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Haiti: ‘I Was Deported To A Country I Never Lived In’
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 9:26 am | UN News
Migrants who have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti – the two Caribbean nations that share the island of Hispaniola – have been talking to the UN about the challenges of returning to a crisis-ridden country they barely know. More >>
Diplomacy Key To Ending Crisis In Eastern DR Congo: UN Peacekeeping Chief
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 6:23 pm | UN News
The head of UN Peace Operations has underscored the need for continued diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and avert the potential for wider conflict. More >>
UNRWA ‘Continues To Deliver’ As Israeli Ban Comes Into Effect
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:52 pm | UN News
UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect. More >>
Syria: Hostilities And Aid Challenges Persist Across Devastated Country
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:50 pm | UN News
Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime. More >>
Deadly Virus Outbreak In Uganda, $500 Million Human Rights Appeal, Thailand’s Lèse-majesté Laws In Spotlight
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:46 pm | UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family. More >>
Dreams Of Returning Home Dashed By Reality In Gaza City
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:43 pm | UN News
People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday. More >>
Myanmar: UN Chief Urges Return To Civilian Rule As Crisis Worsens
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:41 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday said Myanmar’s military must relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as the country marks four years since the junta seized power. More >>
Hospitals Overwhelmed In DR Congo, Food Running Out: Goma Faces ‘Devastation’
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:39 pm | UN News
After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained. More >>
African Schools Gear Up For The AI Revolution
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:34 pm | UN News
The widespread awareness and growing availability of low-cost tools powered by artificial intelligence is putting them on the radar of African governments and entrepreneurs keen to develop home-grown digital solutions to improving education. More >>
Israel’s New Laws Banning UNRWA Already Taking Effect
Friday, 31 January 2025, 6:03 am | UN News
Israeli legislation banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is due to enter into force in the coming hours, bringing fundamental changes to its operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the agency and Palestinians they ... More >>
UNAIDS Welcomes US Decision To Keep Funding Life-Saving HIV Treatment
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:33 pm | UN News
UNAIDS has welcomed Wednesday’s emergency waiver from the United States Secretary of State that will allow the continuation of life-saving HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide. More >>
DR Congo Crisis: A Public Health ‘Nightmare’ Is Unfolding, Warns WHO
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:24 pm | UN News
As UN agencies reported “relative calm” on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces could fuel a region-wide health emergency. More >>
Aid Efforts In Gaza Escalate, As Risk From Deadly Unexploded Ordnance Grows
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:20 pm | UN News
As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO). More >>
Four Years After The Coup, Myanmar Remains On The Brink
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:07 am | UN News
Four years after the military coup which plunged Myanmar into turmoil, the country is facing an unprecedented “polycrisis,” marked by economic collapse, intensifying conflict, complex climate hazards and deepening poverty, according to a new report ... More >>
DR Congo Crisis: ‘The Violence Must End Now’, UN Security Council Told
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 11:32 am | UN News
The UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in Goma – the regional capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More >>
Israel UNRWA Ban Will Undermine Gaza Ceasefire, Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 10:38 am | UN News
The implementation of new laws banning the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA – set to take effect on Thursday – will heighten instability and deepen despair in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Security Council has heard. More >>
World News In Brief - 28 January
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 9:44 am | UN News
At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an attack on the Saudi Hospital in the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, North Darfur, on Friday. More >>
Darfur: ICC Prosecutor Urges Immediate Action To Address Atrocities
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 5:03 pm | UN News
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday called on the UN Security Council to act decisively to address the worsening atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region. More >>
Guterres Calls On US To Exempt Development And Humanitarian Funds From Aid ‘Pause’
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 12:53 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday called on the US Government to consider “additional exemptions” to a directive which pauses nearly all foreign aid for 90 days. More >>
Syria: Rights Probe Reveals Systematic Torture And Detention Of Assad Regime
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:06 am | UN News
A report from UN human rights investigators for Syria released on Monday has laid bare the systematic use of arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances by the deposed Assad regime. More >>
