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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 >>

Libya’s Territorial Integrity And Sovereignty Are 'Non-Negotiable’

Friday, 26 September 2025, 10:10 am | UN News

The President of Libya’s Presidential Council upheld the principle of national sovereignty, unity and stability in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. More >>

Youth To UN: ‘Listen To Us. Invest In Us. Partner With Us’

Friday, 26 September 2025, 6:26 am | UN News

With nearly half the global population under 30, the UN continues to emphasise the indispensable role young people play in decision-making towards achieving a just, equitable and sustainable future for all. More >>

Sinking Islands, Vanishing Forests: World Leaders Call For Urgent Climate Action

Friday, 26 September 2025, 6:16 am | UN News

From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the UNGA on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global ... More >>

Syria: Return Of Millions Brings Hope But Challenges Remain

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 10:12 am | UN News

In just nine months, one million Syrians have returned home following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Wednesday. More >>

UNGA Hosts First Ever Development Finance Summit To Boost SDGs

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 10:11 am | UN News

The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy. More >>

New National Climate Plans Unveiled At High-Level Summit Ahead Of COP30 Conference

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 10:01 am | UN News

From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting trees, leaders from more than 120 countries presented new national climate action plans and pledges during a meeting on Wednesday as part of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly. More >>

AI Must Not Decide Humanity’s Fate, UN Chief Warns Security Council

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 9:38 am | UN News

Artificial intelligence holds vast potential but poses grave risks if left unregulated, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>

Climate Summit 2025: The Path To COP30

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 8:36 am | UN News

Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. More >>

Gaza: UN Agencies Warn Of Escalating Attacks, Mass Displacement And Famine

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 7:52 am | UN News

UN agencies on Wednesday warned that civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip are facing escalating attacks, more mass displacement and worsening hunger. More >>

‘Iran Has Never Sought And Will Never Seek To Build A Nuclear Bomb,’ President Tells General Assembly

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 7:36 am | UN News

Iran’s President affirmed that his country has no intentions to build a nuclear bomb in his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. More >>

Shipping Faces ‘Stormy Seas’ As Trade Slows And Costs Rise

Thursday, 25 September 2025, 7:11 am | UN News

Global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, the UN trade and development body (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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