Humanitarian workers faced an increasingly dangerous world in 2025, with attacks against people delivering lifesaving assistance reaching a record level, according to figures cited by the United Nations. A total of 907 aid workers were killed, injured or kidnapped during 2025, up from 833 in 2024, according to the Aid Worker Security Database, which tracks […]
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The cost of food around the world continued to climb in July, reaching its highest level in more than three years, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The increase comes as extreme weather conditions and ongoing conflicts in key agricultural regions continue to disrupt global food production and trade, raising concerns […]
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Venezuela enters a new phase as rescue missions wind down One week after two devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, rescue teams are gradually ending search operations as the possibility of finding more survivors becomes increasingly unlikely. While emergency workers continue clearing debris in selected locations, the country’s focus is now shifting from rescue to humanitarian relief. […]
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More than five years after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the country continues to suffer an unimaginable humanitarian crisis. According to the latest figures from conflict monitoring organization Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), over 100,000 people have lost their lives in conflict-related violence since February 2021. The military takeover ended Myanmar’s […]
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India has strongly cautioned that efforts to reform the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) could be considered ineffective if changes focus only on expanding non-permanent membership while leaving the existing power structure untouched. Speaking during the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reform at the United Nations, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador […]
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