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Desks become beds as Haitian school shelters people displaced by violence
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many are finding shelter in former schools where belief in the power of education remains strong.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:
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UN envoy urges Colombia to ‘stay the course’ as peace faces new strains
Colombia has changed profoundly since the 2016 peace deal, but uneven state presence, lingering armed groups and mounting political tensions threaten to erode confidence unless implementation accelerates, the top UN envoy for the country said on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Syria crisis: Hundreds killed in ongoing violence, hospitals overwhelmed
Amid violent clashes in southern Syria’s Suweida governorate, a picture of grave human rights abuses and rising humanitarian needs is emerging by the hour, the UN said on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations is celebrating with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting, where Secretary-General António Guterres presented the 2025 Mandela Prize.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:On the road in war-torn Gaza
Mohammed Saad sits with others inside a homemade cart pulled by a car carrying several passengers, waiting to travel to Gaza City in one of the “uncomfortable and extremely expensive” means of transportation used to get around the Strip.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:As war rages on in Ukraine, organised crime is taking new forms
Almost four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, criminal groups in Ukraine are adapting their business models amid displacement, rising trafficking risks and an increased demand for synthetic drugs, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a report published on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Violence in Haiti, rising insecurity in DR Congo, expert panel on nuclear war
The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is stressing the need to scale up support for displaced families in Haiti amid ongoing insecurity and violence.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Humanitarians report more deaths, displacement and desperation in Gaza
The continued onslaught and mass deprivation of people in the Gaza Strip is becoming normalised, the UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:UN80 initiative should be ‘inclusive and transparent’, recognises General Assembly
The General Assembly on Friday adopted by consensus a resolution on the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:Aid cuts leave refugee agency unable to shelter six in 10 fleeing war in Sudan
Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,said on Friday.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America
Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties.
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate
A surge in sectarian violence in southern Syria and Israeli airstrikes reaching central Damascus have pushed the war‑scarred country into a volatile juncture, a senior UN official said on Thursday, warning that renewed violence could shatter prospects for peace and fuel wider regional instability.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:UN rights chief condemns recent killing of scores of civilians in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk has deplored deadly attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan region this week, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the first time.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:UN chief reports progress in Cyprus talks, urges swift implementation of trust measures
Reporting “constructive” discussions on Cyprus, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Thursday that four previously agreed trust‑building measures have been realized, technical work continues on two others, and the parties have agreed to expand cooperation on youth, environment, culture and civil society.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Emergency meeting on rising tensions in Syria
The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon for an emergency session on Syria after deadly violence in the south and a wave of Israeli airstrikes that reportedly hit military sites and key locations in Damascus. Khaled Khiari, a senior UN political affairs official briefed ambassadors, warning that renewed bloodshed could derail prospects for a credible, inclusive political transition and widen regional fault lines....
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Pakistan reels under monsoon deluge as death toll climbs
Pakistan’s monsoon emergency deepened on Thursday as authorities declared disaster zones across parts of eastern Punjab province after lethal cloudbursts and flash floods killed dozens in a single day.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: UN and partners launch Winter Response Plan amid escalating hostilities
As years of war in Ukraine have left millions with unreliable heating and limited means to pay rising utility costs, the UN and humanitarian partners launched a $277 million appeal this Thursday to support the most vulnerable people during the coming winter.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Guterres deplores Israeli strike on Gaza church
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the Israeli strike on Thursday that hit the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Violence spurs displacement in Syria, Israeli military moves in Lebanon, mall fire kills dozens in Iraq
The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) reported mass displacement in Suweida, Syria, after five days of sectarian violence between Bedouin tribal fighters, government forces and Druze militias.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones
From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to bring education to millions of crisis-affected children.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Sudan: UNICEF condemns weekend attacks that killed 35 children
More than 450 civilians were killed in recent “horrific attacks” in Sudan’s North Kordofan state which the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest possible terms.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Haiti funding cuts bite, civilian suffering intensifies in Myanmar, Belarus deaths in custody alert
In violence-wracked Haiti, more than 5.7 million people are estimated to be food insecure, with many unable to meet their daily food needs.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands
New evacuation orders in Gaza issued by the Israeli military have uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians, amid ongoing bombardment, aid agencies have warned.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:We need to value women in sport, UN rights chief says
In the midst of the Women’s Euro football championship in Switzerland, Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, called on Member States and sports clubs around the world to address the vast gender gap which still exists in women’s sport.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Unprecedented Afghan returns are ‘a test of our collective humanity’
The international community must support Afghanistan as it grapples with the staggering number of citizens returning from the region, a senior UN official has said.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt
Conditions in Gaza have reached an unspeakable level of devastation with children paying the highest price, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning of soaring child deaths, starvation and a shattered health system amid continuing bombardment and displacement.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus
Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday while Israeli forces struck the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Aid must go where needs are greatest’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
The UN Security Council is meeting on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where fresh Israeli evacuation orders have uprooted tens of thousands amid relentless bombardment claiming hundreds of civilian lives in recent weeks – many of them children. “Food is running out. Those seeking it risk being shot. People are dying trying to feed their families,” UN relief chief Tom Fletcher has just told ambassadors....
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:Displacement, poverty and insecurity fueling violence against women in Gaza
In Gaza, illness, poverty, mass displacement and depleted services are leading to soaring stress levels and causing an increase in domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA).
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life
Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district inSierra Leone – the result of a blood diamond mining industry which contributed to a decade-long civil war.
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:UN urges de-escalation, protection of civilians as conflict roils Syria
Inter-ethnic violence in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida has been met with government intervention, Israeli airstrikes – and on Tuesday, a reported ceasefire announcement by Syria’s defence minister.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Global demand for meat and dairy set to rise, but climate and nutrition gaps remain
Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change
First, it was floods that inundated fields and washed away crops. Then, it was drought which led the levels of lakes to plummet and the crops to shrivel.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks
Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetchfood, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source: