NEWS
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Migrants and Refugees
New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter
A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare…
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Migrants and Refugees
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters
There are twice as many internally displaced people today as there were ten years ago – the largest numbers ever recorded,…
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Health
Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023
New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around…
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SDGs
Sustainable development: ‘Be leaders and inspire’ UN deputy chief urges, as 2030 deadline nears
With only 17 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track and just six more years until the…
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Middle East
Gaza: WHO and partners provide lifesaving treatment following deadly Israeli strikes in Al Mawasi
The UN health agency and partners are responding to help the hundreds hurt during Saturday’s airstrikes by Israeli forces on…
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Law and Crime Prevention
First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in…
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