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Syria Emergency: Four Children A Day Killed Or Injured By Leftover Explosives
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 8:57 am | UN News
Syria’s lethal legacy of landmines and other explosives left over from years of conflict has led to the deaths of over 100 children in the last month alone, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community ... More >>
Guterres To Conduct Solidarity Visit To Lebanon
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:04 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Lebanon later this week for a solidarity visit with the country and its people, his Spokesperson announced on Monday during his daily briefing from New York. More >>
New Era Of Crisis For Children, As Global Conflicts Intensify And Inequality Worsens
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 11:31 am | UN News
The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives and limiting their futures, an authoritative study from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. More >>
‘Human Rights Defenders Are Key To Conflict Resolution,’ Says Türk
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 10:35 am | UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights defenders in today's tumultuous global landscape in a speech on Monday to Wilton Park, the executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Foreign office. More >>
World News In Brief: Solidarity With Ukraine, Haiti Earthquake Victims Remembered, Funding For Sudan Healthcare
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:28 am | UN News
The UN’s top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he’s expressed his solidarity with the country’s people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces. More >>
Humanitarians Continue To Call For Israel To Facilitate Aid Delivery In Gaza
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday reiterated its call for Israel to enable the delivery of lifesaving assistance to people across the Gaza Strip. More >>
Al Jazeera Ban Must Be Lifted, Rights Experts Urge Palestinian Authority
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 8:42 am | UN News
Top independent human rights experts urged the Palestinian authorities on Monday to end its widely criticized ban on the broadcaster Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the Occupied Palestinian ... More >>
Top Humanitarian Official Issues Ceasefire Appeal During Visit To Gaza City
Monday, 13 January 2025, 4:26 pm | UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region. More >>
It’s Not Censorship To Stop Hateful Online Content, Insists UN Rights Chief
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:22 pm | UN News
Social media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility to regulate content, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, insisted on Friday, following Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking ... More >>
Confirmed: 2024 Was The Hottest Year On Record, Says UN Weather Agency
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:20 pm | UN News
UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures. More >>
World News In Brief: Famine Spreads In Sudan, Deadly Attack In Myanmar, Venezuela Update
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:18 pm | UN News
Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing. More >>
Critical Aid Blocked In Gaza, As Fuel Shortages Threaten Lifesaving Services
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:16 pm | UN News
Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including the most recent attempt on Friday, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). More >>
Syria Has Real Opportunity To ‘Move From The Darkness To The Light’
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:14 pm | UN News
Syrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together and forge a new constitution, which must begin with an inclusive “national dialogue”. More >>
UN Commission Notes New Sense Of Optimism In Syria During First-ever Visit
Friday, 10 January 2025, 6:51 pm | UN News
A team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the country on Thursday, taking crucial steps to promote dialogue and engagement with the new caretaker government. More >>
Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia Attack Marks Highest Civilian Casualties In Nearly Two Years
Friday, 10 January 2025, 6:43 pm | UN News
Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia city in Ukraine on Wednesday caused the highest number of civilian casualties in a single incident in almost two years, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has reported. More >>
Global Growth To Remain Subdued In 2025 Amid Uncertainty, UN Report Warns
Friday, 10 January 2025, 6:32 pm | UN News
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 per cent in 2025, unchanged from this past year, according to a UN flagship report released on Thursday. More >>
UN Chief Offers Condolences Amid Devastating Wildfires In California
Friday, 10 January 2025, 6:15 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed sorrow over the fast-moving wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area, claiming lives and displacing thousands. More >>
Lebanon: Election Of New President A Long-awaited First Step, Senior UN Official Says
Friday, 10 January 2025, 5:58 pm | UN News
The United Nations has welcomed the election of a President in Lebanon More >>
‘Children Are Now Freezing To Death’: Harrowing Updates From Gaza
Friday, 10 January 2025, 11:31 am | UN News
The horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health reports that over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women and children. More >>
More Than 125,000 Refugees Return To Syria In Desperate Conditions
Friday, 10 January 2025, 9:00 am | UN News
A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”, only to find themselves confronted by desperate conditions, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday. More >>
