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Famine Stalks Two Counties In South Sudan As Fragile Peace Is Threatened
Friday, 13 June 2025, 6:17 pm | UN News
Two counties in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan are sliding into famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in a new report released Thursday. More >>
UN Chief ‘Deeply Saddened’ As Air India Crash Claims Lives Of Over 200 On Board
Friday, 13 June 2025, 4:58 pm | UN News
A London-bound Air India jet carrying 242 people crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, reportedly killing more than 200 on board, with dozens still unaccounted for. More >>
UN General Assembly Adopts Gaza Ceasefire Resolution By Overwhelming Majority
Friday, 13 June 2025, 4:33 pm | UN News
Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza. More >>
Gang Violence Displaces A Record 1.3 Million Haitians
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 9:42 am | UN News
Nearly 1.3 million people have been forced to flee gang violence in Haiti and seek refuge elsewhere within the Caribbean country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. More >>
Rising Hunger In Gaza Highlights Urgent Need For ‘Unfettered’ Aid Supplies
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 6:37 am | UN News
People in the Gaza Strip are getting hungrier because of the “very limited” volume of food being allowed in, UN aid agencies reiterated on Wednesday. More >>
Ongoing Russian Strikes Continue Alarming Civilian Casualty Trend
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 6:33 am | UN News
Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latest report. More >>
Gaza: Search For Food Puts Lives On The Line
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 8:07 am | UN News
The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached “unprecedented levels of despair,” the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites. More >>
Lack Of Cooperation From Iran Hampers Nuclear Checks, Says Atomic Energy Watchdog
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 7:02 am | UN News
The head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog has raised fresh concerns over Iran’s failure to fully cooperate with inspections, warning that this is preventing independent verification of its nuclear activities. More >>
Guterres Calls For An End To Ocean ‘Plunder’ As UN Summit Opens In France
Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 5:43 am | UN News
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea. More >>
Kenya: UN Expert Urges Immediate Halt To Land Demarcation Violating Ogiek Rights And African Court Judgments
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10:39 am | UN News
Despite the AfCHPR’s 2017 and 2022 judgments affirming the Ogiek’s ownership of their ancestral landsand requiring their restitution, the Kenyan Government has yet to take any actions to return Ogiek lands. More >>
USA: UN Expert Warns Of Interference In Legal And Judicial System
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10:23 am | UN News
Executive officials have made public statements that characterise legal professionals as adversaries and threats, and the President has issued executive orders purporting to ban certain law firms from entering government buildings and obtaining government ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Deadly Drone Strikes In North Darfur, Sudan
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10:15 am | UN News
Another UAV strike, reportedly attributed to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) earlier this week, struck a busy market in Al Koma, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring dozens more. More >>
United States, Ukraine Among New Members Elected To UN Economic And Social Council
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10:07 am | UN News
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body responsible for coordinating the Organization’s work on sustainable development and economic issues. More >>
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 >>
