In 2025, 90% of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose series, according to the annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) released today. While both indicators rose by…
Female activists are filling the reporting gap in Sudan, but this raises concerns about credibility, protection and oversight. Sudan’s ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, increasingly viewed as a proxy war driven by competing geopolitical interests, has triggered one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. It also highlights a hybrid…
Described as “sometimes modest, sometimes historic,” UN special political missions have quietly been preventing the escalation of conflicts during the organization’s 80-year history, becoming a key instrument for maintaining peace. Many of the United Nations’ biggest successes are the crises that never make the headlines. Around the world, special political missions work quietly to ease…
New York — As delivered “Excellencies, “Good morning. Thank you to Colombia, and Security Council President Ambassador Leonor Zalabata, for convening this important debate. “Thank you also to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, and to the civil society representative, for their briefings. Keep up with the latest…
According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the Central African Republic, South Sudan…
NewsFeed Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel has transferred authority over Hebron to the army. It includes control of the key holy site, Cave of the Patriarchs. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains. Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Trump has announced a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed, and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen for shipping. Published On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026 United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of…
Tehran, Iran – The anniversary of a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025 is being marked this week in Tehran, as American and Iranian officials engage in last-minute negotiations to end a more recent conflict between the two sides. Tehran and Washington have signalled that a deal to shift a rocky 60-day…
Warning: This story includes descriptions of sexual assault that some readers will find disturbing. A companion essay to Al Jazeera’s Bodies of Evidence: Israel’s Darkest Weapon, directed and executive produced by Awad Joumaa. He was in the next room. The walls were thin. The door between the rooms was open. He could hear everything. In…
The last 18 months have seen a historic decline in development aid budgets from various donor countries, in a period where many of them are earmarking more funds for rearmament. The biggest waves have been made by the abrupt and massive reduction in American aid. Less than a week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in…
