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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 >>

Guterres Warns Against Loss Of ‘Fragile’ Diplomatic Momentum Over Ukraine

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 11:39 am | UN News

Speaking at a high-level briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, the UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the international community cannot afford to lose “fragile” diplomatic momentum over ending the war with Russia. More >>

Haiti’s Security Crisis ‘Is Like The Sword Of Damocles Above Us’: Foreign Minister

Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 10:45 am | UN News

Foreign Ministers from across the Americas met on the margins of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rally for greater support for Haiti. More >>

Recommit To A Two-State Solution For Israel-Palestine Conflict, ‘Before It’s Too Late’: Guterres

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 9:58 am | UN News

The time has come to free the 48 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and to stop the bombing, massacres and displacement in the embattled enclave, French President Emmanual Macron told delegates in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday. More >>

UN, AU And EU Leaders Pledge Joint Push For Peace And Development In Africa

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 9:46 am | UN News

The United Nations, African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to peace and sustainable development in Africa, pledging deeper cooperation to end conflicts, support stability and tackle global challenges from debt to climate ... More >>

‘Warring World Is Crying Out For Peace’ Says UN Chief As Leaders Gather In New York

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 9:37 am | UN News

UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday with a stark warning that “our warring world is crying out for peace,” urging people everywhere to act now to silence guns, heal divisions and build hope. More >>

UN Marks 80th Anniversary Of Its Founding

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 9:29 am | UN News

Music, memories and messages of peace filled the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday as the world body commemorated 80 years since its founding. More >>

World News In Brief: Call For New Haiti Force, Ukraine And Sudan War Updates, ‘Disturbing’ Sentence For China Blogger

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 8:40 am | UN News

Without greater international engagement, Haiti risks sliding deeper into crisis, leaders warned on Monday at a meeting in New York convened to address the country’s security collapse. More >>

Offensive Shutters Nearly Half Of All Malnutrition Centres In And Around Gaza City

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 8:00 am | UN News

Hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas have led to the shuttering of almost half of all malnutrition centres in and around Gaza City, the northern area of the Strip where famine was declared a month ago. More >>

30 Years Of Advancing Gender Equality: Achievements, Setbacks, And The Road Ahead

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 7:24 am | UN News

In the three decades since the groundbreaking Beijing Declaration on women’s rights was adopted by the nations of the world, great progress has been made but women and girls still face unacceptable levels of violence and discrimination. More >>

High-Level Week Opens With Celebration Of Women’s Empowerment

Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 7:09 am | UN News

Only the fifth woman to preside over the UN General Assembly in its 80-year history has praised the courage of those “who fought for every phrase, every word in the Beijing Declaration,” marking the 30th Anniversary of the pivotal international ... More >>

UN Chief Sounds Alarm Over Worsening Crisis In Sudan’s El Fasher

Monday, 22 September 2025, 8:46 am | UN News

The UN Secretary-General on Saturday voiced grave alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, warning of mounting risks to civilians trapped in the besieged city. More >>

UN ‘High Seas’ Treaty Clears Ratification Threshold, To Enter Into Force In January

Monday, 22 September 2025, 8:42 am | UN News

A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has now met the required 60 ratifications for entry into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026. More >>

Sudan Crisis: Surge In Summary Executions By All Warring Parties

Saturday, 20 September 2025, 3:34 pm | UN News

At least 75 people have been killed, according to news reports, in a drone strike on a mosque during morning prayers in El Fasher city, in the west of the war-torn country. More >>

Afghanistan Quake: Rescuers Dodge Dangers, Women And GirlsFace Disaster, Warns UN

Saturday, 20 September 2025, 3:29 pm | UN News

Women and girls still reeling from Afghanistan's deadly earthquake face even greater suffering rebuilding their lives and livelihoods – with little help to hand, gender equality agency UN Women said on Friday. More >>

UN Security Council Rejects Bid To Continue Iran Sanctions Relief

Saturday, 20 September 2025, 3:20 pm | UN News

A proposal to continue sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal was rejected in the UN Security Council on Friday in a vote that revealed deep divisions over the so-called “snapback” process. More >>

UNICEF Aid Trucks Robbed At Gunpoint In Gaza City

Saturday, 20 September 2025, 3:15 pm | UN News

Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, following the theft of therapeutic food critical for saving thousands of young lives from malnutrition as famine spreads. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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