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US makes $1 billion contribution to UN child rights and food agencies
United Nations
This week the US State Department announced a more than $800 million contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) and a more than $218 million partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The development…
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted on 17 June 2026 a new Recommendation on respect for autonomy in mental healthcare — the most comprehensive policy guidance the body…
United Nations
The warning comes as climate pressures continue to mount worldwide, particularly in regions already experiencing fragile food systems and recurring humanitarian crises.For example, new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
Europe
Volker Türk says faster deportation rules must remain consistent with human rights and refugee law The United Nations human rights chief has raised concern over the European Union’s new returns...
United Nations
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 by wider regional developments. The...
United Nations
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric updated journalists on the activities of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and ongoing humanitarian support to people displaced by hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants. He said UNIFIL peacekeepers reported observing 143 trajectories of projectiles on Thursday, with 119...
United Nations
“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson...
United Nations
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has reported a marked increase in military activity within the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, leading to a rise in casualties and...
United Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently investigating reports of airstrikes targeting Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, a city in southern Lebanon, on Monday, amidst an alarming increase in assaults...
European Council
12 June 2026 will not merely be a date in the European Union’s archives; it will symbolise a historic capitulation. With the entry into force of the new Pact on...
