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Interview: Un Offers Best Platform To Address Discrimination, Envoy To Combat Islamophobia Says
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 9:56 am | UN News
The recent appointment of a UN Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia reflects international commitment to address discrimination and hostility against Muslims, the first person to hold the position has said. More >>
World Environment Day: UN Sounds Alarm On Plastic Pollution Crisis
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 9:46 am | UN News
Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of this plastic is designed to be used only once, and only 10 per cent is recycled. More >>
US Vetoes Security Council Resolution Demanding Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council. More >>
Top UN Advocate Sounds Alarm Over Sexual Violence Crisis In Gang-Ravaged Haiti
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 9:35 am | UN News
Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The subsequent unrest has displaced one million people, more than half of them children, according to the International Organization for ... More >>
Stigmatised For Being Deaf: Zénabou's Story
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 7:10 am | UN News
In the Central African Republic, disability carries a deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find themselves excluded from almost every avenue of life. Zénabou, who is deaf and non-speaking, has suffered from prejudice, but a UN-backed ... More >>
‘Our Worst Held Fears Are Being Confirmed’: Dozens Of Bodies Discovered In Libya Mass Graves
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 6:33 am | UN News
Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The grim findings confirm deep concerns about abuse and torture at the facilities, according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk. More >>
Haiti: WFP Concerned Over Humanitarian Situation As Hurricane Season Begins
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 6:30 am | UN News
As the hurricane season gets underway in the Caribbean, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is sounding the alarm over Haiti’s humanitarian situation. More >>
Gaza: UN Rights Chief Condemns New Killings Around Private Aid Hub
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 8:22 pm | UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has condemned new reports that dozens more Gazans were killed early Tuesday “trying to access paltry amounts of food” around a private aid hub in the south of the enclave run by the US and Israel. More >>
As Displacement Surges In South Sudan, Regional Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 8:16 pm | UN News
Since a sharp escalation in fighting in South Sudan in late February, 165,000 people have fled their homes, seeking safety either within the country or across borders, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. More >>
Five Countries Elected To Serve On UN Security Council
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 8:13 pm | UN News
Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on Tuesday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026. More >>
Five Humanitarians Killed In ‘Horrendous’ Attack On Aid Convoy In Sudan
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 8:11 pm | UN News
An aid convoy carrying life-saving assistance for the famine-affected area of North Darfur, Sudan, was attacked on Monday night, killing five humanitarian workers, injuring many more and damaging critical humanitarian supplies. More >>
In Gaza, Daily Food Intake Has Fallen Well Below ‘Survival’ Level
Friday, 6 June 2025, 10:04 am | UN News
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to starvation”, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday. More >>
‘It Is An Elephant’: Ukraine’s Unexploded Mine Problem
Friday, 6 June 2025, 9:13 am | UN News
In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in 45 casualties and significant damage to civilian infrastructure, the UN has reported. More >>
UN Hails New Era Of Cooperation Over Syria’s Chemical Weapons Stockpile – But Concerns Persist
Friday, 6 June 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the country’s chemical weapons once and for all, as preparations move forward for a third round of inspections by ... More >>
World News In Brief: Women’s Health In Sudan, Childhood Wasting, Belarus Trade Unions, Guatemala Child Rights Violation
Friday, 6 June 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors and pregnant women from essential health services, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA said on Thursday. More >>
From Summits To Street Art To Schools: Here’s How We’re Marking World Environment Day
Friday, 6 June 2025, 7:26 am | UN News
5 June marks the 52nd World Environment Day, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and hosted by Jeju, South Korea, under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution. More >>
UN Chief Urges World Leaders To Keep Two-State Solution ‘Alive’
Friday, 6 June 2025, 7:02 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to revive efforts toward a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that there is no alternative. More >>
Sudan: Rise In People Fleeing To Chad As Violence Surges
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 11:17 am | UN News
The number of Sudanese refugees in Chad has more than tripled in just over two years amid the ongoing war in their homeland, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said in an alert on Tuesday. More >>
World News In Brief: Guterres Condemns Antisemitic Attacks, ILO To Debate Pros/Cons Of Working Online, Sudan, Ukraine...
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, at the weekend and vandalism in France targeting Jewish landmarks. More >>
Deadly Flooding In Nigeria Displaces Thousands
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 8:06 am | UN News
Flash flooding in western Nigeria at the weekend has caused devastation around the town of Mokwa in Niger state, leaving more than 150 dead and 3,000 people displaced – more than half of whom are children aged 12 and under – the UN said on Monday. More >>
