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What’s UNDOF? Why UN Peacekeepers Patrol The Israel-Syria Border
Monday, 27 January 2025, 11:34 am | UN News
More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But, why are the Blue Helmets there? More >>
UN Officials Call For Ceasefire Compliance After 15 People Killed In Lebanon
Monday, 27 January 2025, 10:23 am | UN News
Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a Lebanese soldier, along the buffer zone with Israel, which Israel was due to withdraw from on Sunday ... More >>
Global Education Must Integrate AI, Centred On Humanity
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:49 pm | UN News
Marking the International Day of Education, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized learning as a basic human right and foundation for individual and societal growth. More >>
DR Congo Emergency: Fears That Regional Capital Goma Faces Attack
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:47 pm | UN News
Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies ... More >>
World News In Brief: More UN Staffers Detained In Yemen, Education Hit By Climate Crisis, Nigeria Aid Plan
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:52 pm | UN News
The UN has suspended all official movements by its teams into and out of Houthi-held areas of Yemen, after more UN staffers were detained on Thursday. More >>
Guterres Voices Alarm Over M23 Rebel Offensive In DR Congo, ‘Devastating Toll’ On Civilians
Friday, 24 January 2025, 12:00 pm | UN News
The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a “devastating toll” on civilians. More >>
Colombia: Catatumbo Killings Highlight Fragility Of Peace Process
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:15 am | UN News
The recent deadly violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region has highlighted the ongoing challenges in consolidating peace, eight years after the signing of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday. More >>
Lebanon: Food Insecurity Deepens Following Conflict, New Report Reveals
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:58 am | UN News
Nearly a third of Lebanon’s population is facing acute food insecurity following the escalation of hostilities in late 2024, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Wednesday. More >>
At Davos, Guterres Slams Backsliding On Climate Commitments
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:48 am | UN News
The world’s political & business elite present in Davos faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers:climate ... More >>
Release Of Ship’s Crew, ‘A Step In The Right Direction’: UN Yemen Envoy
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:41 am | UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Wednesday welcomed the release of the crew of a commercial ship held by Houthi rebels for more than a year. More >>
‘We Must Be There For Them Now’ Says UN Relief Chief, Highlighting Plight Of Gaza’s Children
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:35 am | UN News
In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the Security Council on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza on Thursday, emphasizing the plight of children who have borne the brunt of the conflict. More >>
In Syria, Top UN Envoy Highlights International Backing For Political Transition
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:20 am | UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday emphasised the strong international consensus that is emerging in support of the country’s political transition since the fall of the Assad regime last month. More >>
Myanmar Crisis: Civilians Killed In Airstrikes As Rohingya Risk Dangerous Journeys
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:12 am | UN News
The security situation in Myanmar continues to remain highly volatile, with intensified airstrikes across multiple regions leading to dozens of civilian casualties, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday. More >>
Support For Haiti Needed Now ‘More Than Ever’, Security Council Hears
Friday, 24 January 2025, 10:01 am | UN News
Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday. More >>
Afghanistan: ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Taliban Leaders Over Gender-Based Persecution
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:53 am | UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken an historic step towards addressing the “unacceptable” systemic repression of Afghan women, girls and LGBTQI+ individuals by the Taliban. More >>
UN To Strengthen Cooperation With League Of Arab States
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:14 am | UN News
The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and security challenges in the Middle East and beyond, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Thursday. More >>
Georgia: Malaria-Free Certification ‘A Huge Milestone Worth Marking’
Friday, 24 January 2025, 9:12 am | UN News
The country of Georgia has been certified malaria-free following a nearly century-long fight to combat the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday. More >>
What Is The World Health Organization And Why Does It Matter?
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 12:04 pm | UN News
From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been dedicated to the wellbeing of all people since 1948. The UN agency currently works with its membership and on the health frontlines in more than 150 locations ... More >>
Security Council Debates Growing Terrorism Threat In Africa
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:25 am | UN News
Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday. More >>
Aid Surging Into Gaza ‘At Scale’ But Massive Needs Remain: OCHA, WHO
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 8:07 am | UN News
Aid is entering Gaza “at scale” in line with the ceasefire agreement that has seen Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released and families reunited, but massive needs remain across the devastated enclave, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. More >>
