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Ministers From Europe And Beyond Commit To Address Housing Emergency
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 9:26 am | UN News
Across Europe and beyond, housing costs are rising faster than incomes and many families are spending up to half their salary just to have a place to call home. More >>
WHO Says Rebuilding Gaza’s Shattered Health System Critical To A Lasting Peace
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 8:54 am | UN News
As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says rebuilding the devastated health system is critical to securing lasting peace and stability. More >>
Syria’s Search For Truth Is A ‘Collective Effort’, Top UN Investigator Says
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 8:46 am | UN News
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years under the Assad dictatorship, including during 14 years of civil war which began in 2011. More >>
Peace Begins Behind Bars: A Corrections Officer’s Fight For Dignity Inside Congo’s Prisons
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 8:30 am | UN News
The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for building prisons – preferably a woman – to join its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Would she go? More >>
In Landmark Labour Case, UN World Court Weighs In On Right To Strike
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 11:27 am | UN News
The ICJ opened hearings to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law – the first time the world’s top court has been asked to weigh in on the balance between workers’ rights and employers’ interests. More >>
World News In Brief: El Fasher Displacement, Afghanistan Rights Violations, Nigeria Child Vaccinations
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 10:59 am | UN News
More people are being forced to flee their homes as fighting continues in El Fasher, Sudan, the UN said on Monday, expressing grave concern over worsening conditions in and around the besieged city. More >>
WHO: Despite Smoking Decline, Tobacco Still Hooks One In Five Adults Worldwide
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 10:27 am | UN News
Although there are fewer smokers now than 15 years ago, one in five adults worldwide is still hooked on tobacco. More >>
Women’s Leadership Role In Peace And Security Issues ‘Going In Reverse’, UN Chief Warns
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 10:25 am | UN News
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery plans, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
Gaza: Major UN Aid Operation ‘Ready To Go’ If Agreement Is Reached On US Peace Plan
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 9:55 am | UN News
UN aid teams in Gaza are “ready to go” with thousands of tonnes of supplies on standby to alleviate famine, widespread hunger and malnutrition, in the event of agreement being reached over the US peace plan in the coming days. More >>
Darfur: ICC Convicts Janjaweed Leader Of War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 9:30 am | UN News
Two decades after the scorched-earth campaign that left hundreds of thousands dead in Sudan’s Darfur, the ICC has delivered its first conviction, finding Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman “Ali Kushayb”, guilty of war crimes. More >>
We Are Not Powerless In Face Of Gaza, West Bank, Ukraine Atrocities, Insists UNHCR Chief
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 8:19 am | UN News
The head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Monday took aim at the “deliberate abandonment” of the laws of war today, while rejecting the idea that the international community is powerless in the face of ongoing violations. More >>
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 >>
