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World News In Brief: Sudan Famine Latest, Weekend Attacks In Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg Virus Update
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 10:43 am | UN News
A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine. More >>
Stories From The UN Archive: Roots Of ‘No Justice, No Peace’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 9:16 am | UN News
As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed annually around the civil rights icon’s birthday, 15 January, we are highlighting our archives with a video about the roots of the slogan “no justice, no peace”. More >>
Guterres Urges Support For The Middle East Amid Current ‘Turbulent Period’
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:43 am | UN News
With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday. More >>
In Lebanon, Guterres Highlights Challenges And Support For Peacekeepers
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:59 pm | UN News
Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces. More >>
Antisemitism Action Plan, DR Congo Violence Escalates, New Migration Movie, Year Of ‘Peace And Trust’
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:58 pm | UN News
The UN launched a new Action Plan on Friday that will enhance monitoring and response to antisemitism. More >>
Relentless Crisis In Haiti: One In Eight Children Internally Displaced
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:55 pm | UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund ... More >>
Security Council Briefed On Challenges To Peacekeeping In Lebanon, Syria
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:53 pm | UN News
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan, and the challenges facing “blue helmets” serving there. More >>
Will Those Responsible For Atrocities In Syria Finally Face Justice?
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:49 pm | UN News
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria will eventually be held accountable for their crimes. More >>
Dignity For Migrants Should Be Our Guiding Light, Insists ‘Cabrini’ Film Star
Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:47 pm | UN News
'Cabrini' film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants – and the astonishing Italian missionary who travelled to New York City's slums at the turn of the last ... More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Could Boost Aid Deliveries To 600 Trucks Per Day: WHO
Saturday, 18 January 2025, 7:11 pm | UN News
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Hails ‘Signs Of New Beginnings’ In Lebanon And Syria
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:14 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Syria on Thursday, acknowledging the traumas both nations have endured over decades. More >>
Increase In Climate-driven Wildfires Calls For More Investment In Prevention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:01 am | UN News
The deadly wildfires that have swept through the Los Angeles area, destroying whole communities and causing billions in damage, reveal why countries must invest more in stopping these devastating blazes before they start. More >>
World News In Brief: Libya, Mozambique, Tanzania & Türkiye
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:40 am | UN News
The UN Security Council on Thursday passed a resolution to renew the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) of the 1970 Libya Sanctions Committee which also extends measures related to the illicit export of petroleum from oil-rich Libya, initially authorised ... More >>
WHO Launches $1.5 Billion Appeal To Tackle Global Health Crises
Friday, 17 January 2025, 10:14 am | UN News
The world is facing an extraordinary convergence of crises that has left 305 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. More >>
A Decade Of Conflict: ‘Almost 40 Million Yemenis Have Waited Far Too Long’
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:41 am | UN News
The UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen and a top aid official briefed the Security Council on Wednesday warning of the grave consequences that could follow if hostilities stemming from its long running civil conflict – which have now spilled across the entire ... More >>
Guterres Hails Gaza Ceasefire Deal As ‘Critical First Step’
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 9:10 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed Wednesday’s announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza following 15 months of war. More >>
UN Rights Chief In Historic Meeting In Syria’s With Caretaker Authority In Damascus
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 8:27 am | UN News
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad regime and insisted that he stands with the people of the war-torn nation as they “rebuild a country that works for all ... More >>
Guterres Highlights ‘Hope Through Action’ For 2025, Amid Continuing Turmoil
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 8:22 am | UN News
The world continues to grapple with unprecedented challenges but there are reasons for cautious optimism in 2025 - on a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire, climate action, tackling inequality and harnessing AI for the public good - Secretary-General António ... More >>
US: UN Rights Expert Welcomes Court Ruling Reaffirming Sex-based Protections In Education
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 11:09 am | UN News
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls has welcomed a ruling by a federal district court in the United States that reaffirms sex-based protections in education. More >>
2025 Agenda: ‘We Must Not Let Opportunities Pass,’ Says UN Assembly President
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 9:45 am | UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly Philémon Yang presented a detailed vision of his 2025 priorities for the world body on Tuesday, calling it an opportunity for “a new start.” More >>
