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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 >>
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 >>
