United Nations

More aid funds alone cannot save Syria’s IDP camps from recurring disasters

More than 64,000 displaced people have lost their tents to flooding. Why is the aid distribution still unable to prevent the cycle of disasters in northern Syria almost ten years into the fighting?

UN appeals for $100M aid for African refugees

The UN agency for refugees says it aims to enhance access to education and livelihoods in countries of asylum.

US says Biden's policy backs two-state solution in Mideast

President Biden's approach will be to support "a mutually agreed, two-state solution" to end decades of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, says acting US envoy to UN Richard Mills.

US military exploring new land and air bases in Saudi Arabia

US military says it has already tested unloading and shipping cargo overland from the country's port at Yanbu, a crucial terminal for oil pipelines in the kingdom.

UN warns humanitarian crisis is worsening in Mozambique

Militant attacks in northern Mozambique have created a "worsening humanitarian crisis", the UN says, estimating that over half a million people had now fled their homes.

UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks

The top UN official for Libya said that an advisory committee for representatives of Libya's different regions has proposed a way forward for choosing a transitional government that would lead the war-torn country to elections late this year.

US rejects UN plea to reverse Yemen's Houthis terror designation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Houthis a “foreign terrorist organisation.” The UN fears that such a designation can worsen the ongoing famine.

UN officials urge US to revoke designation of Yemen rebels as terrorists

The calls from the United Nations three top officials come after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Iran-linked Houthis a “foreign terrorist organisation.”

How Syria has been a lesson for international law and humanitarian work

A series of UN resolutions saved countless lives in Syria by pushing humanitarian relief where it was most needed.

Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted

Iranian parliament passed a law in November that obliges the government to halt inspections of its nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Ethiopia army: Key members of Tigray party killed as fighting continues

Ethiopian soldiers arrested nine members of Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which led the region until being overthrown last year. The ongoing military campaign has left nearly 2.3 million people, or half of the population, in need of aid.

Iran plans to enrich uranium to up to 20 percent at Fordow site

The move is the latest of several recent announcements by Iran to the International Atomic Energy Agency that it plans to further breach the deal, which it started violating in 2019 in retaliation for Washington's withdrawal from the agreement.