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Security Council Renews UN’s Haiti Mission Amid Spiralling Crises
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 10:12 am | UN News
Amid runaway gang violence & crumbling state authority, the Security Council on Monday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN’s political mission in Haiti until the end of the year, amid escalating gang violence, political paralysis & a deepening ... More >>
World News In Brief: Inter-Ethnic Violence In Syria, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Global Information Security
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 10:07 am | UN News
Clashes on Sunday between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militia have reportedly left at least 30 dead in Syria’s predominantly-Druze city of Sweida. More >>
Yemen: Security Council Extends UN Mission In Crucial Port City Amid Escalating Red Sea Strife
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 10:01 am | UN News
The Security Council on Monday renewed the mandate of the UN mission in Yemen’s key port city of Hudaydah, as regional tensions spike and international concern mounts over recent Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. More >>
WHO Urges Rollout Of First Long-Acting HIV Prevention Jab
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 6:52 am | UN News
A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS should be made available “immediately” at pharmacies, clinics and via online consultations, the UN health agency said on ... More >>
‘A Compass Towards Progress’ – But Key Development Goals Remain Way Off Track
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 6:48 am | UN News
Global life expectancy increased by an astonishing five years between 2000 and 2019. And then since the COVID-19 pandemic, it slid backwards by almost two. More than 110 million children have entered school since 2015 – but by 2023, 272 million ... More >>
Gaza: UNICEF Mourns Seven Children Killed Queuing For Water
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 6:40 am | UN News
The head of UN child rights agency UNICEF has called for Israel to review its rules of engagement in Gaza after seven children were killed while waiting for water at a distribution point. More >>
Smurf Your Voice: Global Campaign Urges Everyone To Speak Up For A Better Future
Monday, 14 July 2025, 2:56 pm | UN News
The Smurfs are back – and this time they are smurfing up a global storm. Teaming up with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Paramount Pictures, the iconic blue characters are leading a campaign that encourages children and grownups everywhere ... More >>
World Horse Day: Honoring Humanity’s Oldest And Most Loyal Companion
Monday, 14 July 2025, 2:40 pm | UN News
On Long Island, a strip of land surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean near New York City, horses once destined for slaughter are given a second chance – to live, and to help people heal. The farm, founded in 2010 by Marisa Striano, is named after her ... More >>
UN Forum To Spotlight Health, Gender Equality, And Oceans In 2025 Push For Sustainable Development
Monday, 14 July 2025, 7:19 am | UN News
As the deadline for the 2030 Agenda looms, ministers, experts, and civil society actors from around the world will convene in New York next week for a high-level UN forum to fast-track action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More >>
Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ Choice Between Getting Shot Or Getting Fed
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:57 pm | UN News
Following the deaths of several children in an Israeli strike on Palestinians waiting in line for nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarian officials have once again condemned the killings of people at aid distribution sites ... More >>
Malnutrition Crisis Deepens For Sudan’s Children As War Rages On
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:50 pm | UN News
Sudan’s brutal civil war is pushing more children towards the brink of starvation, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday, highlighting a sharp and alarming rise in severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases across the country. More >>
‘An Unending Horror Story’: Gangs And Human Rights Abuses Expand In Haiti
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:46 pm | UN News
Between October 2024 and June this year, Haiti has been caught in a vicious and unending cycle. First, gang violence expanded westward into the Artibonite and Centre Departments. More >>
150,000 Rohingya Flee To Bangladesh Amid Renewed Myanmar Violence
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:41 pm | UN News
Escalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have forced some 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over the past 18 months – the largest exodus to the neighbouring country in years. More >>
Desperate Afghan Refugees Return To An Unfamiliar Home
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 4:04 pm | UN News
A chaotic wave of returnees from Iran and Pakistan is straining Afghanistan’s already fragile capacity under Taliban rule and threatening broader regional stability, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday. More >>
Gazans Dying In Search Of Food, ‘Starkest Illustration’ Of Their Desperation
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 3:58 pm | UN News
Humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip “have never been higher” while the ability to assist the population has “never been more constrained,” a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday in New York. More >>
Lifesaver: Study Shows Vaccine Campaigns Cut Deaths By Nearly 60 Per Cent
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 3:53 pm | UN News
Emergency vaccination campaigns have slashed deaths from major infectious disease outbreaks by nearly 60 per cent since 2000, according to a new study published this week. More >>
International Criminal Court: War Crimes, Systematic Sexual Violence Ongoing In Darfur
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:58 am | UN News
Systematic rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons of war in Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned on Thursday, as part of a widening investigation into what its Deputy Prosecutor said are escalating atrocities against civilians ... More >>
She Fought For The Girl The World Left Behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN Legacy
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:33 am | UN News
When Dr. Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive-health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps. More >>
UN Warns Of Record Civilian Casualties In Ukraine
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
UN agencies on Thursday warned of devastating recent attacks across Ukraine due to Russian strikes, record civilian casualties recorded last month – and growing deprivation facing children under fire across the country. More >>
UNICEF Deplores ‘Unconscionable’ Killing Of Families Lining Up For Aid In Gaza
Friday, 11 July 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the “unconscionable” killing of children during an aid distribution in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday. More >>