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UN Rights Office Worried Over Escalation In Gaza City, Annexation Plans For West Bank
Friday, 5 September 2025, 7:43 am | UN News
A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the ... More >>
Guterres Hails Papua New Guinea As An Example Of Diversity, Dialogue And Climate Action
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 10:57 am | UN News
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday. More >>
Funding Cuts Could Push 6 Million More Children Out Of School, Warns UNICEF
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 10:16 am | UN News
Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. More >>
Finding Strength Amid Sleepless Nights: Ukraine’s Hidden Mental Health Toll
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 9:43 am | UN News
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe. More >>
‘Reparatory Justice’ Key To Ending Racism Against Africans And Their Descendants
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 9:21 am | UN News
Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday. More >>
Pakistan Floods, Countries Lag On Climate Reporting, Concern Over Attack On Peacekeepers In South Lebanon And Other
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was “profoundly saddened” by the death and destruction caused by the recent floods in northern Pakistan. The current death toll stands at over 400. More >>
UN Refugee Agency Urges Support To End Displacement For Millions Of Syrians
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 8:52 am | UN News
The international community must support efforts towards peace and stability in Syria and end the displacement of millions – both within and outside the country – who fled years of war and just want to go home. More >>
Gaza: With A Suitcase For A School Bag, Classrooms Have Become Shelters
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 8:17 am | UN News
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of children in the Gaza Strip whose lives have been turned upside down by war who now face the prospect of a third year without ... More >>
Daily Malnutrition Deaths Continue As Israeli Forces Push Further Into Gaza City
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 5:03 pm | UN News
Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliveries amid escalate attacks, according to the latest updates on Tuesday from UN agencies on the ground. More >>
Afghanistan Quake: Aid Teams Still Scrambling To Reach Survivors
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 4:47 pm | UN News
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Sudan: Hundreds Feared Dead In Darfur Landslide
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 4:44 pm | UN News
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday. More >>
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: Guterres Calls For Strengthening Multilateralism
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:37 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism – and appealed for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond – in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday. More >>
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: Guterres Calls For Strengthening Multilateralism
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:37 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism – and appealed for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond – in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday. More >>
Aid Effort Underway After Afghanistan Quake ‘Wipes Out’ Villages
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 9:57 am | UN News
After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected. More >>
Guterres Condemns Detention Of More UN Staff In Yemen
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:47 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Yemen on Sunday by the de facto Houthi authorities in areas under their control. More >>
Sudan: Guterres Calls For Ceasefire In El Fasher, Deplores ‘Relentless’ Militia Attacks
Saturday, 30 August 2025, 6:54 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in and around the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been trapped for over a year. More >>
Ukraine: ‘Diplomatic Momentum’ At Risk Amid Large-Scale Russian Strikes
Saturday, 30 August 2025, 6:51 pm | UN News
Large-scale attacks by Russia against civilians in Ukraine could see any hopes of a lasting peace deal there rapidly fade, a senior UN official said during an emergency session of the Security Council on Friday. More >>
The Descent Into ‘A Massive Famine’ In Gaza Has Begun, Relief Agencies Warn
Saturday, 30 August 2025, 6:44 pm | UN News
Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave. More >>
Sudan: A Staggering 30 Million Are In Need, As War Grinds On
Friday, 29 August 2025, 9:05 am | UN News
Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday in New York. More >>
‘The People Of Haiti Are In A Perfect Storm Of Suffering,’ Warns UN Chief
Friday, 29 August 2025, 7:31 am | UN News
State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
