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The World Is Demanding Action Over Plastic Pollution: UN Environment Chief
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 10:25 am | UN News
High stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a legally binding treaty to curb plastic pollution, attended by delegates from nearly 180 countries. More >>
World News In Brief: Funding Schools In Afghanistan, Seaweed Farming In Latin America, Drought In Somalia
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 9:44 am | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed a contribution of $3.5 million from the Government of Indonesia to support the agency’s school meal programme in Afghanistan. More >>
Syria: Ceasefire Under Strain As Violence And Aid Access Issues Persist In Sweida
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 8:40 am | UN News
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday. More >>
Just 1.5 Per Cent Of Gaza’s Agricultural Land Remains Accessible And Undamaged
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 7:52 am | UN News
UN data published on Wednesday underscores the tiny amount of cultivable land that remains in the Gaza Strip, contributing to the famine conditions now being endured by more than two million people there. More >>
Hiroshima, 80 Years On: ‘Real Change’ Needed To End Existential Nuclear Threat
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 7:46 am | UN News
The world changed forever 80 years ago this Wednesday when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during the Second World War. More >>
‘Landlocked To Landlinked’: UN Summit Seeks To Turn Geography Into Opportunity
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 7:09 am | UN News
For the world’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), geography isn’t just a challenge, it’s a costly barrier to trade. Cut off from direct access to the sea, these nations face steep transport costs, sluggish delivery times, and a maze ... More >>
UNHCR Urges Pakistan To Stop Forced Returns Of Afghan Refugees
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 10:18 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling for Pakistan to halt the forcible return of Afghan refugees holding proof of registration (PoR) cards, Spokesperson Babor Baloch said on Tuesday in Geneva. More >>
World News In Brief: Uganda’s Refugee Funding Crisis, Academic Freedom Tested In Serbia, Rural Resilience In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 7:52 am | UN News
Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total number of new arrivals to almost 2M. But with funding rapidly running out, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is warning the East African nation will not be able ... More >>
The Final Straw? Plastic Pollution Talks Get Underway In Geneva
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 7:45 am | UN News
Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy. More >>
UN Urges MPs To Deliver On Development Promises For 600 Million In Landlocked Nations
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 7:07 am | UN News
At a major UN forum opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, this week, parliamentarians from around the world are being urged to take decisive action to improve the lives of more than 600 million people living in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs). More >>
Violence In Northern Mozambique Forces Thousands To Flee, Straining Aid Efforts
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
Recent attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique displaced tens of thousands in July alone, deepening an already dire humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado and straining limited aid supplies. More >>
Gaza: ‘No One Should Ever Be Forced To Risk Their Life To Find Food,’ Says UN Humanitarian Agency
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:32 am | UN News
As Gaza faces famine-like conditions, large numbers of people reportedly continue to be killed and injured while searching for food, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday. More >>
UN Official Decries Deadly Ukraine Strikes, Urges Return To Diplomacy
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:28 am | UN News
A senior UN official on Friday warned of mounting civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions in Ukraine, as a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes this week killed dozens and injured scores across multiple regions – including ... More >>
Haiti: More Than 1,500 Killed Between April And June
Monday, 4 August 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
The UN has long warned that gangs are not the only groups committing human rights abuses and violations in Haiti — government security forces and local self-defence groups have also committed violations. More >>
Africa’s Push For HIV Independence Advances With First Procurement Of Locally Made Medicines
Monday, 4 August 2025, 7:55 am | UN News
Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begin reaching national programmes – including, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique. More >>
Gaza: Nearly 1,400 Palestinians Killed While Seeking Food, As UN Warns Airdrops Are No Solution
Monday, 4 August 2025, 7:52 am | UN News
Despite Israel’s 27 July announcement of daily military pauses in western Gaza “to improve humanitarian responses,” Israeli forces continued attacks along food convoy routes and near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid sites, according to ... More >>
Cholera Spreads In North Darfur, 640,000 Children Under Threat, UNICEF Warns
Monday, 4 August 2025, 7:10 am | UN News
Cholera is ripping through North Darfur, Sudan, threatening thousands of children already weakened by hunger and displacement, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Sunday, as aid convoys struggle to reach cut-off communities amid escalating conflict. More >>
Awaza Gears Up To Host UN Conference On Landlocked Developing Countries
Monday, 4 August 2025, 7:07 am | UN News
In the city of Awaza, where the Caspian Sea meets the desert, UN and Turkmen flags were raised on Sunday ahead of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), as final preparations continue to welcome world leaders ... More >>
Once-In-A-Decade Push For The ‘Locked Out’: Global Leaders Set For Landmark UN Conference In Turkmenistan
Friday, 1 August 2025, 12:57 pm | UN News
Backed by the new Awaza Programme of Action, the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 will push for freer transit, smarter trade corridors, stronger economic resilience and fresh financing to lift development prospects for ... More >>
Russian Attack On Ukrainian Capital Kills At Least 11 Civilians
Friday, 1 August 2025, 10:59 am | UN News
At least 11 civilians were killed and over 130 injured in Russian strikes overnight in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, reported on Thursday. More >>
