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Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform

World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America

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World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

The flight was chartered by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and delivered tents and household items for some 16,000 people.Myanmar...

UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable development

Putting sustainable change and social inclusion at the forefront of its effort, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum is...

Israeli strike on hospital ‘further cripples’ Gaza’s fragile health system

Several staff members, including two nurses, were injured in the strike on the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Khan Younis according...

UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

They urged greater collaboration between governments, civil society and regional organizations to create a system that would compensate Africa and...

Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warns

At least 71 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces in Lebanon since the 27 November 2024 ceasefire, according to...

Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands...

External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres

And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend,...

Millions displaced, health system in ruins as Sudan war fuels famine

With fighting showing no sign of abating and humanitarian access extremely limited, the crisis in Sudan has become one of...

Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 15 million boys and girls require support, up from 7.8 million at the...

UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge