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27 March 2025

A family in Gaza looks through the rubble of a destroyed building.

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.

Peace and Security

Women workers at a textile factory in Viet Nam stitch puffer jackets, destined mostly for Western markets.

Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns

Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck's worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned on Thursday.

Climate and Environment

Displaced people receive food aid outside Goma in the eastern DR Congo.

Armed groups install 'parallel administration' in DR Congo, Security Council hears

Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.

Peace and Security

A mother walks with her children to their shelter at an IDP camp in North Darfur.

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.

Peace and Security

A woman collects her possessions before leaving a camp for displaced people near Goma in teastern DR Congo.

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.

Humanitarian Aid

Attacks on civilian populations have been reported in South Sudan.

UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.

Human Rights