Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe
The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid. Read Full Story on UN [...]
FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action
The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture [...]
Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday. Read Full Story on UN News
Conflict, hunger, poverty impede children’s early development: Türk
Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change hold back child development, UN rights chief Volker Türk told Member States in Geneva on Thursday. Read [...]
Media Advisory | 2025 Development Cooperation Forum reimagines global cooperation to deliver a sustainable future, amid growing challenges
2025 Development Cooperation Forum reimagines global cooperation to deliver a sustainable future, amid growing challenges Follow LIVE on UN Web TV With nearly 600 million people projected to remain in extreme poverty by 2030 [...]