UN News Today 23 May 2025

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 

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The crisis in Sudan is taking another devastating turn.</p> <p>Over the past several days, a <a href= "https://www.globaldispatches.org/p/a-genocidal-army-is-about-to-win" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">genocidal paramilitary group kn ... Show More

After days of international pressure, Israel has agreed to increase the amount of aid going into Gaza. It follows last week’s pictures coming out of the besieged territory showing confronting scenes of emaciated children. But experts say much more is needed to reverse what has be ... Show More

Palestinians in Gaza are reportedly stockpiling food amid anxiety the aid flow will stop, if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire doesn't hold. Israel has warned that it will reduce humanitarian supplies, if Hamas doesn't soon hand over the remaining dead hostages. Also: warnings about a b ... Show More

Syria has a new leader, and for thousands it is a time of celebration and optimism. But old enmities and fears about what comes next haunt the country. Michael Safi reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Syrian Rebels have entered the city of Aleppo, in an attack linked to Hezbollah's fight with Israel. The world is getting its first glimpses of Notre Dame Cathedral after it caught fire more than five years ago. A town in Texas is mourning the first police officer to die in the l ... Show More

The difficulty of recovering the dead bodies of Israeli hostages comes under the spotlight, as Washington downplays claims that Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal. But Israel's prime minister warns that the war in Gaza is not over. Also: The government in France survives two n ... Show More

The leading UN humanitarian official, Tom Fletcher, says the body is overstretched and underfunded when it comes to supporting the roughly 300 million people in need around the world. Mines left over from more than a decade of armed conflict in Syria are threatening civilians try ... Show More