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Celebrating Youth: ‘When Young People Take The Lead, Everyone Gains’
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:33 am | UN News
Colourful blocks for stacking or perhaps an abacus for counting – these are the sorts of tactile objects one might expect to see in a kindergarten classroom. More >>
‘Humanitarian Work, A Moral Obligation’: Retired Doctor Returns To Face The ‘Silent Threat’ In Gaza
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:13 am | UN News
Dr. Younis Awadallah, a paediatrician who is almost 70 years old, does not hesitate to say that “humanitarian work cannot be retired.” More >>
UN Says Sri Lanka Has ‘Historic Opportunity’ To End Impunity, Deliver Justice
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:57 am | UN News
Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the ... More >>
Security Council Rejects Creation Of Rival Government In Sudan
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:36 am | UN News
The UN Security Council has rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) declaration last month of a rival administration in parts of Sudan it controls, warning the move threatens the country’s unity and risks worsening the brutal conflict between the ... More >>
Malnutrition Deaths Mark ‘Latest In The War On Children’ In Gaza: UNRWA Chief
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 7:17 am | UN News
At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter. More >>
Gaza: UNESCO Condemns ‘Unacceptable’ Killing Of Journalists
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 3:43 pm | UN News
The UN organization which champions culture and education, UNESCO, has strongly condemned the targeted killing of six journalists in Palestine by an Israeli drone on 10 August. More >>
The World Has The Tools To End Haiti’s Crisis – It’s Time To Use Them
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:48 pm | UN News
During her final briefing as resident and humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson struggled to describe the realities of life in Haiti. More >>
Sudan: UN ‘Deeply Alarmed’ By Major Attack On Besieged El Fasher
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:45 pm | UN News
The UN has expressed deep alarm over a large-scale assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia on El Fasher, the government-held capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, and the nearby Abu Shouk displacement camp, which has been under siege since ... More >>
Record Starvation And Malnutrition In Gaza; More West Bank Displacement
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:18 pm | UN News
The United Nations continues to draw attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where starvation and malnutrition are at the highest levels since hostilities began nearly three years ago. More >>
First Person: Echoes Of War As Aid Arrives In Syria’s Historical City
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 2:15 pm | UN News
The transformation over two decades of the once thriving Syrian city of Sweida from tourist destination to a landscape marked by violence and loss has been detailed by the chief of a UN migration mission who recently visited the area. More >>
Myanmar: Rights Investigators Reveal ‘Systematic Torture’, Sexual Violence
Wednesday, 13 August 2025, 10:29 am | UN News
UN-mandated independent investigators have uncovered “systematic torture” in Myanmar’s military-run detention facilities – including beatings, electric shocks, strangulations and gang rape – a pattern of atrocities which is intensifying across ... More >>
Gaza: Guterres Urges Probe Into Killing Of Journalists, As Child Malnutrition Deaths Rise
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the killing of six Palestinian journalists in Gaza this past weekend, his Spokesman said on Monday. More >>
Hospitals Overflowing In Gaza, As Malnutrition Surges
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 8:46 am | UN News
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families. More >>
Four Years On, Here’s What Total Exclusion Of Women In Afghanistan Looks Like
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 8:00 am | UN News
In 2021, an Afghan woman could have run for president – although none did. Spool forward to 2025, they can’t even speak in public. There is an edict from the Taliban which labels public speaking by women a moral violation. More >>
Safe Seas Key To Global Prosperity, Security Council Told
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Shipping is crucial to the global economy, with more than 100,000 vessels a day transporting some 80 per cent of world commerce, but it remains vulnerable to disruptions caused by geopolitical tensions and transnational crime. More >>
Security Council Voices Deep Concern Over Deadly Escalation In Syria’s Sweida Region
Monday, 11 August 2025, 9:01 am | UN News
The UN Security Council has expressed alarm at the sharp escalation of violence in Syria’s Sweida region since mid-July, condemning attacks against civilians and calling for urgent protection and humanitarian access. More >>
Aid Blockade Deepens Gaza Crisis As Malnutrition Deaths Rise, Warns UNRWA
Monday, 11 August 2025, 7:28 am | UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply. More >>
‘There Is No Military Solution’ To End Israel-Palestine Conflict, Security Council Hears, As Starvation Stalks Gaza
Monday, 11 August 2025, 7:06 am | UN News
It’s essential to work towards a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as the international community addresses the reality of starvation on the ground in Gaza, the Security Council heard on Sunday. More >>
Indigenous Peoples Day Highlights AI’s Risks And Opportunities
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:02 am | UN News
In honour of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, the UN hosted a virtual commemoration on Friday on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures. More >>
‘The Real Challenge Is Still Ahead’: UN Warns On Afghan Returnees
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:00 am | UN News
Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but they will need more help to rebuild their lives, according to UN-Habitat, the agency that advocates for sustainable communities. More >>
