US makes $1 billion contribution to UN child rights and food agencies
Two United Nations agencies have together welcomed more than $1 billion in assistance from the United States to support their operations targeting millions of children…
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Climate shocks accelerating as El Niño threat looms over already vulnerable regions
Millions of people already facing hunger, displacement and economic hardship could soon face another major climate shock, as UN agencies warned on Thursday that extreme…
Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory’s humanitarian crisis is being overshadowed…
UN upholds freedom of movement for peacekeepers in Lebanon
The United Nations has again called for freedom of movement for its peacekeepers in Lebanon who continue to closely monitor developments in the south of…
From ‘media deserts’ to the invisibility of women, rights experts spotlight latest trends
From the invisibility of women and girls to “media deserts” amid an artificial intelligence (AI) tsunami, dozens of UN independent experts have been shedding light…
Albanian Drug Trafficking Investigation Overlaps with Probe into Planned Resort that Sparked ‘Flamingo Revolution’
Protests continue in Albania against a luxury hotel development boosted by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son in law. Prosecutors are investigating an individual…
Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown
This article was co-published with Signal Ohio and STAT. In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father…
How a Belarusian Dissident Vanished at Sea
Belarusian dissident Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned. Now, reporters reveal new details about the final hours…
Kill Your Doomerism with Citizen Science
On one of the first proper spring days in New York City, I found myself wandering through Broad Channel, a quiet, strikingly conservative neighborhood in…
Fighting on Two Fronts: Ukraine’s High-Stakes War Against Wartime Corruption
Ukraine has continued to pursue high-level corruption cases even as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds through its fifth year. The aggressive push reflects not only domestic…