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UN’s Guterres Declares Fossil Fuel Era Fading; Presses Nations For New Climate Plans Before COP30 Summit
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 8:20 am | UN News
UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the ... More >>
Gaza: UN Staff Now Fainting From Hunger, Exhaustion; WHO Worker Detained
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 8:16 am | UN News
Worrying alerts from United Nations staff in the Gaza Strip who have been fainting from hunger and exhaustion over the past 48 hours have increased fears for people’s survival in the devastated enclave, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
Deep Dive Into The International Seabed Authority: Why It Matters Now
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 7:27 am | UN News
Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and building a biobank are among landmark achievements of the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is marking its 30th anniversary ... More >>
‘Peace Is A Choice’: UN Chief Urges Diplomacy As Wars Spread From Gaza To Ukraine
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 7:08 am | UN News
Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to Ukraine, UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres urges all nations to choose diplomacy over division and recommit to settling disputes peacefully. More >>
People Dying From Lack Of Aid Every Day In Gaza: WFP Official
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 4:44 pm | UN News
The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row, a senior official with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. More >>
Salvaging SDGs Still Possible, But Countries Must Act Now: Guterres
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 4:40 pm | UN News
Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres said on Monday that recent “signs of momentum” show multilateralism can still deliver. More >>
Syria: Ongoing Violence Fuelling Mass Displacement In Sweida
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 4:36 pm | UN News
Ongoing sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria has triggered mass displacement in the area as humanitarians attempt to deliver aid. More >>
Gaza: Guterres Condemns Killing Of People Seeking Food As Humanitarian Conditions Deteriorate
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 4:32 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where the last lifelines keeping people alive are collapsing, his Spokesperson said on Monday. More >>
Dreams Amid The Rubble: Gaza’s Women Speak Of Homes, Loss And Hungry Children
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 3:57 pm | UN News
Hadriya collapses from hunger, Khadija dreams of her kitchen and Hiyam longs for her daughters’ laughter in the garden – these are the stories of three women from Gaza who embody the daily struggles of mothers exhausted by war, hunger and ... More >>
Droughts Are Causing Record Devastation Worldwide, UN-backed Report Reveals
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 3:54 pm | UN News
Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion. More >>
‘Bet On Youth’ To Realise Africa’s Digital Potential, UN Deputy Chief Says
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 10:36 am | UN News
Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on Africa’s development which was discussed at the General Assembly on Monday. More >>
Effective Partnerships Can Stop The Next Pandemic
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 10:14 am | UN News
“There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now.” More >>
Terror And Chaos For Gaza’s People Now Entering The ‘Death Phase’
Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 10:10 am | UN News
After another deadly weekend in Gaza in which at least 67 Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking food, UN aid teams on Monday described “mayhem” and starvation in the enclave as the Israeli military pushed into Deir Al-Balah for the first time. More >>
Desks Become Beds As Haitian School Shelters People Displaced By Violence
Monday, 21 July 2025, 8:57 am | UN News
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong. More >>
UN80 Initiative Should Be ‘Inclusive And Transparent’, Recognises General Assembly
Monday, 21 July 2025, 8:21 am | UN News
The General Assembly on Friday adopted by consensus a resolution on the SecretaryGeneral’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system. More >>
Humanitarians Report More Deaths, Displacement And Desperation In Gaza
Monday, 21 July 2025, 8:17 am | UN News
The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday. More >>
‘You Have To Be Able To Rule Your Life’: The Care Revolution In Latin America
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:21 pm | UN News
Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties. More >>
Aid Cuts Leave Refugee Agency Unable To Shelter Six In 10 Fleeing War In Sudan
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:20 pm | UN News
Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. More >>
Syria Crisis: Hundreds Killed In Ongoing Violence, Hospitals Overwhelmed
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:17 pm | UN News
Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday. More >>
UN Envoy Urges Colombia To ‘Stay The Course’ As Peace Faces New Strains
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:16 pm | UN News
Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting political tensions threaten to erode confidence unless implementation accelerates, the top UN envoy for the country said on Friday. More >>
