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Aid Teams Highlight Growing Anxiety In Gaza After Food Is Looted
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:50 am | UN News
Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday. More >>
Diplomats Prepare Ground For June Conference On Two-State Solution For Israel And Palestine
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:46 am | UN News
Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at advancing global efforts towards achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. More >>
UN Warns Of ‘Catastrophic’ Human Rights Crisis In Myanmar As Violence And Economic Collapse Deepen
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:09 am | UN News
Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civilians caught in the crossfire of an increasingly brutal conflict, according to a new report by the UN human rights ... More >>
Escalating Violence Drives Food Crisis Across Eastern DR Congo, Warns WFP
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 8:25 am | UN News
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January. More >>
UN Rights Chief Calls On South Sudan’s Warring Parties To End Renewed Fighting
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 8:20 am | UN News
The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February. More >>
Guterres Calls On Israel To Accept UN’s ‘Detailed, Principled’ Aid Plan For Gaza
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 8:15 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian ... More >>
What’s Your Poison? Alcohol Linked To Higher Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 7:19 am | UN News
Alcoholic drinks, especially beer and spirits, may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, a new UN study has found. More >>
UN Rights Chief Calls For End To Daily Killings In Ukraine After Deadly Weekend Attacks
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 7:02 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an immediate end to the daily killings and destruction in Ukraine, following a weekend of deadly attacks that left at least 14 civilians – including three children – dead and dozens ... More >>
Thousands Flee Homes In Mozambique As Conflict And Disasters Fuel Worsening Crisis
Monday, 26 May 2025, 7:36 am | UN News
More than 25,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks, as conflict and a series of disasters fuel a worsening humanitarian crisis – one that risks deepening as vital relief operations face a severe funding ... More >>
UN Rights Mission Deplores Deadly Russian Strikes In Ukraine
Monday, 26 May 2025, 7:13 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has deplored a deadly wave of Russian missile and drone strikes that reportedly killed at least 13 civilians and injured 65 others, warning that the attack underscores the grave risks of using ... More >>
‘A Silent Crisis’: Obstetric Fistula Affects 500,000 Women, Yet It’s Fully Treatable
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 5:36 pm | UN News
Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula. More >>
Syrians Face Staggering Needs Amid Insecurity And Healthcare Crisis
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 5:34 pm | UN News
Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday. More >>
Civilians ‘Trapped And Terrorised’: UN Sounds Alarm Over Collapse Of Critical Protections
Friday, 23 May 2025, 9:51 am | UN News
With more than 36,000 civilian deaths recorded in conflict zones in 2024 and sexual violence surging, senior UN officials warn that the international framework designed to protect civilians is collapsing. More >>
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 >>
