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UN Nuclear Watchdog Highlights Iran, Syria And Ukraine As Key Global Tests
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 10:22 am | UN News
Mounting nuclear risks – from Ukraine’s war-torn power plants to Iran’s unresolved safeguards, and renewed inspection efforts in Syria – are testing the global non-proliferation regime like never before, the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Wednesday. More >>
Reported Massacre At Hospital In Sudan’s El Fasher Leaves 460 Dead
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 8:49 am | UN News
Horrific stories of mass-atrocities committed by the RSF militia continue to emerge, along with the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled the North Darfur city of El Fasher in Sudan. More >>
Towards A Fairer World: Leaders Gather In Doha To Renew Social Pact
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 8:09 am | UN News
What does it mean to build a society where everyone truly belongs? In a world increasingly shaped by digital divides, demographic shifts and climate disruption, the promise of ‘social development for all’ feels urgent, if elusive. More >>
Israel Responsible For Four Genocidal Acts In Gaza, Inquiry Chair Tells General Assembly
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:59 pm | UN News
Presenting the Commission of Inquiry’s latest report, Navi Pillay said the findings were based on a legal analysis conducted under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. More >>
‘Horrific’ Violence As Thousands Flee Sudan's El Fasher
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:52 pm | UN News
After 500 days of siege, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have reportedly taken control of the key Sudanese city of El-Fasher in Darfur, triggering widespread fear among families, and forcing thousands of civilians to flee. More >>
Russia Using ‘Rule Of Fear’ To Silence Anti-War Dissent, Says UN Independent Human Rights Expert
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:47 pm | UN News
Russia’s abuse of national security and public safety laws to silence opposition to the war in Ukraine has reached “alarming levels”, the UN independent expert who monitors human rights in Russia has warned. More >>
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In Jamaica
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:45 pm | UN News
Millions in Jamaica and across the Caribbean are bracing for massive impact from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday as the UN and partners warn of a “severe” and “immediate” threat. More >>
Children At Risk As Winter Looms Amid Renewed Strikes In Ukraine
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 7:59 pm | UN News
Airstrikes & ongoing conflict in Ukraine leaving civilians – including thousands of children – without homes, power, water & basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines. More >>
Desperate Need For Water And Food Continues As Gaza Families Head North
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 9:51 am | UN News
More than 470,000 movements by civilians heading north inside the Gaza Strip have been recorded since the ceasefire began, said the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday. More >>
In Southeast Asia, Guterres Presses The Case For Climate Action
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 9:17 am | UN News
Amid deepening global divides and economic uncertainty, the UN called for stronger multilateral cooperation and sweeping reforms to global financial and governance systems, emphasising the need for a “networked, multipolar world”. More >>
Aid Cuts Shutdown Or Suspend One In Three Women’s Anti-Violence Programmes
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 9:07 am | UN News
Funding cuts are dismantling the frontline organisations working to end violence against women and girls, the UN’s gender equality agency warned on Monday. More >>
Hurricane Melissa Poised To Slam Caribbean; 1.6 Million Children At Risk
Monday, 27 October 2025, 4:52 pm | UN News
With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across the Caribbean, at least 1.6 million children are at risk. More >>
UN Alarmed By ‘Terrifying’ Situation In Sudan’s El Fasher, Calls For Immediate Ceasefire
Monday, 27 October 2025, 12:48 pm | UN News
Call for an immediate ceasefire in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur region, amid reports of significant civilian deaths, attacks on hospitals and the city’s reported capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More >>
Sixty-Five Nations Sign First UN Treaty To Fight Cybercrime, In Milestone For Digital Cooperation
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 7:28 am | UN News
Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime – a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a historic step toward a safer digital world. More >>
World News In Brief: 80th Birthday Greetings, South Sudan Floods, South Lebanon Update
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 3:59 pm | UN News
Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through events across the globe. More >>
UN Warns Gaza’s Displaced Face Freezing Nights And Food Shortages
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 3:50 pm | UN News
The UN and its partners are accelerating deliveries of life-saving aid across Gaza, but relief efforts remain constrained by access restrictions and overwhelming humanitarian needs, officials said on Friday. More >>
‘Let's Finish The Job’ And End Polio: WHO
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 3:13 pm | UN News
Thirty-five years ago, polio, a highly infectious viral disease, paralysed around 350,000 children per year. Following a UN-led international push, that number is now less than 50. More >>
Guterres Calls For Urgent Reform Of The Security Council
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 2:50 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday warned that the “fragile” legitimacy of the Security Council could endanger global peace if it remains gridlocked and fails to fulfil its primary purpose. More >>
One Wrong Letter: UN Moves To Curb Cybercrime With New Convention
Saturday, 25 October 2025, 2:48 pm | UN News
Imagine this: you visit the familiar website of your local hardware store. Everything looks the same — the same design, the same brand name, the same interface. More >>
Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Marks ‘A Momentous But Precarious Juncture,’ UN Envoy Tells Security Council
Friday, 24 October 2025, 6:30 pm | UN News
The Gaza ceasefire provides a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the wider Israel-Palestine conflict, the UN’s deputy Middle East envoy told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
