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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 >>
DR Congo: UN Deplores Deadly Attacks In The East Of The Country
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 4:00 pm | UN News
The UN has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group in several locations in North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Gaza: Looming Offensive And Restrictions On Humanitarians
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:57 pm | UN News
Hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza are intensifying as a devastating ground offensive looms, creating a limited opportunity for humanitarians to bring in shelter items, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday. More >>
Gaza: Aid Insufficient To Avert ‘Widespread Starvation’ As Israeli Military Ramp-Up Forces More People To Flee
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:54 pm | UN News
The small trickle of aid entering Gaza is totally insufficient to alleviate starvation and displacement in the Strip, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Security Council Hears About Rising Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Amid Falling Resources
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 3:51 pm | UN News
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting the Secretary-General’s annual report and stressing the need to support ... More >>
World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid Workers Mull Record Toll Of Their Own
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 10:05 am | UN News
With the news on Tuesday that a record 383 aid workers were confirmed killed in the line of duty last year, one veteran UN aid worker based in Gaza reaffirmed the resolve of humanitarians everywhere to save lives and relieve suffering, no matter how challenging ... More >>
‘Our Work Is Largely Invisible’: Journey From Outer Space To Frontline Aid Worker
Wednesday, 20 August 2025, 10:00 am | UN News
Before Pedro Matos joined the World Food Programme (WFP) for 17 years, he said his job in space engineering just “wasn’t enough”. More >>
First Person: ‘Tomorrow Is Too Late’ To Scale Up Humanitarian Aid In Haiti
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
As gang violence across Haiti escalates, and the United States and other donors reduce their humanitarian funding, 1.3 million people who have fled their homes are facing the direst of consequences. More >>
South Sudanese ‘Are Counting On Us’, Top UN Official Tells Security Council
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:46 am | UN News
Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, briefed the Security Council on the deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in South Sudan on Monday. More >>
Rubella Eliminated As A Public Health Problem In Nepal: WHO
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday, hailing the breakthrough as a “remarkable achievement”. More >>
