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‘A Wave Of Truth’: COP30 Targets Disinformation Threat To Climate Action
Friday, 14 November 2025, 2:57 pm | UN News
The declaration, unveiled under the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, calls for concrete steps to dismantle networks of climate lies and shield evidence-based voices from harassment and attacks. More >>
Latest Deadly Shipwreck Highlights Need For Safer Migration
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 7:54 pm | UN News
Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya – the latest fatal crossing in the Central Mediterranean, where more than 1,000 lives have been lost this year. More >>
Safeguarding Clean Water Access As Climate Threats Rise
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 8:47 pm | UN News
As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, govts are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation. More >>
‘Worrying Reports’ Continue Of Abductions And Disappearances In Syria
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 8:44 pm | UN News
Nearly 100 people in Syria have been abducted or forcibly disappeared since January, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, calling for greater accountability from the authorities. More >>
In Brazil, Guterres Calls For ‘fair, Fast And Final’ Shift To Clean Energy
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 6:15 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is continuing his campaign to accelerate the global switch from fossil fuels to clean energy – “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.” More >>
From Pledges To Action: Leaders Push For Faster Climate Progress At COP30
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 3:36 pm | UN News
COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. Climate change is here, devastating communities and driving up costs, but solutions are within reach. More >>
Sudan War: Women Endure Starvation, Rape And Bombs Fleeing El Fasher
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 1:07 pm | UN News
In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is “a strong predictor” of hunger, violence and death, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Tuesday. More >>
Trapped Behind Bars: Reforming Haiti’s Broken Detention System
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 1:00 pm | UN News
Fifty-two prisoners have died in Haiti’s overcrowded prisons between July and September this year in conditions that have been described by the United Nations as “inhuman and degrading.” More >>
Stakes Rise For South Sudan: What’s Happening, And Why It Matters
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 12:54 pm | UN News
South Sudan is entering a period of rising instability marked by political polarisation, renewed armed clashes, and severe humanitarian strain, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Illicit Weapons Fuelling Conflicts Worldwide, Officials Warn
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 6:17 pm | UN News
The world is facing a cross-border “chain of violence” driven by small arms and light weapons, UN disarmament and law enforcement officials told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Battlefields To Wastelands: UN Warns Conflicts Are Destroying Ecosystems Worldwide
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 6:01 pm | UN News
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland and forests. More >>
UN Chief Urges World Leaders To Drive Down Global Warming
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 5:51 pm | UN News
As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for urgent action to drive down global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C goal within reach. More >>
Gazans Continue Heading Home As ‘Fragile Ceasefire’ Holds
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 9:27 am | UN News
A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever access is allowed, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday. More >>
Sudan War And Political Uncertainty Block Progress On Abyei Peace Talks
Monday, 10 November 2025, 10:02 am | UN News
The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. More >>
Mind Over Machine: UN Urges Ethical Guardrails For Brain Tech Revolution
Monday, 10 November 2025, 9:29 am | UN News
As wearable devices begin to tap into our mental states, UN experts warn that without ethical safeguards, the right to freedom of thought could be the latest casualty of unchecked innovation. More >>
World’s Forests At Serious Risk From Warming Planet, Fires And Pests
Monday, 10 November 2025, 9:25 am | UN News
Decades of progress in protecting the planet’s carbon dioxide-busting forests are at risk as the climate crisis continues to accelerate, UN forestry experts said on Wednesday. More >>
Potential Gaza Stabilization Force Must Have Security Council Approval: Guterres
Monday, 10 November 2025, 8:58 am | UN News
Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General said in Doha on Tuesday. More >>
New Brazil-Led Fund Aims To Put Forest Protection At The Heart Of Climate Action
Friday, 7 November 2025, 3:53 pm | UN News
Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. On Thursday, in a bid to help reverse this trend, Brazil launched a new initiative at a summit of world leaders in Belém, gateway to the Amazon More >>
Genocide Prevention Expert Raises Alarm Over Alleged Sudan Atrocity Crimes
Friday, 7 November 2025, 1:52 pm | UN News
The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El Fasher last month, and plans to meet his African Union counterpart on Friday to discuss a coordinated response. More >>
Nearly A Third Of Jamaica’s Annual Wealth Wiped Out By Hurricane Meliss
Friday, 7 November 2025, 1:42 pm | UN News
Around 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa – the worst climate disaster in the Caribbean nation’s history, said the top UN development official in the region on Thursday. More >>
