South Sudan Wins First UNESCO Listing — and an Emergency Warning
South Sudan’s first UNESCO World Heritage property protects a vast wildlife migration, but its simultaneous danger listing highlights urgent conservation threats.
South Sudan
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UN food agencies warn hunger could worsen in 13 hotspots
An FAO-WFP outlook warns acute food insecurity could worsen through November across 13 hotspots, with Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine facing the gravest risks.
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UNESCO adds six heritage sites to danger list
UNESCO added six properties to its World Heritage in Danger list after a Busan session, citing conflict, occupation, development, poaching and weak conservation capacity.
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UN warns hunger is worsening in 13 global hotspots as famine risk rises
UN food agencies warn acute hunger could worsen in 13 hotspots by November, with conflict, funding cuts and climate shocks raising famine risks for millions.
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UN warns hunger will worsen in 13 crisis hotspots through November
Conflict, aid cuts and higher costs are tightening the emergency response from Sudan and Gaza to Somalia, Yemen and northeast Nigeria.