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Indigenous Peoples Sidelined In Global Climate Fight, UN Warns
Friday, 25 April 2025, 2:52 pm | UN News
As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals. More >>
UN Warns Of Rising Deportations Of Haitian Mothers And Newborns From Dominican Republic
Friday, 25 April 2025, 8:40 am | UN News
The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants – being deported from the Dominican Republic. More >>
Trust Collapsing As Job Fears Surge Worldwide, Warns UN
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:50 am | UN News
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned. More >>
Climate Change: How Mountain Communities Are Scaling New Heights
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding. More >>
More Action Needed To Beat Malaria For Good, Says UN
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:39 am | UN News
Although strong global collaboration has helped to save nearly 13 million lives from malaria over the past 25 years, more action is needed to stamp out the disease. More >>
Hundreds Killed In Sudan’s Camps For Displaced People
Friday, 25 April 2025, 7:36 am | UN News
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the ... More >>
Largely Eradicated Diseases At Risk Of Returning Due To Budget Cuts
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 11:30 am | UN News
Vaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat. More >>
World Leaders Rally For ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead Of COP30
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:57 am | UN News
At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. More >>
AI Lightens The Workload – But Risks Remain, Labour Agency Warns
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:52 am | UN News
Artificial intelligence, robotics, and digitalization are rapidly reshaping how we work – but they’re a source of unexpected risks too. More >>
Stopping Child Marriage Is Key To Curbing Deadly Teen Pregnancies: WHO
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:42 am | UN News
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. More >>
Sewage, Trash And Disease Overwhelm Displaced Communities In Gaza
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 7:29 am | UN News
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle. More >>
Gaza: Destruction Of Vital Lifting Gear Halts Search For Thousands Buried Under Rubble
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 9:39 am | UN News
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast. More >>
Asia-based Criminal Network Cons Thai Woman In US Out Of $300,000
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:02 am | UN News
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000. More >>
Colombia: UN Mission Chief Stresses Need To Advance Implementation Of Peace Deal
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:01 am | UN News
Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Syria Is ‘Brimming With Hope And Opportunity’ : Senior UN Aid Official
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 8:29 am | UN News
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday. More >>
UN Chief Hails Pope Francis As ‘A Transcendent Voice For Peace’
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 7:51 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88. More >>
Haiti Faces ‘Point Of No Return’ As Gang Violence Fuels Chaos
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 7:27 am | UN News
Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday. More >>
Myanmar: Thousands Remain In Crisis Weeks After Deadly Earthquakes
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 9:00 pm | UN News
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty. More >>
Myanmar: Military Strikes Persist Amid Earthquake Response Efforts
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:59 am | UN News
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. More >>
Sudan War: ‘Darkest Chapters’ Ahead As Darfur Massacre Claims Over 100 Lives
Friday, 18 April 2025, 10:55 am | UN News
As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend. More >>
