United Nations World News

• Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people

  Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the UN.

• More action needed to beat malaria for good, says UN

  Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease. 

• Trust collapsing as job fears surge worldwide, warns UN

  Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.

• Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights

  Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.

• Outrage as Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine cities kill at least nine civilians

  Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.