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Ukraine Braces For Harsh Winter As Millions Of People Face Cold And Energy Shortages
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 8:14 am | UN News
Millions of people in Ukraine are facing cold and energy shortages as the country prepares for a fourth winter under fire. More >>
UN Must Evolve To ‘Stand Strong’ For The Next 80 Years: General Assembly President
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 8:00 am | UN News
As the United Nations marks 80 years of existence, it must adapt and evolve to be fit for future generations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday during a briefing to journalists in New York. More >>
‘The Needs Are Huge’: Pakistan Reels From Floods As Millions Left Homeless
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 10:47 am | UN News
A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities ... More >>
Government Corruption Fuels Human Rights Crisis In South Sudan, Independent Panel Finds
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 10:11 am | UN News
In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country said in a new report ... More >>
Government Corruption Fuels Human Rights Crisis In South Sudan, Independent Panel Finds
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 10:10 am | UN News
In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country said in a new report ... More >>
Healing The Ozone Layer: ‘Guided By Science, United In Action’
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 8:23 am | UN News
Every year on 16 September, the UN celebrates the international community’s success in healing the ozone layer and brings attention to what more can be done to protect the planet. More >>
Deadly Attacks And Collapsing Services Push Sudan Closer To Catastrophe
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 12:26 pm | UN News
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe. More >>
World News In Brief: Pandemic Treaty Update, DR Congo Ebola Response, More Casualties In Ukraine
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 12:21 pm | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty. More >>
United Nations Revises 2026 Regular Budget Proposal, Pairing Cost Reductions With Initial Reform Measures
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 12:12 pm | UN News
The UN has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative - a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective ... More >>
UN’s Humanitarian Work Is ‘Underfunded, Overstretched, And Under Attack’
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 10:37 am | UN News
“Underfunded, overstretched and under attack” is how the United Nation’s top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector. More >>
UN Condemns ‘Deadly Escalation’ In Gaza City
Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 9:27 am | UN News
The United Nations has condemned the deadly Israeli military offense in Gaza City that occurred this past weekend, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday. More >>
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 >>
