Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register UN News for InfoPages here.
UN News - Latest News [Page 9]
Myanmar Elections Marked By Fear As UN Warns Civilians Are Coerced From All Sides
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 9:30 am | UN News
As Myanmar approaches elections scheduled for 28 December, the UN’s top human rights official has said that civilians are being coerced from all sides – forced by the military to vote and threatened by armed opposition groups to boycott. More >>
DR Congo: Displaced People In South Kivu Close To ‘Utter Desperation’, WFP Says
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 8:38 am | UN News
An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December. More >>
UN Warns Sudan War Entering Deadlier Phase As Fighting Spreads In Kordofan
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 11:34 am | UN News
As the conflict approaches 1,000 days, both officials urged the Council to act decisively to protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access and push for an immediate cessation of hostilities. More >>
Somalia: Funding Cuts Impact Assistance To Millions Affected By Drought
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:56 am | UN News
Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday. More >>
Winter Aid Delivery Continues In Gaza
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:08 am | UN News
Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, humanitarians continue to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates, the United Nations said on Monday. More >>
Weekend Attacks In Ukraine Bring More Casualties, Damage Infrastructure
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 9:06 am | UN News
Hostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday. More >>
Sudan War: World Urged Not To Ignore ‘Gruesome Sexual Violence’
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:38 pm | UN News
Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan’s North Darfur region, attributed to paramilitary fighters who overran the city of El Fasher in late October. More >>
Sudan: Needs Rise As People Continue To Flee Fighting In Kordofan
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:36 pm | UN News
Families continue to flee intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN said in an update on Wednesday. More >>
Yemen On The Brink: Guterres Urges Restraint, Calls For Release Of UN Detainees
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:33 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace and release all UN personnel detained there, following a briefing to the Security Council. More >>
Gaza Ceasefire Still Fragile As Cold Turns Deadly, Security Council Hears
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:28 pm | UN News
The ceasefire in Gazaremainsfragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council. More >>
New Demolition Order For West Bank Camp Is ‘More Devastating News’
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:17 pm | UN News
Israel has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of the occupied West Bank effective this week, which a senior official with the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) labelled as “more devastating news” for the region. More >>
Six Peacekeepers Laid To Rest Following Deadly Drone Attack In Sudan
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:12 pm | UN News
A solemn farewell ceremony was held at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan. More >>
‘Africa’s Biggest Challenge Is A Mindset Challenge’: UN Special Adviser
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:08 pm | UN News
Africa does not have a million problems, it only has one – a mindset problem, says UN Special Adviser on Africa Cristina Duarte. More >>
Aid Deprioritised As Commercial Goods Flow Into Gaza, UN Warns
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:06 pm | UN News
Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UN’s aid coordination office (OCHA) warned. More >>
From Farm To Classroom: Feeding Children And Supporting Farmers In Timor-Leste
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:04 pm | UN News
It’s a win-win recipe: schoolchildren eat a free, nutritious meal every day and local farmers gain reliable access to local markets. More >>
In Baghdad, Guterres Hails ‘New Chapter’ In Iraq As UN Mission Draws To A Close
Monday, 22 December 2025, 6:00 pm | UN News
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) is ending operations this month but support for the country will continue, Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed at the official closing ceremony in Baghdad on Saturday. More >>
UN Sounds Alarm Over Rising Demands On Water Resources As Scarcity Increases
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:56 pm | UN News
Pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday. More >>
UN Mission’s Exit Marks Milestone In Iraq’s Post-Conflict Transition
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:46 pm | UN News
After more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, UNAMI ends its mandate on 31 December – a closure its top official describes as “honourable, dignified, and earned”. More >>
World News In Brief: More UN Staff Detentions In Yemen, Peacekeepers Killed In Sudan Sent Home, Attacks In Ukraine
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:20 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of 10 more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk. More >>
Security Council Renews DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission Amid Renewed M23 Offensives In The East
Monday, 22 December 2025, 5:11 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group. More >>
