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Gaza: Hostages Released, Aid Scale-Up Begins
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 10:57 am | UN News
As the UN Secretary-General on Monday welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza, aid agencies said that lifesaving relief supplies are now flowing at scale into the shattered enclave. More >>
World News In Brief: Record Hunger In Haiti, Repeated Attacks In Sudan’s El Fasher Condemned, Maldives Medical Milestone
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 10:55 am | UN News
As the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate in Haiti, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that women, children and displaced families are disproportionately affected as malnutrition and hunger rise. More >>
Political Crisis And Corruption Fuelling Violence In South Sudan, UN Rights Body Says
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 9:55 am | UN News
The escalating political crisis in South Sudan is driving renewed armed violence and making the already dire humanitarian and human rights situations there worse, UN investigators said on Monday. More >>
DR Congo: UN Envoy Points To ‘Real Hope’ For Ceasefire And Peace In The East
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
There is now “real hope” for a ceasefire which would pave the way for a lasting and definitive settlement of the conflict in the eastern DRC, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Huang Xia, told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Trade, Debt And Investment At The Heart Of Upcoming UN Meeting, As Global Unpredictability Hits People’s Livelihoods
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 9:05 am | UN News
The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD warned a week before ministers gather in Geneva for its largest meeting in four years. More >>
Indirect Disaster Effects Cost The World Nearly $2 Trillion Per Year, Guterres Says On International Day
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. More >>
‘Never Be Afraid To Ask For Help’:Ukrainians Scarred By War Find Space To Heal
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:37 pm | UN News
People in Ukraine who have suffered mental stress as a result of the war which continues in their country have found a space to heal in neighbouring Moldova. More >>
Sudan: El Fasher Mosque And Hospital Attacks Leave At Least 20 Dead
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:34 pm | UN News
At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan. More >>
World News In Brief: Deadly Attacks In Ukraine, First Humanitarian Flight For Syrians In Libya
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:31 pm | UN News
More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine over the past three days with most casualties recorded in the Kherson, Sumy, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Thursday. More >>
Jubilation In Gaza As News Of Possible Ceasefire Deal Sinks In
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:28 pm | UN News
The development follows the announcement by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening that Israel and Hamas had “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan More >>
Gaza Deal: UN And Humanitarian Partners ‘Prepared To Move – Now,’ Says Guterres
Friday, 10 October 2025, 3:25 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire and hostage release deal, calling it a “desperately needed breakthrough” that must mark “the beginning of the end of this devastating war.” More >>
UN Chief Calls For Israel And Hamas To ‘Abide Fully’ By Terms Of US Peace Plan
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:12 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement from US President Donald Trump that Israel and Hamas have “signed off” on the first phase of his 20-point peace plan, following days of intensive indirect negotiations in Egypt. More >>
Africa Needs Conflict Prevention As The Continent Faces Unprecedented Threats
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:10 pm | UN News
Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demands a proactive preventative” approach, according to the UN’s Special Representative to the African Union. More >>
Father Of Gaza Hostage Calls For An End To War – And A Two-State Solution
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:08 pm | UN News
Two years after his son was taken hostage during the Hamas-led terror attacks, Yehuda Cohen continues to fight night and day for his son’s release, and for a lasting political solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. More >>
Guterres Urges Countries To ‘Seize This Historic Opportunity’ As Renewable Energy Use Grows
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:06 pm | UN News
With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming. More >>
Thousands Flee Amid Renewed Fighting In Northern Mozambique, UN Warns
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:03 pm | UN News
Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday. More >>
Guterres Condemns Detention Of 10 More UN Staff In Yemen
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:01 pm | UN News
Houthi rebels have detained 10 more UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 54 since 2021. More >>
Two Years Of Gaza-Israel War Bring ‘Indescribable’ Pain, Warn Aid Agencies
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 11:46 am | UN News
As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all hostages, an immediate ceasefire and an aid surge to alleviate Palestinians’ suffering. More >>
UN Decries Deadly Myanmar Airstrike, Amid Mounting Military Attacks On Civilians
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 11:30 am | UN News
The United Nations has condemned a Myanmar airstrike that killed dozens of civilians, including children, calling it part of a “disturbing pattern” of indiscriminate attacks by the country’s military. More >>
UN Chief ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Deadly Protests In Madagascar
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 9:48 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter a third week. More >>
