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Syrians’ Hopes For A Better Future Depend On Justice For The Disappeared, Human Rights Council Hears
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 8:41 am | UN News
The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the UN on Wednesday as one leading representative of the families of the country’s forcibly disappeared spoke of the continuing pain of not knowing their fate. More >>
UN Report Reveals Brutal Attacks Targeting Muslims, Refugees In Central African Republic
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 8:37 am | UN News
A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting Muslim communities and Sudanese refugees. More >>
Sudan: Children As Young As One Raped During Conflict, UNICEF Warns
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 4:05 pm | UN News
As conflict rages across Sudan, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including some infants as young as one, according to the UN children’s agency (UNICEF). More >>
Gaza: Deep Concern For Civilians As Aid Crossings Remain Shut
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 4:01 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger. More >>
Famine Looms In Somalia Without Funding Boost,WFP Says
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 3:57 pm | UN News
The time to step up is now- for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acutemalnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. More >>
UN Envoy Strongly Condemns Continuing Israeli Attacks Inside Syria
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 3:52 pm | UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement. More >>
‘Dangerous Nuclear Rhetoric And Threats’ Trigger Stark Wake-Up Call: UN Chief
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 11:36 am | UN News
Dramatically evolving geopolitical tensions amid “dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats” are a stark wake-up call for States to take action to support the legally binding atomic weapon ban treaty, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on ... More >>
Nuclear Energy Watchdog Chief Raises ‘Serious’ Safety Concerns Over Sites In Ukraine And Iran
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 9:53 am | UN News
In his latest address to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned of the escalating nuclear safety risks in Ukraine as the conflict grinds on. More >>
Oceans Of Opportunity Squeezed Dry By Unsustainable Use
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 9:02 am | UN News
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change and waste, UN economists warned on Monday, in a call for smarter, more concerted action to protect the world’s ... More >>
Ukrainians Continue To Flee The Frontline, As War Stretches Into Fourth Year
Monday, 3 March 2025, 10:24 am | UN News
Many of those being displaced in the east and north of the country arrive at transit centres before being helped to find temporary shelter at repurposed public buildings known as collective sites. More >>
Haiti: Massive Surge In Child Armed Group Recruitment, Warns UNICEF
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 9:15 pm | UN News
The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children’s chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday. More >>
US Aid Cuts Will Make World ‘Less Healthy, Less Safe And Less Prosperous’: Guterres
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 9:14 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday that severe cuts to humanitarian and development funding by the United States will have devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable people worldwide. More >>
Alarming Trends In Nuclear Material Trafficking Highlight Urgent Security Gaps
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 9:11 pm | UN News
There were just under 150 incidents of illegal or unauthorised activity involving nuclear and other radioactive material reported last year, according to the international nuclear energy watchdog’s monitoring database tracking these incidents. More >>
Children Already Dying In Sudan’s Stricken Zamzam Camp: WFP
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 9:08 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians on Friday warned again that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks inside the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur. More >>
Global Biodiversity Agreement Mobilises $200 Billion Boost For Nature
Sunday, 2 March 2025, 9:06 pm | UN News
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030. More >>
Gaza: Unified Arab Position Will ‘Help Guide The Way Forward’
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 5:42 am | UN News
The emergency Summit is set to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza, which had been at the centre of an intense Israeli military operation following the brutal 7 October terror attacks by Hamas and other terrorist groups against communities in southern ... More >>
Conflict Has Turned Parts Of Sudan ‘into A Hellscape,’ Security Council Hears
Friday, 28 February 2025, 10:18 pm | UN News
A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for civilians in Sudan together with unhindered humanitarian access, as the brutal war between rival militaries approaches a second year. More >>
Sudan War: Any Peace Deal Must Respect National Sovereignty, UN Envoy Says
Friday, 28 February 2025, 10:16 pm | UN News
As the war in Sudan approaches a third year, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the country has emphasized the need to re-double and coordinate efforts towards a peace agreement that respects national sovereignty, independence and territorial ... More >>
Human Rights Council: Gaza Ceasefire Must Hold, Türk Insists
Friday, 28 February 2025, 10:13 pm | UN News
UN human rights chief Volker Türk issued a strong appeal on Wednesday for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza to hold, amid delays to talks between Hamas and Israel on extending the truce into the second phase. More >>
Syria: UN Scales Up Aid Deliveries As Regional Fighting Continues
Friday, 28 February 2025, 10:12 pm | UN News
UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country. More >>
