Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
This is a four million increase in the number of people currently dealing with food insecurity in that region.Mali is facing the worst situation...
Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting
In a new report published on Thursday UNDP said that the middle class has shrunk by half, compared with before the 2021 military coup,...
General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel
This is the third time this year that the world body has met to examine veto use among the Security Council’s permanent members –...
Make 2024 a ‘turning point’ for education, UN deputy chief urges
Addressing a high-level education on education convened by the European Union (EU) in Brussels, Amina Mohammed paid tribute in particular to the children of...
‘Fear and loss’ multiplies in Sudan exodus
At least 1.8 million among them fled across the border into neighbouring, South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Egypt and Ethiopia; as well as...