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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 >>
Gaza Death And Destruction ‘Without Parallel In Recent Times’: Guterres
Friday, 29 August 2025, 6:48 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation. More >>
Pakistan Floods Leave Villages Cut Off As Monsoon Devastation Continues
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 8:08 am | UN News
Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving villages cut off, homes destroyed and families struggling to access food, clean water and medical care. More >>
UN Calls For Decisive Steps To End Conflict As Gaza And West Bank Crises Deepen
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 7:54 am | UN News
Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank underscore the need to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, a top UN official in the region told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Iraq Unveils Historic Migration Plan To Boost Development And Stability
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 7:23 am | UN News
Iraq has taken an historic step with the launch of its first ever national migration plan, designed to promote safe, orderly and regular pathways for Iraqis returning home and around 370,000 migrants living and working inside the country. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Mandate In Lebanon Faces Scrutiny Ahead Of Security Council Vote
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 7:05 am | UN News
Following a devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants focused on southern Lebanon, the November 2024 cessation of hostilities created a fragile calm along the Blue Line separating the two countries. More >>
World News In Brief: More Deaths In Ukraine, Lengthy Detentions In Egypt, AI Governance, US Postal Tariffs
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 7:57 am | UN News
More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine following recent hostilities and attacks across the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday in an update. More >>
Thailand Grants Work Rights To Long-Term Refugees From Myanmar, UN Welcomes Resolution
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 7:45 am | UN News
A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the country was welcomed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as a significant boost to the national economy. More >>
UN Urges Renewed Solidarity Eight Years After Forced Exodus Of Rohingya
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 8:54 am | UN News
Monday marks eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations is calling for greater international solidarity with the mainly Muslim minority community. More >>
Gaza: UN Calls For Probe Following Deadly Strikes On Nasser Hospital
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 7:32 am | UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following a deadly attack on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday. More >>
DR Congo: The Doctor Who Couldn’t Leave Goma
Monday, 25 August 2025, 6:50 pm | UN News
In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest beside his bed as shells rattled the walls of his hotel. More >>
Yemen: How Acts Of Compassion Light The Way For Healing
Monday, 25 August 2025, 7:14 am | UN News
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around her neck, driven by a strong passion to help the vulnerable at the Migrant Response Point (MRP) in Ma’rib in Yemen. More >>
