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UN Warns Of Record Civilian Casualties In Ukraine
Friday, 11 July 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
UN agencies on Thursday warned of devastating recent attacks across Ukraine due to Russian strikes, record civilian casualties recorded last month – and growing deprivation facing children under fire across the country. More >>
UNICEF Deplores ‘Unconscionable’ Killing Of Families Lining Up For Aid In Gaza
Friday, 11 July 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced deep dismay over the “unconscionable” killing of children during an aid distribution in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday. More >>
Fight To End AIDS: ‘This Is Not Just A Funding Gap – It’s A Ticking Time Bomb’
Friday, 11 July 2025, 7:15 am | UN News
Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV — but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive. More >>
UN Calls For Reversal Of US Sanctions On Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Friday, 11 July 2025, 7:05 am | UN News
Top UN human rights officials have voiced serious concern over the imposition of sanctions by the United States targeting Francesca Albanese, a UN-appointed independent expert on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. More >>
Libya: UN Urges Restraint As Military Buildup Threatens Renewed Violence In Tripoli
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 1:10 pm | UN News
With Libya once again teetering on the brink of violence, the United Nations has issued an urgent appeal for calm amid rising military tensions in and around the capital, Tripoli. More >>
UN Warns Of Deepening Health Crisis In Gaza Amid Mass Casualty Incidents
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 9:05 am | UN News
As scores of people – including medical staff and their families – have reportedly been killed in the past week, UN health partners in Gaza continue to provide emergency care despite very limited resources. More >>
‘Very Limited Time To React’: Texas Flash Floods Expose Challenges In Early Warning
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 8:41 am | UN News
The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach ... More >>
Yemen Deserves Hope And Dignity, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 6:22 am | UN News
Yemen continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis, driven by acute hunger, economic collapse, and regional instability, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
South Sudan’s Longest Cholera Outbreak Enters Critical Stage
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 9:29 am | UN News
On the eve of the fourteenth anniversary of its independence, South Sudan – the world’s youngest country – is experiencing its worst and longest cholera outbreak. More >>
Ukraine: UN Refugee Agency Helps Repair Homes Amid Ongoing Conflict
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 9:26 am | UN News
As relentless attacks continue to damage homes and communities across Ukraine, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has now helped repair over 40,000 war-damaged homes – marking a major step in helping displaced families return and recover. More >>
UN Summit Confronts AI’s Dawn Of Wonders And Warnings
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 8:29 am | UN News
The UN’s flagship platform on AI opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and urgent calls for inclusive AI governance. The event comes as autonomous and generative systems evolve faster ... More >>
UN Rights Office Urges Restraint In Kenya As Fresh Protests Turn Deadly
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 7:14 am | UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least ten protesters in Kenya on Monday, amid reports that police and security forces used lethal force to quell violent demonstrations in Nairobi and across the ... More >>
Srebrenica, 30 Years On: UN Officials And Survivors Call For Truth, Justice And Vigilance
Wednesday, 9 July 2025, 7:12 am | UN News
At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, survivors of the Srebrenica genocide joined top officials in marking 30 years since thousands of Bosnian Muslims were systematically killed in the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. More >>
UN Calls On Taliban To End Repressive Policies
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 9:42 am | UN News
The UN General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution expressing deep concern over Afghanistan’s deteriorating humanitarian, economic and human rights conditions, urging the Taliban to reverse repressive policies and ensure inclusive ... More >>
‘Cooperation Is Humanity’s Greatest Innovation,’ UN Chief Declares At BRICS Summit
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 8:31 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday warned that the environment is being attacked on all fronts and called on the international community to urgently tackle the intersection of health and climate issues. More >>
Human Rights Must Anchor The Digital Age, Says UN’s Türk
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 6:35 am | UN News
As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has called for human rights to be placed at the centre of this transformation. More >>
UN Chief ‘Deeply Saddened’ By Devastating Texas Floods As Toll Climbs Past 80
Tuesday, 8 July 2025, 6:32 am | UN News
The United Nations Secretary-General has expressed deep sorrow over the deadly floods in Texas that reportedly killed at least 80 people over the holiday weekend, including more than two dozen children at a summer camp. More >>
UN Human Rights Council Hears Grim Updates On Ukraine, Gaza And Global Racism
Friday, 4 July 2025, 8:42 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday heard sobering briefings on the human rights situations in Ukraine and Gaza, along with a call to confront structural racism and intersectional discrimination worldwide. More >>
UN Chief ‘Appalled’ By Worsening Gaza Crisis As Civilians Face Displacement, Aid Blockades
Friday, 4 July 2025, 7:32 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go. More >>
Landless And Locked Out: Young Farmers Struggle For A Future
Friday, 4 July 2025, 7:18 am | UN News
Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly. More >>
