Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday ...

The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced ...

The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the U ...

With global humanitarian funding being scaled back precipitously, the United Nations on Thursday allocated US$110 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost life-saving assistanc ...

Ghana on Thursday marked her 68th independence anniversary with the President of the West African country, John Dramani Mahama, stressing self-reliance and rallying  the youth to take advantage of opp ...

Nigerian rapper 3GAR has spoken out after his near fatal vehicle accident in Cape Town on Saturday ...

South Africa and Chile have agreed to cooperate in areas of trade and industry promotion, value chains, decarbonisation and critical minerals as well as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs ...

An independent UN expert said on Wednesday she was extremely concerned about the safety of human rights defenders in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they face risks of reprisals in c ...

The United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday the completion of work to expand a humanitarian centre in eastern Chad to help an additional 220,000 people affected by the escalating ...

Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace, not the machinery of war,” said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a message marking the International Day for Disarmament and Non- ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the final of the 2026 World Cup will feature a half-time show for the first time in the tournament’s history ...

The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), ...