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Ukraine: ‘This War Needs To End,’ Türk Tells UN Human Rights Council

Monday, 6 October 2025, 9:16 pm | UN News

UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the war in Ukraine “has entered an even more dangerous and deadly stage for civilians, under relentless bombardment of their schools, hospitals, and shelters.” More >>

UN Experts Condemn Reprisals Against Hong Kong Lawyer Kevin Yam

Monday, 6 October 2025, 3:08 pm | UN News

The experts stressed that the free exercise of the legal profession is crucial to ensure access to justice, oversight of state power, protection of due process and judicial guarantees. More >>

Haiti Battles Rabies With Vaccines And Vigilance

Monday, 6 October 2025, 10:51 am | UN News

Health authorities in Haiti are turning deaths caused by rabies-infected dogs into a public health awakening with the support of the UN’s health agency in the region, PAHO. More >>

UN Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan’s Darfur

Saturday, 4 October 2025, 2:54 pm | UN News

The UN’s top humanitarian official in Sudan has warned of an impending catastrophe in Darfur, with civilians facing relentless violence, sexual abuse and starvation. More >>

DR Congo: UN Envoy Urges People Eager For Peace In The East ‘Not To Lose Hope’

Saturday, 4 October 2025, 2:52 pm | UN News

Bintou Keita says she understands the people's impatience but urges them “not to lose hope” as the Congolese government, the UN and the international community are “determined” to bring peace to the volatile region. More >>

UN Chief ‘Encouraged’ After Hamas Indicates Willingness To Release Israeli Hostages

Saturday, 4 October 2025, 2:45 pm | UN News

The leadership of Hamas said late on Friday it was willing to release Israeli hostages in response to the United States peace deal proposal for ending the war in Gaza. More >>

Gaza: Guterres Calls For ‘All Parties’ To Commit To US Peace Plan, As UN Agencies Stress Urgent Ceasefire Need

Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:58 am | UN News

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Monday’s Gaza peace deal proposal from US President Donald Trump, urging “all parties” to commit to it. More >>

Calls Grow Louder For More Age-Inclusive Societies

Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:10 am | UN News

Member States, UN officials and civil society came together on Wednesday to shift the global perspective on ageing, with a call for new policies and action that bring older persons in from the margins of society. More >>

Ukraine: IAEA Engaging To Get Power Restored At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:07 am | UN News

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south of the country. More >>

The Syria Prison Survivor Seeking Justice For The Missing

Friday, 3 October 2025, 10:00 am | UN News

When the gates of Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison opened soon after the fall of the Assad regime last December, graffiti scrawled on the walls offered a frightening glimpse into what was widely known as the “human slaughterhouse”. “First day, ... More >>

Guterres Condemns Deadly Terror Attack Targeting Manchester Synagogue

Friday, 3 October 2025, 9:46 am | UN News

Thursday’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, which left at least two worshippers dead on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, has been strongly condemned by the UN Secretary-General. More >>

Gaza Health System Overwhelmed As WHO Reports 42,000 People Have Life-Changing Injuries

Friday, 3 October 2025, 8:34 am | UN News

Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. More >>

Philippines Earthquake: UN Pledges Support As Cebu Death Toll Rises To 72

Friday, 3 October 2025, 8:08 am | UN News

Hospitals are overwhelmed and families are sheltering in the open after a deadly 6.9 magnitude earthquake tore through northern Cebu in the Philippines, killing at least 70 people and displacing more than 20,000, according to local authorities. More >>

Sudan: UN Rights Chief Calls For Urgent Action To Protect Civilians In El Fasher

Friday, 3 October 2025, 8:02 am | UN News

Civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher face the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities, as fighting intensifies around the regional capital of North Darfur, besieged for more than 500 days by the Rapid Support Forces militia. More >>

Fighting Back Against The Gangs: What Is Haiti’s New UN-Backed Force?

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 9:39 am | UN News

As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN Security Council to fight back against the violence they are perpetrating. More >>

‘Hot Debates About Hot Topics’, A Strength Not A Weakness, Says UNGA80 President

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 9:30 am | UN News

Over 190 world leaders spoke from the General Assembly podium during high-level week – underscoring the UN’s enduring relevance as a form of “life insurance” for many of the world’s developing countries, said President Annalena Baerbock ... More >>

Human Rights Groups Urged To ‘Unite More Than Ever’ In Efforts To End Racism

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 8:21 am | UN News

The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform that promotes greater inclusion and equality of the global African diaspora said on Wednesday. More >>

UN Security Council Approves New ‘Suppression Force’ For Haiti Amid Spiralling Gang Violence

Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 4:11 pm | UN News

The UN Security Council authorized a new multinational GSF in Haiti to replace the Kenyan-led security support mission, amid escalating gang violence, widespread rights abuses and a humanitarian emergency affecting all aspects of life in the nation. More >>

The UN Air Service That Flies Where No One Else Can

Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 4:07 pm | UN News

For George Stroumboulopoulos, the only way to get to an inaccessible destination near the border of Chad in 2004 was to fly on an UN Humanitarian Air Service plane: it was the first time he’d ever heard of UNHAS. More >>

Gaza: UN Rights Office Deplores Deadly Strikes On Palestinians Gathering Firewood

Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 10:21 am | UN News

As Israeli military operations continue in Gaza City, deadly strikes on displaced Palestinians – including people collecting firewood for cooking – raise further concerns about attacks on civilians, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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