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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 >>
Gaza: Starvation Looms For One In Five People, Say Food Security Experts
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:30 am | UN News
Gazans remain at “critical risk of famine”, UN-backed food security experts warned on Monday, a full 19 months since war began with Israel and 70 days since deliveries stopped of all aid and commercial supplies. More >>
Climate Change Takes Increasingly Extreme Toll On African Countries
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 7:15 am | UN News
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. More >>
‘She Cries In Her Sleep’: Deeper Crisis Looms Beneath Devastation From Myanmar Quake
Friday, 9 May 2025, 3:52 pm | UN News
An estimated 3,800 people have died as a result of the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar on 28 March. Six weeks on, the situation in Myanmar remains dire, with whole communities still traumatised and vulnerable. More >>
UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Mission Amid Rising Instability
Friday, 9 May 2025, 10:03 am | UN News
The Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year, as the world’s youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed conflict. More >>
Guterres Welcomes Election Of Pope Leo ‘At A Time Of Great Global Challenges’
Friday, 9 May 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of a new Pope on Thursday. More >>
UN Rights Body Rules Guatemala Failed Displaced Mayan Peoples
Friday, 9 May 2025, 7:41 am | UN News
The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Guatemala did not follow through on promises to resettle and compensate Mayan Peoples who remain forcibly displaced. More >>
UNRWA Condemns ‘Storming’ Of Schools In East Jerusalem
Friday, 9 May 2025, 7:31 am | UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has strongly condemned the forced entry by Israeli security forces into three of its schools in occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a violation of children’s right to education and safety. More >>
