Using Better Data to Break the Cycle of Permanent Crisis
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Aid Groups Appeal for Lasting Ceasefire to Address Lebanon’s Catastrophic Humanitarian Crisis
Aid groups have welcomed a ten-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Lebanon but warn only a permanent halt to fightin...
Gaza Crisis Deepens as Aid Restrictions and Ongoing Strikes Strain Humanitarian Operations
Roughly six months after the ceasefire in the Occupied Palestinian Territory went into effect, the humanitarian situatio...
Explainer: How the GEF Funds Global Environmental Action
The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental protection acr...
The Five Enablers of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Every powerful actor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict professes to seek peace. The US and EU repeat the two-state man...
The Day the General Assembly Moved to Geneva– to Provide a Platform to a PLO Leader…
The United Nations faces two crucial elections later this year: the election of a new Secretary General, with no confirm...
Why the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Need Work, Not Just Rations
While global attention right now is on escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, a...
Informal Settlements Grapple With Climate Extremes in Pacific Islands
A rising cycle of poverty and extreme weather threatens many towns and cities, especially those situated on coastlines,...
Israeli Strikes Across Iran and Lebanon Raise Concerns of Broader Regional Instability
The past several weeks have marked a significant escalation in hostilities across the Middle East, with tensions rising...
Humanitarian Response in Lebanon ‘Under Significant Strain’ after Wednesday Airstrikes
On April 8, Israeli military forces launched the deadliest series of airstrikes on Lebanon since hostilities escalated i...
Over 1,000 Humanitarian Workers Killed Distributing Food, Water, Medicine & Shelter
In 2025, at least 326 humanitarians were recorded as killed across 21 countries, bringing the total number of humanitari...
The Race Is On: Who Will Be the Next UN Secretary General?
Let the race begin! April 1st was the deadline for candidates to be nominated for Secretary-General. Was it a coincidenc...
Cambodia Unveils Statue Honouring Tanzanian-Born Bomb-Sniffing Rat Magawa
At Mazimbu village, not far from Tanzania’s Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Stephano Jaka still remembers the n...
From Dialogue to Delivery: The Pacific’s Climate Mobility Moment
Rising seas, intensifying storms, saltwater intrusion and shifting coastlines are the lived realities of Pacific communi...
US Aims at Heavy Staff & Budgetary Cuts– & Seeks to Launch Cost-Saving Artificial Intelligence at UN meetings
The US has spelled out in detail its own concept of what a restructured United Nations should look like: after drastic r...
It Is Time For Africa to Fund Its Health Security
Relying on foreign aid is bad for Africa’s health and it must stop if the continent is to enjoy health security. This wa...
UN80: UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Mandate Review
UN Member States made progress toward the UN80 initiative by adopting a resolution that would implement a mandate review...
Escalating Violence and Influx of Returnees in DRC Fuel Regional Instability
In the month following the reopening of the Burundi-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border, the humanitarian crisis i...