UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought

• Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal governme

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 75 words
Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM

Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation: UN leaders call for sustained commitment and investment to end FGM

• Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO D

UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support

UN agencies welcome news that famine has been pushed back in the Gaza Strip, but warn fragile gains could be reversed without increased and sustained support

• The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Gaza confirms that no areas of the Strip are currently classified in famine following the October ceas