Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent since 2000, according to a new study published this week.Read the full story, “Lifesaver: Study shows vaccine campaigns cut deaths by near…

Humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip “have never been higher” while the ability to assist the population has “never been more constrained,” a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday in New York. Read the full story, “Gazans d…

The UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Friday condemning the latest Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.Read the full story, “UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping”, on globalissues.org →…

A chaotic wave of returnees from Iran and Pakistan is straining Afghanistan’s already fragile capacity under Taliban rule and threatening broader regional stability, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday.Read the full story, “Desperate Afghan re…

Young people are shaping the future and demanding a world that is just, inclusive and sustainable, the UN chief said on Friday, marking World Population Day.Read the full story, “Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation eve…

Sudan’s brutal civil war is pushing more children towards the brink of starvation, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday, highlighting a sharp and alarming rise in severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases across the country.Read the full stor…

Between October 2024 and June this year, Haiti has been caught in a vicious and unending cycle. First, gang violence expanded westward into the Artibonite and Centre Departments.Read the full story, “‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights a…

Escalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have forced some 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over the past 18 months – the largest exodus to the neighbouring country in years. Read the full story, “150,000 Rohin…

Following the deaths of several children in an Israeli strike on Palestinians waiting in line for nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarian officials have once again condemned the killings of people at aid distribution sites …

On Monday, 14 July 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Shekerinska, will take part in a panel discussion, followed by an exchange of views, at the 107th Rose-Roth Seminar “EU-NATO Cooperation: Essential Partnership and Democratic Resili…