For many countries in crisis, brain drain can feel like an unbreakable loop. Armed conflict, climate shocks and economic ...

Without an urgent and unrestricted flow of aid, Gaza’s already dire humanitarian crisis could deteriorate further, the UN ...

In the heart of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, a woman with a passion for sweet treats transformed her love for baking into a thriving business.

When Israeli forces in Gaza issue a new displacement order ahead of an incursion into a neighbourhood or city, Palestinian ...

The international push for consensus on a legally binding deal to end plastic pollution proved beyond the grasp of weary UN ...

Top UN human rights investigators said on Thursday that war crimes may have been committed in predominantly Alawite areas of ...

With armed gangs expanding their influence, self-defence groups morphing into gang-like entities and public officials acting ...

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN ...

July saw the highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since May 2022, with 286 people killed and 1,388 injured, according to ...

Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the previous year, the UN ...

Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to ...

At least 27 refugees and migrants were drowned in a shipwreck near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, ...