UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal (UN – Asia Pacific)

United Nations teams in Nepal are responding to the devastating earthquake in the west of the country, amid reports that over 150 people have...

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake (UN – Asia Pacific)

A powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan again on Sunday, making it the fourth to hit the impoverished region since 7 October, causing more suffering...

Libya: Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’ (UN – Africa)

Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “unprecedented” flood disaster centred on the coastal city of Derna, have reached more than 146,000 in...

UN teams ramp up aid after another earthquake strikes Afghanistan (UN – Asia Pacific)

UN teams have stepped up their response after another strong earthquake struck western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, just days after powerful earthquakes killed over...

500 still missing following Afghanistan earthquake, say UN aid teams (UN – Asia Pacific)

Nearly 500 people are still missing from the worst-affected area of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that rocked Herat province in western Afghanistan on Saturday,...

Earthquake kills at least 100 in Herat, Afghanistan (UN – Asia Pacific)

A major earthquake struck Herat, Afghanistan early Saturday killing at least 100 people and triggering a spate of rescue and assessment missions by UN...

UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism (UN – Africa)

Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her...

Poverty, inequality and exclusion fuelling terrorism, warns UN chief (UN)

With terrorism posing a complex, constantly evolving and multi-faceted threat, law-enforcement agencies gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday in search...

Ukraine flood disaster: needs grow as long-term impacts loom (UN)

The humanitarian situation following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is still a “moving target”, immediate needs are “huge”, and concerns are...

Haiti: UN deeply saddened as latest earthquake kills three, in wake of floods (UN)

The UN expressed deep sadness as another deadly earthquake claimed the lives of at least three people near the Haitian city of Jerémie in...