UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard
News / 5th June 2025The UN is facing a deepening budget crisis that threatens lifesaving operations worldwide. From refugee aid in Mozambique to maternal health services in Afghanistan, critical programmes are on the brink of collapse unless urgent funding is secured.
Gaza: Top UN envoy calls on Israel to end devastating strikes, starvation of civilians
News / 30th May 2025Gaza’s population is being “starved and denied the very basics,” while the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, the UN’s Middle East peace envoy has warned the Security Council.
World Health Organisation’s annual budget is the ‘equivalent to global military expenditure every 8 hours’
News / 21st May 2025The Director-General of the WHO drew a sharp contrast between its budget and global spending priorities: US$ 2.1 billion is the equivalent of global military expenditure every eight hours.
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions
News / 19th May 2025Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts
News / 22nd April 2025As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding.