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Bearing The Brunt Of War: UNICEF Chief Meets Some Of Sudan’s 700,000 Child Refugees Crossing Into Chad
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9:04 am | UN News
Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced by the brutal war between rival militaries there. More >>
Interview: Visitors To Expo 2025 Appreciate ‘Positive Vision’ Of UN
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 8:50 am | UN News
Visitors to Expo 2025, a world fair currently being held in Osaka, Japan, appreciate the “positive vison” of a shared global future promoted by the United Nations; that’s according to Naomi Ichikawa, Director of the UN Pavilion. More >>
What Is Financing For Development?
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 8:44 am | UN News
According to the United Nations, the world needs an extra $4 trillion every year to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – ending poverty and hunger, fighting climate change, and reducing inequality. More >>
Human Rights Council Hears Concerns Over Displacement, Genocide Risks And Migrant Trafficking
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 8:13 am | UN News
On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Council heard urgent updates on rising internal displacement driven by organised crime, escalating genocide risks and the trafficking of women in the domestic work sector. More >>
From Syria, UN Refugee Chief Calls For Greater Solidarity With Displaced People
Monday, 23 June 2025, 4:57 pm | UN News
Although record numbers of people – over 122 million worldwide – have been uprooted due to war, violence and persecution, their ability to find safety and support is threatened more than ever. More >>
Gaza: UN Warns Of ‘Weaponised Hunger’ And Growing Death Toll Amid Food Chaos
Monday, 23 June 2025, 10:02 am | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning over the deepening crisis in Gaza, where civilians are being killed daily while trying to access food, water and medical care. More >>
US Strikes On Iran’s Nuclear Sites ‘marks Perilous Turn’: Diplomacy Must Prevail, Says Guterres
Monday, 23 June 2025, 9:32 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday that massive overnight strikes by the United States on Iran’s nuclear facilities only increase the risk of a wider war and “serious damage to ... More >>
WHO Warns Of A Health Financing Emergency
Monday, 23 June 2025, 8:38 am | UN News
The world is facing a health financing emergency, according to Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou, Director for Health Financing and Economics for the World Health Organization (WHO). More >>
Ukraine: Security Council Hears Of Escalating Attacks, Diplomatic Developments
Monday, 23 June 2025, 8:18 am | UN News
The UN Security Council met on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, where intensified fighting continues, affecting new areas and prompting further displacement. More >>
‘A Fire No One Can Control’: UN Warns Of Spiralling Iran-Israel War
Monday, 23 June 2025, 7:54 am | UN News
The world stands on the edge of catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday, as Israel’s military campaign inside Iran intensifies and strikes on nuclear facilities threaten to trigger a catastrophe. More >>
Why Is The Manosphere On The Rise? UN Women Sounds The Alarm Over Online Misogyny
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 6:29 pm | UN News
A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influence real-world attitudes, behaviours, and policies, the UN agency dedicated ... More >>
UN Chief ‘Gravely Alarmed’ By US Bombing Of Iranian Nuclear Sites
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 4:07 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States’ bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran as a “dangerous escalation” on Saturday following eight days of deadly strikes and counter strikes between Tehran and Tel Aviv. More >>
‘We Are At A Point Of No Return’: Grave Violations Against Children Surge For Third Year
Friday, 20 June 2025, 11:42 am | UN News
Last year, 41,370 grave violations against children were documented and verified by the United Nations, according to the Secretary-General's annual report on children in armed conflict, released on Thursday. More >>
Monitoring Iran And Promoting Peaceful Nuclear Use – The IAEA's Role Explained
Friday, 20 June 2025, 9:43 am | UN News
Just days before Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran, the UN watchdog agency monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities warned that the country was in violation of its non-proliferation commitments. More >>
Gaza: As Last Fuel Supplies Run Out, Aid Teams Warn Of Catastrophe
Friday, 20 June 2025, 9:38 am | UN News
More than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies still in the shattered enclave warned on Thursday that vital services are only “hours away” from shutting down. More >>
World News In Brief: Global Investment Plunges, Hurricane Season In Haiti, Rising Cholera And Hunger In South Sudan
Friday, 20 June 2025, 8:53 am | UN News
Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday. More >>
World Refugee Day: Telling Their Stories
Friday, 20 June 2025, 8:45 am | UN News
Of the 122 million people globally displaced by persecution, violence or human rights violations, 42.7 million are refugees who have fled across borders, according to new data from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). More >>
Development Is ‘The First Line Of Defense Against Conflict,’ Guterres Tells Security Council
Friday, 20 June 2025, 8:13 am | UN News
Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile settings and this is on track to worsen, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
Ahead Of UN Summit, Countries Finalise Landmark ‘Compromiso De Sevilla’
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 12:00 pm | UN News
UN Member States have reached agreement on the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, to be formally adopted at an upcoming summit in Sevilla, Spain – though without the participation of the United States. More >>
More Gazans Killed Trying To Get Food, Healthcare Near To ‘Full Disaster’
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 10:50 am | UN News
Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. More >>
