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‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts

The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the...

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Colombia peace deal must endure as insecurity grows, Security Council hears

Nearly 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace agreement to end a decades-long insurgency, the deal is under strain from growing insecurity...

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Rise in poverty is ‘a wake-up call for the world’, UN development chief says

The number of people living in “multidimensional” poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion, as families struggle...

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UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods

The United Nations has rushed to assist Nepal following new flash floods in the central Gorkha district on Sunday that swept away homes...

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Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine

The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life...

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Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections

The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions...

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Global trade reaches record $35 trillion despite conflicts

World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy...

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Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains

Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming...

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Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize She was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”,...

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WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge

Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19...