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Iran-Israel Crisis: UN Rights Office Appeals For Urgent De-Escalation
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 10:06 am | UN News
As the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day on Wednesday, the UN deputy human rights chief Nada Al-Nashif called for urgent talks to end the ongoing missile attacks between Tehran and Tel-Aviv. More >>
Human Rights Council Hears Alarming Updates On Executions In Iran And Global Civic Space Crackdown
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 9:41 am | UN News
On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising executions in Iran and the increasing repression of civic space around the world amid a wave of elections. More >>
Guterres Renews Call For Israel-Iran Ceasefire
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains “profoundly alarmed” by the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, as the sides continued to trade airstrikes. More >>
Power Of Football Inspires Team Effort Towards Development Goals
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 7:55 am | UN News
The power of football to inspire fans to take positive action for a healthier planet and a fairer society is taking centre stage at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan – a world fair focused on building a sustainable global future. More >>
Make Midwives Universally Accessible And Save Millions Of Lives, WHO Urges
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 7:28 am | UN News
Almost 4.5 million maternal, stillborn and newborn deaths were recorded in 2023. What if there was a clear path to saving 83 percent of these people? To saving 3.7 million mothers, unborn children and babies annually? More >>
UN Relief Chief Calls For Solidarity, With Humanitarians ‘Literally Under Attack’
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 7:02 am | UN News
With the humanitarian sector “under-funded, overstretched, and literally under attack” as crises continue in Gaza, Sudan and beyond, international support is needed more than ever, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday in Geneva. More >>
UN Rights Office ‘Horrified’ By Deadly Violence At Gaza Food Distribution Sites
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 6:57 am | UN News
As the pall of starvation hangs over Gaza, UN agencies have sounded the alarm over deadly violence at food distribution points, where over 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in recent weeks while trying to access desperately needed humanitarian ... More >>
Israeli Actions In Palestinian Territories Constitute War Crimes, Human Rights Council Hears
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 11:13 am | UN News
The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. More >>
‘Syria Simply Cannot Withstand Another Wave Of Instability,’ Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 8:00 am | UN News
A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December and nearly 14 years of devastating civil war. More >>
Afghan Women Face Near Total Social, Economic And Political Exclusion
Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 7:49 am | UN News
In the past decade, the UN has bemoaned the chronically low level of participation by Afghan women and girls in decision-making bodies and in secondary and higher education. More >>
From Himalayan Melt To Drowning Shores, Children Lead The Climate Fight
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 9:46 am | UN News
From the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides tear through mountain villages washing away homes and farms, while rising seas surge ... More >>
Brutal Cuts Mean Brutal Choices Warns UN Relief Chief, Launching ‘Survival Appeal’
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 8:54 am | UN News
Facing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Monday announced a “hyper-prioritised” appeal for $29 billion to meet urgent global needs. More >>
Guterres To Launch Life-Saving Campaign Strengthening Mine Action Worldwide
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 8:05 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action. More >>
UNHCR Forced To Make Deep Cuts, Despite Rising Needs Worldwide
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, following a comprehensive review of its activities, spending, staffing and structure, prompted by major funding shortfalls. More >>
Without Urgent Funding, Global Hunger Hotspots Are Set To Grow, UN Warns
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 7:16 am | UN News
Since conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from escalating violence that has displaced 12.4 million people and plunged over half the Sudanese population into food insecurity. More >>
Security Council Meets In Emergency Session Over Iran-Israel Conflict, Amid Strikes And Counterstrikes
Monday, 16 June 2025, 8:47 am | UN News
Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities mark a dangerous new escalation in the Middle East, a top UN official told the Security Council during an emergency session convened on Friday. More >>
Shaping A Better World At Expo 2025 In Japan
Monday, 16 June 2025, 7:48 am | UN News
How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. More >>
Humanitarians Must Be Able To Deliver Aid In Gaza, UN Agencies Insist
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 10:10 pm | UN News
UN agencies on Friday continue to stress they must be allowed to deliver aid in the Gaza Strip as famine looms and a telecommunications blackout threatens lifesaving operations. More >>
DR Congo Crisis: Aid Teams Appeal For Support To Help Displaced Communities Left With Nothing
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 10:08 pm | UN News
As diplomatic efforts continue to end fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN development agency (UNDP) issued an appeal on Friday on behalf of people uprooted by the violence to help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods. More >>
Israel-Iran Crisis: UN Chief Urges Calm After Overnight Strikes
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 3:01 pm | UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israeli strikes in Iran late Thursday evening, urging ‘maximum restraint’ from Member States. The head of the UN-backed atomic watchdog also highlighted the risk of a wider conflict. More >>
