Star-studded refugee football team takes the pitch for UN
A symbolic team of famous footballers with first hand experience of life as a refugee was announced on Tuesday by UNHCR, just weeks ahead of the world’s b...
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Visit sourceWorld News in Brief: Geopolitical tensions impact global economy, Gaza aid funding shortfall, violence in South Sudan
The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and t...
Security Council LIVE: Concerns grow over nuclear safety after UAE drone strike
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East following reports of a drone strike near t...
How the Hormuz crisis keeps disrupting kitchens, ports and paychecks
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran may have eased fears of a wider regional war, but persistent instability around the Strait of Hor...
Ukraine war ‘becoming deadlier by the day’, Security Council hears
The war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, “is becoming deadlier by the day”, a senior UN official warned in a briefing to the Security Council on...
‘I had a good life and I lost it’: How one man survived four years on the streets
A missed warning sign. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
From favelas to informal settlements, new UN report points to housing solutions that work
From Thailand to Jordan, from Brazil to Germany, new approaches to housing are quietly taking shape. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - Engli...
DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine
A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has health workers rushing to stop transmission while the roll out of any po...
World News in Brief: More attacks in Ukraine, violence against children in Haiti, refugee IDs in Africa
Civilians, including humanitarians, continue to face great danger across war-torn Ukraine amid ongoing hostilities, according to the UN humanitarian relie...
UN underscores protection of nuclear sites following drone strike on Emirati plant
The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day after a drone strike near a nuclear powe...
WHO assembly opens under shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts
From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the UN World Health Organization...
Palestine: Killings, destruction and settler encroachment continues
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has reduced the scale of violence in the Gaza Strip but killings and destruction continue, while forced displacemen...
Extreme heat, floods and drought threaten lives across Latin America and Caribbean
Record-breaking temperatures, deadly floods, worsening drought and intensifying hurricanes are placing millions of people across Latin America and the Car...
Housing crisis takes centre stage at World Urban Forum in Baku
Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to the...
Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo
A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, to...
LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence and discrimination, warns UN rights chief
Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people are widespread, including at school, where 45 per cent of LGBT youth report being bullied. Newsiline su...
Nuclear terror threat ‘has never been so high’
The widespread availability of new technology, such as militarised drones and artificial intelligence, means that the current threat of nuclear terrorism...
Ebola outbreak in Central Africa declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emerg...
1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?
Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenge...
Turning silence into stories: Cambodian activist amplifies LGBTQI+ youth voices
Cambodian activist Panha Theng, a 2025 UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals, says visibility and safe spaces remain critical for LGBTQI+...
World Urban Forum opens in Baku as housing crisis and climate shocks intensify
Soaring housing costs, climate shocks and conflicts are leaving millions without adequate shelter – but what can be done? Newsiline summarises this report...
Sudan hunger crisis deepens as UN warns millions face acute food shortages
Nearly 20 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger and more than 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year, UN agencies warned on Fri...
As war displaces millions in DR Congo, new schools offer children hope beyond violence
Ten-year-old Shadrac Anyazaka does not hesitate when asked about his future. Newsiline summarises this report from UN News - English and links readers to...
Global energy and trade disruption pushing millions towards poverty
Disruptions to global energy supplies and trade corridors are driving up the cost of food, transport and essential goods worldwide, slowing economic growt...
World News in Brief: UN relief vehicle struck in Ukraine, emergency airdrops in South Sudan, backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights
The Secretary-General is alarmed that a clearly marked United Nations vehicle was struck twice in Kherson city in Ukraine on 14 May, his spokesperson said...
Blackouts and shortages disrupt healthcare across Cuba
Hospitals across Cuba are suspending surgeries, struggling to keep lifesaving equipment running and facing severe medicine shortages as blackouts and fuel...
Afghan mothers and children face worsening hunger crisis, WFP warns
Afghanistan’s deepening malnutrition crisis is pushing mothers and children to the brink, the UN World Food Programme has warned, as mass returns from nei...
WHO sounds alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people
Brightly coloured nicotine pouches promoted through social media influencers, music festivals and youth-oriented advertising are driving a rapid rise in n...
Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
Civilians across Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon continue to face mounting hardship as conflict, displacement and ongoing military operations deepen human...
LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to commemorate the 78th anniversary...