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UN Aid Office Denounces Attacks On Gaza Hospital
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:58 am | UN News
The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday. More >>
In Berlin, Broad Backing For UN Peacekeeping As Global Threats Mount
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:29 am | UN News
More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support. More >>
US-Houthi Ceasefire ‘A Welcome Opportunity’ To Advance Peace Efforts In Yemen
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 7:40 am | UN News
The ceasefire between the United States and Houthi rebels in Yemen provides an opportunity to revitalize the peace process in the Middle Eastern country, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. More >>
Sudan Refugees, Aid For Syrian Returnees, MERS Alert In Saudi Arabia, Venezuela Urged To End Secret Detentions
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 7:28 am | UN News
More than 40,000 Sudanese have fled to eastern Chad in the past month to escape intensifying violence in Darfur. More >>
‘Stop The 21st Century Atrocity’ In Gaza, Fletcher Urges UN Security Council
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 10:02 am | UN News
No aid has entered Gaza for more than 10 weeks and every single one of the 2.1 million people there faces famine conditions, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council in New York. More >>
Half Of Women’s Organisations In Crisis Zones Risk Closure Within Six Months
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:35 am | UN News
Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report published on Tuesday, UN Women – the UN agency for gender equality – warned that 47 per cent of these groups may be forced ... More >>
UN Aviation Council Finds Russia Responsible For Downing Of Malaysia Airlines Flight
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:28 am | UN News
A UN body has found that Russia was responsible for the 17 July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board. More >>
US Deportations Raise Serious Human Rights Concerns
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:21 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of large numbers of non-nationals from the United States, particularly to third countries. More >>
As Funding Cuts Bite, UN Chief Announces New Dawn For Peacekeeping
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:08 am | UN News
The future of peacekeeping took centre stage on Tuesday in Berlin as UN chief António Guterres urged Member States to do more to support the global body’s 'blue helmets' and stave off the worst impacts of deep funding cuts. More >>
Gaza: 57 Children Reported Dead From Malnutrition, Says WHO
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
In the aid desert of Gaza, malnourished children are dying while survivors can now expect a lifetime of dire health problems, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. More >>
‘We Can Do Better’ For Pedestrian And Cyclist Safety Worldwide
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:56 pm | UN News
A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A project to create a bike lane in every street of Paris. And the longest pedestrian and cycle tunnel in the world, in the Norwegian coastal city of Bergen. More >>
UN Warns Copper Shortage Risks Slowing Global Energy And Technology Shift
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:52 pm | UN News
A looming global copper shortage could stall the world’s transition to clean energy and digital technologies unless smarter trade and investment strategies are adopted, the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, has warned. More >>
‘Massive’ Needs In Sudan, DR Congo Aid Shortfall, Support For Congolese Refugees And Angola Cholera Relief
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:50 pm | UN News
UN humanitarian teams have completed a mission to the Sudanese town of Tawila to provide life-saving assistance for civilians recently displaced by intensifying violence in North Darfur state. More >>
More Than 50 Million In West And Central Africa At Risk Of Hunger
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:48 pm | UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing record hunger as conflict, displacement, economic hardship and repeated extreme weather push the region towards a major crisis. More >>
Costa Rica’s Refugee Lifeline At Breaking Point Amid Funding Crisis
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:47 pm | UN News
Costa Rica’s long-standing commitment to protecting refugees is under threat as severe funding cuts cripple support for surging numbers of Nicaraguan asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Friday. More >>
Gaza: UN Agencies Reject Israeli Plan To Use Aid As ‘Bait’
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:36 pm | UN News
Israel’s plan to take control of relief assistance in Gaza would put civilian lives in danger and cause mass displacement while using aid as “bait”, UN humanitarians said on Friday. More >>
World News In Brief: Sudan Aid Update, Child Migrant Deaths At Sea, Nursing Shortages, Invasive Pest Scourge
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 9:35 am | UN News
The UN expressed deep concern on Monday over the impact of ongoing drone attacks on civilian infrastructure across Sudan. More >>
UN Chief Calls For Major Reforms To Cut Costs And Improve Efficiency
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 8:32 am | UN News
Amid financial strain and growing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing for wide-ranging structural reforms to enhance the world body’s effectiveness. More >>
Gaza: Guterres Hails Hostage Release, Renews Ceasefire Call
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:58 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of a hostage held in in Gaza on Monday and renewed his call for a permanent ceasefire and greater humanitarian access to the war-torn enclave. More >>
UN Migration Agency Helping Migrants In The US Return Home Voluntarily
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:40 am | UN News
The United States has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist undocumented migrants who choose to return to their home countries. More >>
