Global Issues

Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave.Read the full story, “The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn”, on globalissues.org →

Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv, left four children dead and dozens injured, UN aid agencies reported on Thursday.Read the full story, “Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv”, on globalissues.org →

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation. Read the full story, “Gaza death and destruction ‘without parallel in recent times’: Guterres”, on globalissues.org →

Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily life across the island. Around 1.3 million people – half of them children – have fled their homes and six million are relying on humanitarian assistance. Follow our live Meetings Coverage as the latest crisis debate unfolds.Read the full story, “SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres”, on globalissues.org →

The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon received the unanimous support of the Security Council on Thursday to extend through 31 December next year.Read the full story, “Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for a ‘final time’”, on globalissues.org →

State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.Read the full story, “‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief”, on globalissues.org →

Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday in New York. Read the full story, “Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on”, on globalissues.org →

The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that could lead to the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme within the next 30 days.Read the full story, “World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates”, on globalissues.org →

After 500 days of siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease and violence claiming young lives every day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege”, on globalissues.org →

Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments act now. Read the full story, “Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change”, on globalissues.org →