UN News Today 9 August 2024

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO 

A new draft UN Security resolution is calling for peace in Gaza and facilitating urgently needed humanitarian aid. 

Sudan is suffering the world's worst famine in four decades says the United Nations as conflict between government and paramilitary forces rages. Yet international aid, never needed more than now, is dwindling. What's next for the people of Sudan? In this episode:  Amgad Fareid E ... Show More

The UN's humanitarian chief is calling for action to help people in the Darfur region of Sudan - we have a special report on the horrors of the civil war. Also: President Biden pardons his son Hunter. 

Sudan's army says it has liberated all of Khartoum state from the paramilitary RSF. Also: the UN says new aid supplies have still not been distributed in Gaza, and rapid test could improve treatment for brain tumours. 

The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn. Over the past several days, a genocidal paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has attacked a sprawling refugee camp in Darfur. As I write this, nearly 400,000 people have fled the camp and are now traver ... Show More

Host Jamie McGoldrick speaks with Omima Jabal on Sudan. She’s an Emergency Response Rooms member for Khartoum. Jamie asks her how ERR’s in Sudan are navigating the challenges in getting aid to communities while war continues. Jamie also asks her how international organizations ar ... Show More

Headlines for July 31, 2025; UNRWA Rep Slams “Disaster” of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Says Aid Must Flow Without Restrictions; NY Doctor Just Back from Gaza: Starvation Is Widespread & Undeniable, Despite Israeli PM Claims; As Canada, U.K. & France Move to Recognize Palestine, ... Show More

After 100 days of the Israel-Hamas war, the toll on civilians keeps getting worse. The World Health Organization warns that Gaza could be on the brink of famine. Meanwhile the United Nations is desperately trying to plug the aid gap, in Ukraine and in other war zones. UN Humanita ... Show More

Israel says it's opening limited aid corridors to allow in food and medicine, as Gazan medical officials say at least nine people were killed in Israeli fire while awaiting an aid convoy. We hear from a humanitarian worker in the north of the strip. Also on the programme: Sudan's ... Show More