals that is now being raided”, while Nasser…
New ‘Flying Dragon’ Fire Fighting Robot
Osaka: Japanese researchers have created a flying firefighting hose that can fly in different directions using its own water pressure to put out fires. The Flying Dragon system, developed by…