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UN Rights Office Condemns ‘Apparent Summary Execution’ Of Two Men In The West Bank

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 8:00 pm | UN News

The UN human rights office, OHCHR said on Friday that it was “appalled” by the “brazen killing” of two Palestinian men by Israeli border police in the West Bank, describing it as “an apparent summary execution.” More >>

Sudan: UN’s Gradual Move Back To Khartoum ‘An Important Step’

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 6:14 pm | UN News

The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday – the first time it has convened in the capital sinceconflicterupted in April 2023. More >>

UN Rights Chief: AI Misuse And Corporate Influence Present ‘Clear And Present’ Challenge

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 6:12 pm | UN News

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says major companies and fast-moving technologies are creating new challenges for tackling rights abuses – and that governments and businesses need to step up. More >>

Peacebuilding Fund Hits $1 Billion Milestone Amid Funding Gap

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 6:10 pm | UN News

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund on Wednesday announced a major milestone, with the approval of more than $1 billion in support to global peacebuilding and conflict-prevention initiatives since 2020. More >>

Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback In Decades, UNAIDS Warns

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 6:08 pm | UN News

The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries. More >>

Nigeria: Hundreds Abducted In The North As Insurgent Attacks Rise

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 6:04 pm | UN News

Authorities in Nigeria are being urged to investigate the wave of abductions in the West African country, where attacks by insurgent groups are increasing. More >>

Violence Against Women: UN Sheds Light On Global Femicide Crisis, Digital Abuse

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 5:59 pm | UN News

For three years, thousands of angry messages poured into American actress Azie Tesfai’s phone from a man she’d never seen nor met. More >>

Africa And Europe Can Shape A Fairer Global System

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 5:57 pm | UN News

The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is spread across several regions instead of concentrated in one or two. More >>

Gaza Facing Worst Economic Collapse Ever Recorded, UN Trade Agency Warns

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 5:54 pm | UN News

The OPT is now in its deepest economic crisis ever recorded, with Gaza suffering an “unprecedented and catastrophic” collapse, according to a new report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) presented in Geneva. More >>

Mass Displacement, Trafficking Fears Deepen Crisis In Sudan’s El Fasher

Friday, 28 November 2025, 11:50 am | UN News

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher remains dire as mass displacement accelerates and aid access stays restricted, amid warnings of widespread trafficking, sexual violence and the recruitment of children. More >>

Over 600 Million Children Exposed To Violence At Home, UNICEF Warns

Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 3:06 pm | UN News

More than one in four children globally – around 610 million – live with mothers who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse by an intimate partner in the past year, making violence a part of their everyday lives, according to new data. More >>

On International Day Of Solidarity, UN Urges Greater Support And Aid For Palestinians

Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 1:59 pm | UN News

For over two years, tens of thousands of people have been killed in Gaza. The enclave faces its most severe economic collapse in history, and even amid a fragile ceasefire, children continue to die. More >>

Gaza Women Are ‘Last Line Of Protection’ For Their Families Amid Attacks, Hunger And Harsh Winter

Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 12:04 pm | UN News

Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday. More >>

Despite Ongoing Discrimination, Women Entrepreneurs Are Reshaping The Global South, With Crucial Support From The UN

Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 12:00 pm | UN News

Exceptional women business leaders such as African engineer-turned-entrepreneur Norah are demonstrating how lived experience & ingenuity, can turn promising ideas into successful companies, even in societies where their voices have been sidelined More >>

Security Council Must Seize ‘Moment Of Renewed Hope’ In Gaza

Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 9:52 am | UN News

The ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding but recent violence by Israel and Palestinian militants put the truce at risk, the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday. More >>

Malaria Vaccine Price Cut Set To Protect 7 Million More Children By 2030

Monday, 24 November 2025, 4:56 pm | UN News

Vaccine alliance Gavi & children’s agency UNICEF have struck a new pricing deal that will sharply cut the cost of a key malaria vaccine & make it possible to protect nearly seven million additional children by 2030, the agencies announced on Sunday. More >>

From Milking Stalls To Mobile Apps: UN-Supported Project Powers Rural Revival In Indonesia

Monday, 24 November 2025, 10:29 am | UN News

In the rolling hills of Indonesia’s West Java province, thousands of farmers are reaping tangible benefits from the digitization of their businesses and improved access to finance, thanks in part to a United Nationssupported project. More >>

Nigeria: Schools Should Be ‘Sanctuaries Not Targets’ Says Deputy UN Chief Following Latest Mass Abduction

Sunday, 23 November 2025, 6:09 pm | UN News

The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a school in Nigeria, calling for the immediate release of those taken. More >>

From Silence To Strength: Women Leaders Speak Out In South Sudan

Sunday, 23 November 2025, 6:07 pm | UN News

Scolded for wanting to go to school as a girl and dismissed or ignored as an adult, Awrelia from Wau in South Sudan has learnt to advocate for herself, her children and for the women in her community. More >>

UN Presents UN80 Initiative Action Plan, Setting Coordinated Path For System-Wide Reforms

Saturday, 22 November 2025, 8:17 pm | UN News

The United Nations outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide reform efforts in decades, as Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder presented the UN80 Initiative Action Plan. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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