The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces "the worst levels of acute food insecurity ever recorded", with no less than 14 areas at the highest level of risk.
Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and partner agencies as the conflict there grinds on amid intense civilian suffering.
The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded that Houthi rebels in Yemen immediately cease all attacks against merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world.
Victims of people-trafficking need more countries to respect international law and protect them, but thousands continue to die along land and sea routes every year, a top independent human rights expert said on Thursday.
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has expanded its presence in the country's southeast to prevent further violence in areas heavily affected by conflict and systemic issues.
In a landmark art project for the Austrian capital Vienna, the UN building there has become a giant canvas representing the challenges of forging peace in a world that is still all too prone to conflict.
Have you ever been driving in your car and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake? It happens more than you might think and it's a cause of serious accidents that UN road safety experts have found a fix to, they announced on Thursday.
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