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Gaza: Strikes On Houses And Tents Responsible For Over Half Of Deaths This Week
Friday, 23 May 2025, 9:47 am | UN News
More than half the people killed in Gaza over the past week were in shelters and residential buildings, the UN human rights office OHCHR said on Thursday. More >>
UK Cedes Sovereignty Over Chagos Islands, Suffering In Sudan Deepens, UN Releases New Emergency Relief Funds
Friday, 23 May 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday. More >>
Kenya: Refugees Facing ‘Lowest Ever’ Emergency Food Rations Amid Funding Crisis
Friday, 23 May 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that it has been forced to cut food aid to unprecedented lows in Kenya’s sprawling refugee camps, as a result of severe funding shortages. More >>
Guterres Strongly Condemns Killing Of Israeli Diplomats In US Capital
Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:58 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the “appalling killing” of two Israeli embassy officials in the United States capital, stressing that “nothing can justify such a horrific act,” his Spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. More >>
90 Days To Economic Collapse: UN And Experts Sound Alarm Over Security At Sea
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:19 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global trade, marine ecosystems and international peace. More >>
Biodiversity Loss Demands Urgent Global Action, Says UN Chief
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 11:17 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, warning that biodiversity loss is a global crisis no nation can ignore. More >>
UN Life-Saving Aid Allowed To Trickle Into Gaza As Needs Mount
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:25 am | UN News
Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday. More >>
Organized Crime Groups Increasingly Embedded In Gold Supply Chain
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:22 am | UN News
The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry. More >>
Afghanistan’s Returnees At A Crossroads Between Collapse And Recovery
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:18 am | UN News
Afghanistan stands at a critical juncture, where the large-scale return of refugees could either plunge the country deeper into crisis or contribute to a path of renewal and stability. More >>
‘Silence Is Complicity,’ Warns Activist Who Fled DPR Korea
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:16 am | UN News
When human rights activist Eunju Kim was 11, her mother and older sister left, telling her they were going in search of food. For six days and six nights, Ms. Kim counted from one to 100 over and over again, desperate for their return. More >>
Scam Centres Are A ‘Human Rights Crisis’, Independent Experts Warn
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:13 am | UN News
Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top independent human rights experts said on Wednesday. More >>
Gaza: Aid Trucks Still Waiting For Israeli Green Light Inside Enclave
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:10 am | UN News
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade. More >>
Haiti: Displaced Children Face Sexual Violence Risk
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 9:41 am | UN News
Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday. More >>
UN Alarmed After Warning Shots Fired At Foreign Diplomats In The West Bank
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 9:07 am | UN News
Israel forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from several governments and the UN. More >>
Champions For Change: World Football Teams Up With UN Development Goals
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 9:00 am | UN News
Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked on 25 May. More >>
Historic Shifts Offer Syria A Path Forward
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 8:31 am | UN News
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement. More >>
‘Keep The Lights On’ For Women And Girls Caught Up In Crisis
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 11:25 am | UN News
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just as they are at their most vulnerable. More >>
World News In Brief: Russia-Ukraine Talks, Sudan Exodus Worsens, Colombia Displacement Rises
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:59 am | UN News
The United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye. More >>
UN’s Türk Criticises ‘Draconian’ Decree Limiting Dissent In Mali
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:46 am | UN News
The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday. More >>
Gazans ‘In Terror’ After Another Night Of Deadly Strikes And Siege
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 10:41 am | UN News
Amid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade. More >>
