Sudan remains a test the world is failing, says Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - ReliefWeb

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has issued a stark warning that world war is a genuine concern, urging immediate efforts to de-escalate. In an interview from his office at the UN building in New York, Mr Fletcher said he worried that humanity is at a precipice. "I worry we are losing control. Humans are losing control of weapons, of AI, of the climate and increasingly of the global economy, which is being placed on a war footing," he said. Mr Fletcher, the UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator (Ocha), added that these forces and “different choke points propel us towards a much bigger war”. When asked if this meant a world war, he responded “our biggest job in the coming year, the biggest job for the next [UN] secretary general is preventing World War Three". Some progress made, more neededWhile the High-Level Debate at the UN General Assembly may seem far removed for many outside the orbit of the UN, the reality is that what happens in New York in September matters for people around the world - especially the most vulnerable who need aid, support or protection.

A Russian man secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services has shared videos of surveillance work he says he has done for Kyiv inside Russia. The man, who we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. Ivan was cautious about how much detail he shared, making it impossible to verify the activities he claims to have carried out.56 minutes ago

Site search54 minutes agoMonica GarnseyBBC Eye Two Russian men secretly working for Ukraine's intelligence services have given rare accounts of operations they claim to have been involved with, that have targeted military assets and personnel inside Russia. One of the men, whom we are calling Ivan, claims to have played a role from Russia in Ukrainian drone attacks on strategic bombers and munitions factories on his home soil. He features in a BBC World Service documentary about the shadowy world of Russian saboteurs. The documentary, by independent Polish journalist Marcin Mamon, also features a man we are calling Foma, a Russian living in exile in Poland. Foma runs a network of undercover volunteers in Russia, that surveils high-level officers that the GUR - Ukraine's military intelligence service - is considering targeting, he says. He stresses they are never involved in the attacks themselves. Getty ImagesLt Gen Fanil Sarvarov was killed in Moscow last year by an explosive device hidden under his carThere have been previous media reports of Russian sabotage groups, but it is rare to get access to someone operating on the ground, like Ivan, explaining alleged activities.

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