The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

Indigenous health tied to environment

A growing body of research ties the health of Indigenous communities to the environment

Salon · May 1, 2023

Final evacuation flights for Britons leave Sudan as UN warns 800,000 may flee country

Government ends evacuation flights from Wadi Saeedna airfield because of a lack of Britons coming forward and volatile situation on the ground

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

UN agency suspends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray amid theft

The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Turning Into ‘Full Blown Catastrophe’, Warns UN Official

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Sudan warned on Monday that the humanitarian crisis in the country was turning into a "full blown catastrophe" and that the risk of spillover into neighboring countries was worrisome. "It has been more than two weeks of devastating fighting in Sudan, a conflict that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023

More than 800,000 may flee Sudan violence - UN

More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fighting between military factions, including many who had already come there as refugees, a U.N. official said on Monday.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Talks will include diplomatic envoys and aid donors as the UN plans to press the Taliban to ease restrictions on women.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

Factbox-Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan

Countries have conducted one of the biggest international evacuations in years as their nationals flee the sudden outbreak of fighting in Sudan.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

The Conversation · May 1, 2023