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17 April 2025

Vendors surrounded by garbage sell goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

Humanitarian Aid

The conflict in Sudan has displaced over 12 million people, including over three million into neighbouring countires.

Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

As Sudan's civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.

Peace and Security

Libya's fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

Libya's prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.

Peace and Security

Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holds an English version of the Declaration of Human Rights poster. (November 1949)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register

The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanity's place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.

Culture and Education

People in Rupchai, South Sudan collect food aid that was dropped by airplanes.

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.

Human Rights

The UNRWA water well serves around 20,000 displaced people in Jabalia, Gaza.

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to "get international media into Gaza" to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.

Peace and Security