UN News
UN warns that Colombia's earthquake has created a perfect storm for armed groups to recruit children, as damaged schools and disrupted education leave kids vulnerable in conflict-ridden areas.
UN News
UN reports devastating floods in Nepal and China, with thousands displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and a swift humanitarian response underway - because water, it turns out, is not always life-giving.
UN News
Colombia's earthquake left 1.2 million people in need, but some communities are still waiting for aid, because apparently ten days is plenty of time to forget an entire region.
UN News
Ebola is killing someone every 30 minutes in the DRC, and the UN is asking for more money and a wake-up call, because apparently the world's been napping through a pandemic.
UN News
UN Deputy Chief reminds everyone that Sudan's kids have been out of school for over 1,210 days, because apparently that's a thing that needs saying.
BBC World
Israel strikes Lebanon after accusing Hezbollah of violating ceasefire, because apparently 'ceasefire' is just a fancy word for 'pause between explosions'.
The Guardian Europe
In a place where 96% of kids feel death is imminent, swimming pools made of rubble offer a rare chance to forget the war and remember how to be a child.
UN News
UN says Syria has friends helping find hundreds of thousands of missing people, while a rights expert notes that 14 million displaced people might be the key to the country's future - if they can find a safe place to stand.
UN News
Global hunger drops for third year, but Africa still has the most hungry people, and the cost of a healthy diet keeps rising - because why make things easy?
UN News
Russian drone strikes smash aid warehouses and kill kids, because war crimes are apparently a hobby now.
UN News
Haiti's gangs still run the show, but authorities have a plan for elections by 2026 and the UN is helping - so maybe there's a sliver of hope amid the chaos.
UN News
Global vaccination rates inch up one percentage point, which is progress - unless you're one of the 13.5 million kids still getting zero doses.
UN News
In Gaza, teams dig through rubble for remains of the missing, hampered by equipment shortages and unexploded ordnance, as families wait years to bury their dead.
The Guardian
In El Obeid, Sudan, drone strikes are so frequent that residents count them like sheep - except the sheep are killing people and destroying infrastructure, and the international community is being told to pick up the phone.
BBC World
Afghan Taliban and Pakistan trade border strikes, proving that ceasefires are more of a suggestion than a commitment.
The Guardian Europe
Venezuela's biggest earthquake in over a century exposes a crumbling state and the hollowness of Trump's promises, with 1,450 dead and $6.7bn in damage.
UN News
UN reports 331 million people used drugs in 2024, a record high, with synthetic drugs getting scarier and more plentiful - because apparently the 2010s weren't wild enough.
UN News
UN report confirms that in Sudan's war, sexual violence is not just a side effect but a tactic, with hundreds of verified incidents that are likely just the beginning.
UN News
The UN Peacebuilding Fund has spent 20 years quietly stopping wars before they start, which is great but also terrible for our click-through rates.
The Guardian
UN experts warn settler violence is escalating in the West Bank; Trump brokers a shaky Israel-Hezbollah pause; Iran threatens to walk away from talks; and an ancient castle changes hands again.
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