The international community relies on the United Nations to coordinate humanitarian relief in emergencies beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone. Whether caused by natural or man-made disasters, this life-saving work is a core goal spelled out in the UN Charter: “to achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character.” The UN first did this in the aftermath of World War II, helping to rebuild devastated countries in Europe. It continues this work alongside countries and peoples around the globe today. See more here

• UN Syria Commission: ‘unconscionable to consider closing last border crossing’
• ‘Grim reality’ of war’s deadly toll on civilians laid bare in Security Council
• UNHCR chief urges support for Bangladesh to save Rohingya lives, ‘build hope’
• UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need 
• 17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
• UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
• Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief
• 18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
• Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’
• Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
• Syrian refugees in Iraq, risk losing access to basic food supplies
• Severe malnutrition or wasting, ‘excruciatingly painful’ threat to child survival
• Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step
• Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa
• Moldovans open their borders, homes and hearts – UN chief
• UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’
• Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine
• Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
• Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol
• WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat
• Ukraine: ‘Cycle of death, destruction’ must stop, UN chief tells Security Council
• Ethiopia: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
• Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges
• A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced
• Haiti: Gang clashes in capital force hundreds to flee their homes
• Mariupol steel works convoy: UN aids arrivals after journey 'from hell'
• Ukraine: UN-Red Cross operation underway to evacuate civilians from stricken Mariupol plant
• UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
• ‘The world sees you’ UN chief tells Ukrainians, pledging to boost support
• Guterres in Ukraine: War is ‘evil’ and unacceptable, calls for justice