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Sevilla: Without Sustainable Development, There Is Neither Hope Nor Security
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 10:18 am | UN News
A senior UN official has told UN News that the global development challenge is not lack of money, but how to align public and private capital flows. The Sevilla Agreement, sets out a roadmap for all UN Member States, except the US which pulled out earlier ... More >>
Haitian Capital ‘Paralysed And Isolated’ By Gang Violence, Security Council Hears
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 8:41 am | UN News
More than 1.3 million people have been displaced in Haiti as surging gang violence, lawlessness, and impunity expose the population – especially women and girls – to heightened risks of exploitation and sexual violence. More >>
Adhering To Bans On Mines Only In Peace Time Will Not Work: UN Rights Chief
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 8:18 am | UN News
The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday expressed grave alarm that six European countries are either in the process of or are considering withdrawing from the international treaty prohibiting anti-personnel mines. More >>
General Assembly Approves $5.4 Billion UN Peacekeeping Budget For 2025-2026
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 10:12 am | UN News
The General Assembly on Monday approved a $5.38 billion budget for UN peacekeeping operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, down slightly from the previous year, as delegates wrapped up weeks of negotiations amid warnings about persistent funding ... More >>
Gaza: Families Deprived Of The Means For Survival, Humanitarians Warn
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 8:41 am | UN News
The United Nations on Tuesday reported that humanitarian operations in Gaza are facing escalating strain, as ongoing fuel shortages, access restrictions and military activity continue to undermine aid delivery and essential services. More >>
Sudan: UN Warns Of Soaring Displacement And Looming Floods
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 8:19 am | UN News
UN humanitarians on Tuesday sounded the alarm over worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan, as escalating violence continues to displace civilians and the rising risk of severe flooding during the current rainy season. More >>
Iran Crisis: UN Stays And Delivers
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:43 am | UN News
A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month with Israel, which left hundreds dead, several hospitals hit and a spike in Afghan refugees returning home, the UN’s top official in Tehran said on Tuesday. More >>
‘The Margins Of The Budget’: Gender Equality In Developing Countries Underfunded By $420 Billion Annually
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:27 am | UN News
Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality, UN Women estimates. This gap means that programmes and services for women and girls are chronically underfunded. More >>
50 Years Of CITES: Shielding Wildlife From Trade-Driven Extinction
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:23 am | UN News
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered into force on Tuesday, celebrating five decades of protecting endangered wildlife from overexploitation through international trade. More >>
Spain And Brazil Push Global Action To Tax The Super-Rich And Curb Inequality
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:15 am | UN News
Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the super-rich worldwide, aiming to tackle soaring inequality by ensuring those with the most, pay their fair share. More >>
Northern Hemisphere Heatwave Underscores Value Of Early-Warning Alerts
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 7:00 am | UN News
The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign of things to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday. More >>
It’s Time To Finance Our Future And ‘Change Course’, Guterres Tells World Leaders In Sevilla
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 11:12 am | UN News
“We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – ... More >>
Funding Shortages Threaten Relief For Millions Of Sudanese Refugees: WFP
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 8:34 am | UN News
Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war to seek refuge in neighbouring countries, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. More >>
Afghanistan: Surging Returns From Iran Overwhelm Fragile Support Systems, UN Agencies Warn
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 8:06 am | UN News
More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Iran so far this year, including 256,000 in June alone, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday, warning of immense pressures on Afghanistan’s overstretched support ... More >>
Human Rights Can Be A ‘Strong Lever For Progress’ In Climate Change, Says UN Rights Chief
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 7:18 am | UN News
The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change. More >>
Syria: UN Commission Hails Recent Action To Address Past Violations
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:58 pm | UN News
The interim authorities in Syria have taken important steps in recent weeks to address past violations, the Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country said on Friday in an update to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. More >>
Sudan: ‘Fighting Shows No Signs Of Abating,’ Senior UN Official Tells Security Council
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:57 pm | UN News
Three years into the conflict in Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) continue to pursue a military solution, violating international law and the rights of civilians in the process. More >>
Lacroix Upholds Role Of UN Peacekeeping In Lebanon And Syria
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:55 pm | UN News
The head of UN Peacekeeping affirmed the critical role played by the “blue helmets” in Lebanon and Syria during a press conference at Headquarters in New York on Friday. More >>
DR Congo: Despite Efforts Towards A Political Solution, Violence Still Rages In The East
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:54 pm | UN News
As the Foreign Ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a draft peace agreement in Washington this Friday, tensions and violence continue to grip eastern DRC. More >>
New UN Report Charts Path Out Of Debt Crisis Threatening Global Development
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:53 pm | UN News
A decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), development is facing serious headwinds – including what UN officials describe as a “silent crisis” of surging debt service payments in low-income countries. More >>
