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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 >>
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 >>
