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Health And Aid Workers Targeted In Conflicts Around The World, UN Agency Says
Sunday, 24 August 2025, 4:11 pm | UN News
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health ... More >>
World News In Brief: Gaza Humanitarian Update, More Killings In Sudan, Ending Impunity In Myanmar
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 7:13 pm | UN News
As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians. More >>
Guterres In Japan: ‘Humanity Is Strongest When We Stand As One’
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 7:11 pm | UN News
World Expos are not just feel-good exhibitions, “they are invitations to tell our stories,” The UN chief told festival goers in Osaka, Japan, which is hosting Expo 2025. More >>
Momentum Builds Towards Marine Biodiversity Treaty, As Experts Convene In New York
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 7:08 pm | UN News
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the ... More >>
UN Agencies Warn Of Rising Heat Stress Risks For Workers Worldwide
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 7:06 pm | UN News
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday. More >>
Famine In Gaza: ‘A Failure Of Humanity Itself’, Says UN Chief
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 7:00 pm | UN News
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new UN-backed food security report released on Friday. More >>
Amid Massive Destruction Of Gaza City, UN Chief Renews Ceasefire Call
Friday, 22 August 2025, 2:52 pm | UN News
With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire. More >>
UN Rights Chief Decries ‘Relentless Intensification’ Of US Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Staff
Friday, 22 August 2025, 2:48 pm | UN News
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. More >>
Monsoon Floods Kill More Than 700 In Pakistan, With Heavy Rains Set To Continue
Friday, 22 August 2025, 2:44 pm | UN News
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late June, displacing thousands and destroying homes and crops, with more severe weather expected in the weeks ahead, according to UN agencies and national authorities. More >>
Gazans Face A Future Of Pain And Prosthetics
Friday, 22 August 2025, 2:42 pm | UN News
Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed initiative, have seen a dramatic increase in deaths and injuries leading to amputations. More >>
Libya: Security Council Urged To Back Popular ‘Yearning’ For National Elections
Friday, 22 August 2025, 10:01 am | UN News
Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people’s desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the country said in the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
Survivors’ Voices 'Integral’ To Preventing Terrorism
Friday, 22 August 2025, 8:33 am | UN News
Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities. More >>
Terror Threat Posed By ISIL ‘Remains Volatile And Complex,’ Security Council Hears
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
The threat posed by the terrorist group ISIL – known more widely in the Middle East as Da’esh – remains dynamic and diverse, with Africa currently experiencing the highest level of activity worldwide. More >>
World News In Brief: Sudan Hospitals Under Fire, World Remembers Victims Of Terrorism, DR Congo
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 9:36 am | UN News
In recent days, reported attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudan’s Darfur State have forced some humanitarian groups to stop providing critical cholera services as the outbreak continues to spread. More >>
‘Africa Is Poised For Progress’ Guterres Tells Development Conference In Japan
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:51 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to a conference in Japan focused on the continent’s development. More >>
International Criminal Court: New US Sanctions ‘A Flagrant Attack’ On Judicial Independence
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a renewed push surrounding investigations into US and Israeli officials. More >>
Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks, ‘The Systematic Destruction Of Gaza City Is Already Underway’: UN Rights Office
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 7:40 am | UN News
In recent days, the Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to take full control. More >>
It’s Time To End Physical Punishment Of Kids Once And For All, WHO Says
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 7:05 am | UN News
Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
UN Upholds Readiness To Support Peace Efforts In Ukraine
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 4:04 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent diplomatic efforts spearheaded by the United States towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, his Spokesperson said on Tuesday in New York. More >>
UN Honours Fallen Aid Workers On World Humanitarian Day
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 4:02 pm | UN News
This Tuesday, the UN honoured fallen colleagues and reminded the world that aid workers should never be a target, as 2024 saw a shocking new record of 383 aid workers killed. More >>
