The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

More Than 10% Of Afghans Could Lose Healthcare By Year-end: WHO

More than 10 percent of the Afghan population could be deprived of healthcare by the end of the year due to the termination of US aid, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025

UK conference on Sudan fails to set up contact group for ceasefire talks

Major setback for diplomatic efforts to end two years of civil war as Arab states refuse to sign joint communique

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025

I was a child soldier – here’s what it’ll take to protect young lives in conflict zones

The use of child soldiers is a profound human tragedy that continues to scar generations across the world.

The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025

Lammy urges warring parties in Sudan to ‘put peace first’ after £120m aid boost

The Foreign Secretary told the London Sudan Conference it is ‘morally wrong’ to give up on the north-east African country.

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025

Nearly 60,000 Afghans Return From Pakistan In Two Weeks: IOM

Nearly 60,000 Afghans have been forced to leave Pakistan since the start of April, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday, after Islamabad ramped up a campaign to deport migrants to Afghanistan.

International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025

Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9

An Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing a medic and wounding nine other people

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Trump Admin Seeks To Slash State Dept Budget By 48%, Layoffs Loom

An internal memo shows that the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed reducing the combined budget of the State Department and USAID to $28.4 billion — a $27 billion cut from the amount approved by Congress for 2025.

International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025

UN trade agency urges US to exempt poorest countries from reciprocal tariffs

UN report says 28 of the 57 nations targeted by the Trump administration's now-paused tariffs each account for less than 0.1% of the US trade deficit.

Euronews · Apr 15, 2025

First Thing: Obama condemns Trump’s $2.3bn Harvard funding freeze as ‘unlawful’

Former president says move is an ‘attempt to stifle academic freedom’. Plus, the people forming relationships with AI chatbots

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025

Egypt’s tourism boost risks ruining country’s beaches forever, campaigners warn

Environmentalists warn that even light construction on the beach would destroy one of Egypt’s last untouched marine sanctuaries

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025