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‘Overwhelming’ Demand For Food Aid In Gaza As Fragile Ceasefire Holds
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 3:57 pm | UN News
In Gaza, the ceasefire is enabling UN humanitarians to reach more desperate people with life-saving food – but greater access is needed to contain the spread of famine. More >>
UN Rights Office Sounds Alarm Over ‘Skyrocketing’ Israeli Settler Violence During Olive Harvest
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 9:59 am | UN News
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has warned of an alarming rise in violence & restrictions by Israeli settlers and security forces against Palestinian farmers, as the crucial olive harvest season gets underway. More >>
UN Sounds Alarm Over Spike In Sexual Violence Against Women In DR Congo
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 9:27 am | UN News
Women and girls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are trapped in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and face rampant insecurity, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday following a visit to the country. More >>
Sudan: Over One Million Return To Khartoum Amid Fragile Recovery
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 8:51 am | UN News
More than a million people have returned to Sudan’s war-ravaged capital in the past ten months, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday, warning that basic services remain shattered amid continuing disease outbreaks. More >>
$31 Trillion Debt Is Holding Back Developing Countries, UN Trade Summit Hears
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 9:01 am | UN News
Holding the line on the existing rules-based international trading system remains an essential challenge if the world is to keep a damaging tariff war at bay, a top UN trade official said on Monday. More >>
Women Still Largely Excluded From Peace Processes
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 8:38 am | UN News
Around 676 million women lived within 50 kilometres of deadly conflict last year – the highest figure since the 1990s. More >>
Yemen: UN Staff Freed After Houthi Raid, But Dozens Remain Arbitrarily Detained
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
Fifteen UN international staff are now free to move within the UN compound in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a following an “incursion” by Houthi forces on Saturday, 18 October, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Monday. More >>
Talks On Net Zero Shipping Framework Shelved As Nations Fail To Reach Consensus
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:38 am | UN News
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) decided to adjourn its extraordinary session convened this week in London and reconvene in a year’s time. More >>
UN Urges Opening Of All Gaza Crossings To Deliver Three-Month Food Supply
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:34 am | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned food aid cannot reach everyone in Gaza unless all border crossings are opened, particularly in the north where famine was declared in August. More >>
World News In Brief: Airstrikes In Lebanon, Hope In CAR, A Call To Ban Lead-Based Paints
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:30 am | UN News
The Security Council on Friday welcomed Lebanese Government efforts to exercise full national sovereignty through the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), as the UN warned that peacekeepers are continuing to find unauthorised weapons caches in the south. More >>
UN Faces ‘Race To Bankruptcy’ As Guterres Unveils Sharply Reduced 2026 Budget
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:27 am | UN News
The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026. More >>
Groundbreaking Report Reveals Powerful Link Between Poverty And The Climate Crisis
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to address the issue. More >>
Haiti Is Under A UN Arms Embargo: So Why Are 500,000 Illegal Weapons In Circulation?
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:04 am | UN News
Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in the hands of gangs in Haiti, even though the Caribbean country has been under a UN arms embargo for the last three years. More >>
Guterres Highlights ‘Maximum Impact’ Reform Agenda
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 5:09 pm | UN News
The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. More >>
UN Welcomes Afghanistan-Pakistan Ceasefire
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 5:07 pm | UN News
The United Nations called on Thursday for Afghanistan and Pakistan to permanently end recent deadly hostilities and protect civilians. More >>
Gaza: UN Pushes To Scale Up Aid Delivery
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 5:05 pm | UN News
As a fragile ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip, UN aid teams are intensifying efforts to deliver urgently needed assistance. More >>
Security Council Renews Haiti Sanctions
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 2:41 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that renews sanctions in Haiti for another year as armed gangs continue to terrorize the population. More >>
Humanitarian Funding Cuts Pushing Millions Into Hunger: WFP
Friday, 17 October 2025, 4:38 pm | UN News
Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday, as slashed humanitarian funding threatens six of its most critical operations. More >>
Record Rise In Carbon Dioxide Levels During 2024: UN Weather Agency
Friday, 17 October 2025, 3:35 pm | UN News
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). More >>
Funding Crisis Forces Deep Cuts To UN Peacekeeping Missions
Friday, 17 October 2025, 3:09 pm | UN News
A severe funding shortfall is threatening to cripple UN peacekeeping operations worldwide, with the Organisation warning that it will have to scale back patrols, close field offices and repatriate thousands of ‘blue helmets’ due to delayed payments. More >>
