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Gender Equality: UN Women Calls For Political Will And Accelerated Global Action
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 8:34 am | UN News
More than 351 million women and girls could still be living in extreme poverty by the end of the decade if current trends persist. More >>
Ukraine Records Highest Toll From Cluster Munitions For Third Year Running
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 8:24 am | UN News
The Ukrainian conflict has recorded the highest confirmed death and injury toll from cluster munitions for the third year running, UN-backed researchers said on Monday. More >>
Yemen: UN Sounds Alarm As Famine, Fighting And Aid Worker Detentions Exacerbate Crisis
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 8:21 am | UN News
Yemen faces a surge of violence and hunger that threatens millions with starvation and risks destabilizing neighbouring countries. The crisis, deeply linked to wider regional conflicts, is straining humanitarian efforts and heightening tensions across ... More >>
IAEA Chief Urges Countries To Recommit To Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 8:11 am | UN News
At the start of the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi spoke about the nuclear challenges the world faces and called on States to “recommit” to non-proliferation. More >>
Gaza: International Community Must ‘Match Words With Action’ Now
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:56 pm | UN News
In the Gaza Strip, hope may be all that is left but it is not enough to keep people alive, a veteran humanitarian said on Friday, calling for more action to end the conflict and stop the bloodshed. More >>
Nepal Appoints First Woman Prime Minister, As UN Expresses Solidarity Amid Crisis
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:52 pm | UN News
UN agencies in Nepal welcomed the appointment of Sushila Karki as interim prime minister on Friday, as the country reels from a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests that left more than 50 dead, widespread destruction and forced the resignation of her ... More >>
UN Warns Of Escalation Risk After Large-Scale Russian Drone Incursion Into Poland
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:50 pm | UN News
Reports that Russian drones crossed deep into Polish territory and were shot down by NATO allies highlight the growing regional risks of the war in Ukraine, UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told ambassadors in the Security Council on Friday. More >>
DPR Korea: UN Report Finds Human Rights Situation Still Dire, A Decade On
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:47 pm | UN News
The death penalty in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is “more widely allowed by law and implemented in practice” than a decade ago, said a senior UN human rights official on Friday. More >>
General Assembly Endorses New York Declaration On Two-State Solution Between Israel And Palestine
Sunday, 14 September 2025, 3:40 pm | UN News
Applause rang out in the UN General Assembly Hall on Friday as countries endorsed a declaration on the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and implementation of the two-State solution with Israel. More >>
‘Peace Is The Most Powerful Force For A Better Future’: Guterres
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 7:54 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for greater efforts towards peace in a “fractured world” where conflicts are increasing. More >>
Afghanistan: Lifesaving Services Cut As Taliban Bars Women Aid Workers
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 7:52 pm | UN News
The ongoing humanitarian response to the devastating Afghanistan earthquake disaster continued on Friday, although essential services have been cut for operational reasons following reinforced Taliban restrictions on women working with the UN, the global ... More >>
Sudan: As Children Continue To Suffer, School Remains A Distant Hope
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 7:50 pm | UN News
Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the longer the conflict goes on. More >>
World News In Brief: Afghan Quake Update, Diplomacy Continues To End Sudan War, UN Honours Victims Of 9/11
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 7:10 pm | UN News
The devastating earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan at the end of August have killed more than 2,200 people and pushed nearly half a million into crisis. More >>
Security Council To Meet Following Russia’s Violation Of Polish Airspace, As Concern Mounts Over Drone Warfare
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 7:04 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council is set to meet in an emergency session Friday afternoon (New York time) to discuss the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones, amid concerns that the conflict in Ukraine could spill over into the wider region. More >>
Israeli Strike In Doha Marks ‘Alarming Escalation’, Warns Top UN Official, In Call To Uphold Diplomatic Norms
Friday, 12 September 2025, 4:56 pm | UN News
The Security Council on Thursday heard from the UN’s top political affairs official on Israel’s deadly airstrike in Doha – an “alarming escalation” condemned as a violation of sovereignty that threatens ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations ... More >>
Gaza City: Daily Bombardment, More Displacement Amid Escalating Military Offensive
Friday, 12 September 2025, 9:19 am | UN News
As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be living there face daily bombardment and further displacement, the UN reported on Thursday. More >>
‘Wars, Disasters, Displacement, Hunger’ Continue To Burden Myanmar
Friday, 12 September 2025, 8:45 am | UN News
Millions of people in Myanmar “live in daily fear for their lives,” said the head of the UN refugee agency on Thursday, following a three-day visit to the conflict-ridden country. More >>
Afghanistan: New Restrictions On Women Nationals Working For UN, Put Aid Efforts At Risk
Friday, 12 September 2025, 8:12 am | UN News
The United Nations in Afghanistan called on Thursday for the de facto Taliban authorities to lift restrictions barring women national staff from entering its premises. More >>
‘Shift The Narrative’ On Suicide To Prevent Loss Of 720,000 Lives Annually
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 9:54 am | UN News
More than 720,000 people commit suicide every year and many more attempt it. Now the head of the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for “shifting the narrative” on the issue “to challenge harmful myths, reduce stigma and foster ... More >>
Ukraine: Guterres Greatly Concerned Over Reported Russian Incursion Into Polish Airspace
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 9:52 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General is closely monitoring reports that Russian drones violated Polish airspace overnight into Wednesday, resulting in damage to some residential areas. More >>
