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On Brink Of Famine, Gazans Forced To Scour Dirt For Food
Friday, 1 August 2025, 10:56 am | UN News
In Gaza, UN aid teams continued their efforts on Thursday to help people of the war-shattered enclave by retrieving urgently needed fuel and other supplies from the Kerem Shalom crossing in the south of the Strip. More >>
World News In Brief: First UN Mission To Syria’s Sweida, Fresh Displacement In Haiti, New Lightning Record
Friday, 1 August 2025, 9:53 am | UN News
The first UN inter-agency mission to embattled Sweida governorate in Syria arrived there on Thursday, UN aid coordination office OCHA has reported. More >>
In Myanmar, Conflict And Floods Collide As UN Warns Of Deepening Crisis
Friday, 1 August 2025, 9:49 am | UN News
As Myanmar reels from deadly floods, renewed fighting and widespread displacement, the United Nations warned on Thursday that urgent humanitarian needs are going unmet due to escalating violence and blocked access. More >>
Gaza Strip: Humanitarians Warn Of Worsening Famine Conditions, Attacks On Civilians
Friday, 1 August 2025, 9:33 am | UN News
Famine conditions are tightening their grip on the Gaza Strip, as the latest UN humanitarian update warns of soaring malnutrition-related deaths, relentless civilian attacks, and mounting obstacles to aid access amid deepening crisis. More >>
Trade Critical To Ending Plastic Pollution
Friday, 1 August 2025, 7:48 am | UN News
Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem which disproportionately affects developing countries. More >>
‘Delivering Better’: New ECOSOC President Emphasises Climate Action, Food Security
Friday, 1 August 2025, 7:28 am | UN News
The Ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, was on Thursday elected president of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at what he called a “historic moment” for his country and its enduring commitment to multilateralism. More >>
Angola Protests: UN Urges Restraint, Investigations Into Deaths
Friday, 1 August 2025, 7:09 am | UN News
What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across the country, with at least 22 people killed and more than 1,000 detained, prompting calls from the UN for restraint and urgent investigations into possible ... More >>
With Gaza Smouldering, Ministers Renew Push For Two-State Solution At UN
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:10 am | UN News
With Gaza in ruins and the two-State solution in jeopardy, ministers convened at the United Nations this week to jumpstart political momentum toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a crisis Secretary-General António Guterres warned is “at a breaking ... More >>
Sudan: Hunger-Related Deaths, Cholera, Extreme Heat And Storms Creating Desperate Humanitarian Situation
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 9:01 am | UN News
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) raised the alarm on Wednesday over the rising toll of hunger, disease and displacement in various conflict-ridden parts of Sudan. More >>
Cholera Outbreak In West And Central Africa Poses Crisis For Children
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 8:52 am | UN News
Some 80,000 children are estimated to be at high risk of cholera in West and Central Africa as the rainy season begins across the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. More >>
Tsunami Alert Highlights Worth Of Global Early Warning System
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 8:33 am | UN News
Early warning systems kicked in overnight across Pacific coastal communities after a massive earthquake in eastern Russia triggered a sea surge that reached the Japanese coastline around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) away within about an hour, disaster ... More >>
Haitians In ‘Despair’ Following Abrupt Suspension Of US Humanitarian Support
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 7:10 am | UN News
People in Haiti have expressed “despair” following the “abrupt suspension” of a wide range of humanitarian services, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean country. More >>
Gaza Children Starving Despite Israeli 'Tactical Pauses', UN Says
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 7:01 am | UN News
Despite daily “tactical pauses” declared by Israeli forces, humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed, and fuel and water supplies critically low, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday. More >>
Lured By Hope, Trapped By Lies: Healing After Being Trafficked
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 2:31 pm | UN News
On the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July, follow the journey of a woman who escaped. More >>
Remembering Dr. David Nabarro, Deadly Shipwreck Off Libya, Verdict In Peacekeeper’s Killing
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 8:48 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sadness over the passing of Dr. David Nabarro, who played a leading role in the Organization’s efforts to respond to challenges such as hunger, Ebola and the COVID-19 pandemic. More >>
UN Peacekeeping Can Work In A Fractured World – If There Is Political Will
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 7:18 am | UN News
In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, UN peace operations face unprecedented challenges – but senior officials told the Security Council that with renewed political will and strategic adaptation, these missions ... More >>
‘By Women, For Women’: 15 Years Of The UN Agency Championing Gender Equality
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 7:04 am | UN News
Fariba, a young Afghan woman, had just begun a university degree in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power and banned women and girls from secondary and higher education. More >>
In Gaza, Mounting Evidence Of Famine And Widespread Starvation
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 7:00 am | UN News
“The worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in Gaza,” UN-backed food security experts said on Tuesday, in a call to action amid unrelenting conflict, mass displacement and the near-total collapse of essential services in the war-battered ... More >>
Slight Decrease In Global Hunger As Inequalities Widen, UN Report Reveals
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 11:27 am | UN News
An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating a global, yet uneven, decline in hunger since 2022. More >>
UN Condemns Deadly Attack On Worshippers In DR Congo
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 10:06 am | UN News
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, strongly condemned an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on civilians during the night of 26 to 27 July. More >>
