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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 >>
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 >>
