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World News In Brief: Guterres On India-Pakistan Tensions, Eastern DR Congo Update, Weather Boost For Locusts In Africa

Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 9:00 am | UN News

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a week ago in which 26 tourists were killed. More >>

Hundreds Of Thousands Of Afghans Forced Back Into Danger, Says UNHCR

Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:04 am | UN News

Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday. More >>

World Leaders Rally For ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead Of COP30

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 8:26 pm | 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. The goal was to accelerate ... More >>

UN Launches Network To Support Victims And Survivors Of Terrorism

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 10:28 am | UN News

A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed terrorism. More >>

UN Warns Of $4 Trillion Shortfall Threatening Global Development Goals

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 8:05 am | UN News

Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals and revive international cooperation. More >>

One In Four Female Genital Mutilation Cases Now Carried Out By Health Workers

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 7:49 am | UN News

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. More >>

Israel’s Restrictions On UN Agencies In Gaza Highlighted At World Court

Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 7:32 am | UN News

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday into Israel’s continuing severe restrictions on the work of the UN and other international organizations in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). More >>

Gaza: UN Official Warns Of 'Assault On Dignity' As Blockade Cripples Humanitarian Response

Sunday, 27 April 2025, 10:49 am | UN News

The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying blockade, escalating violence, and soaring humanitarian needs. More >>

WFP Runs Out Of Food Stocks In Gaza

Saturday, 26 April 2025, 9:15 pm | UN News

The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people. More >>

Ukraine: Continued Russian Assaults Drive Civilians From Frontline Communities

Saturday, 26 April 2025, 9:12 pm | UN News

As Ukrainian cities struggle to recover from this week’s deadly missile and drone strikes, frontline areas remain under relentless attack, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday, warning of ongoing displacement and deepening humanitarian needs. More >>

DR Congo Crisis Forces Refugees To Swim For Their Lives To Burundi

Saturday, 26 April 2025, 9:06 pm | UN News

The number of desperate refugees fleeing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and seeking safety in Burundi continues to rise, placing immense pressure on aid agencies struggling to cope with an escalating crisis amid dwindling ... More >>

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 >>