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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 >>
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 >>
