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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 >>
World News In Brief: El Fasher Siege Latest, Shock At Michigan Church Attack, Violent Crackdown On Madagascar Protests
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 10:19 am | UN News
The humanitarian situation in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur state, is growing more dire by the day, according to UN aid coordinators. More >>
‘The Extraordinary Power Of Ordinary People’: World Leaders Spotlight Youth As Agents Of Progress
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 9:13 am | UN News
World leaders spoke of the remarkable promise held by today’s generation, even as they acknowledged the persistent barriers millions of children and youth face in accessing education, healthcare and political voice. More >>
Denuclearization ‘Tantamount’ To Surrendering Sovereignty: DPR Korea Minister
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 8:43 am | UN News
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Monday, the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea gave a muscular defence of his country’s stance on nuclear weapons & highlighted strides towards economic development. More >>
Israeli Settlement Activity Accelerates In The West Bank, Security Council Told
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 8:38 am | UN News
The past three months have seen an increase in Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank alongside threats of annexation and mounting violence there and in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Security Council heard on Monday. More >>
UN Security Council Blocks China-Russia Resolution On Iran Sanctions
Monday, 29 September 2025, 4:59 pm | UN News
A resolution to extend sanctions relief to Iran under a 2015 nuclear deal failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Friday. More >>
New Declaration On NCDs And Mental Health, Khartoum Shelter Crisis, WFP Lifeline In Ukraine, South Sudan Rights Update
Monday, 29 September 2025, 4:57 pm | UN News
World leaders have thrown their weight behind the first-ever United Nations global political declaration tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health together. More >>
UN Warns Time Running Out For Families With Terrorist Ties Stranded In Syria Camps
Monday, 29 September 2025, 2:42 pm | UN News
Six years after the defeat of ISIL, also known as Daesh, tens of thousands of people with alleged or actual ties to the terrorist group remain detained in camps in northeast Syria in dire conditions that continue to worsen. More >>
Intensifying Threat Looms Large As UN Highlights The World’s Growing Nuclear Arsenals
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 9:22 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary General on Friday warned a high-level meeting in New York focused on ridding the world of nuclear weapons that the threat is only “accelerating and evolving”. More >>
‘Africa’s Voice Is Not Heard’: Leaders Issue Call For Equity, Justice And Courage
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 9:09 pm | UN News
On the third day of the General Assembly’s high-level debate, African leaders delivered a resounding and unified message. More >>
