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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanA fourth generation nuclear survivor’s push for justice
Standing behind the United Nations rostrum on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Oemwa Johnson, one of the younger members in the room, called on the General Assembly to heed a growing global call for nuclear justice.
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:
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UN chief hails ‘remarkable example’ of Papua New Guinea as he concludes historic trip
Speaking to journalists in the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Friday, UN chief António Guterres rounded off the first ever visit to the Pacific nation by a sitting Secretary-General, paying tribute to the country’s unbroken 50-year run as a multilingual democracy – which is now beset by major economic and environmental challenges.
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as sweeping funding cuts bite, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Friday.
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups
Sanctions imposed by the United States on three prominent and well-respected Palestinian human rights groups are “completely unacceptable and should be withdrawn”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
Women make up half of the world’s population but receive only 26 per cent of media coverage, according to the latest UN-backed Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) report, the world’s largest study on gender representation in news media.
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), adding new treatments forvarious types of cancer and for diabetes with associated comorbidities such as obesity. Medicines for cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, haemophilia and blood-related disorders are among the other additions.WHO EML and EMLc include...
Published on: September 05, 2025 | Source:Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
War-torn Sudan continues to face “a horrific humanitarian situation” as UN colleagues scramble to help communities affected by the devastating landslide that struck Tarseen village in South Darfur state over the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:The ‘unthinkable’ is underway in Gaza City, UNICEF warns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on Thursday for the international community to do everything possible to prevent catastrophe in Gaza City as Israel ramps up military operations ahead of a planned full takeover.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:UN rights office worried over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank
A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Afghanistan quake update, Guterres in Papua New Guinea, Ebola returns to DR Congo, UN condemns attack on peacekeepers in South Sudan
As the death toll from the Afghanistan earthquake disaster jumped to more than 2,200 on Thursday, UN agencies continued to help, while calling for funding to help build sturdier housing to withstand future shocks.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:UN rights office alarm over escalation in Gaza City, annexation plans for West Bank
A senior official from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Thursday he was extremely concerned over intensifying Israeli military operations in northern Gaza – including Gaza City – and warned against any attempt to annex parts of the West Bank.
Published on: September 04, 2025 | Source:Guterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants
Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the African diaspora, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Wednesday.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 11 years since conflict began, the toll on mental health across the country is severe.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Gaza: With a suitcase for a school bag, classrooms have become shelters
“Instead of studying in school, we’re living in it,” said Diana, summing up the conditions faced by thousands of children in the Gaza Strip whose lives have been turned upside down by war who now face the prospect of a third year without education.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family
Thousands of Palestinians have been caught in the crossfire while trying to escape attacks and dire food shortages in war-torn Gaza, with extraordinary challenges for some, according to latest reports from UN officials on the ground and theCommittee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Pakistan floods, countries lag on climate reporting, concern over attack on peacekeepers in south Lebanon, cuts hit human rights investigations
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he was “profoundly saddened” by the death and destruction caused by the recent floods in northern Pakistan. The current death toll stands at over 400.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Hundreds feared dead in Darfur landslide
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Cooling La Niña could be back, but global temperatures set to rise: WMO
The cooling climate phenomenon known as La Niña could return between now and November, but it won’t stop the trend for warmer global temperatures caused by human activity, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school, warns UNICEF
Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Daily malnutrition deaths continue as Israeli forces push further into Gaza City
Conditions in Gaza are worsening for Palestinians trapped amid spiralling hunger as Israel continues to block aid deliveries amid escalating attacks, according to the latest updates on Tuesday from UN agencies on the ground.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:UN refugee agency urges support to end displacement for millions of Syrians
The international community must support efforts towards peace and stability in Syria and end the displacement of millions – both within and outside the country – who fled years of war and just want to go home.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide
More than a billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions,according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source:Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villages
After amagnitude sixearthquakestruck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of at least 11 staff members in Yemen on Sunday by the de facto Houthi authorities in areas under their control.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit: Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism – and appealed for peace in Gaza, Ukraine and beyond – in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent
On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for justice, dignity and equality for people of African descent around the world.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Push for peace in Ukraine could rapidly fade if large-scale Russian attacks continue
The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on Friday afternoon following overnight strikes early on Thursday by Russia on Ukrainian cities including the capital, which left at least 23 dead, including four children. Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča told ambassadors that diplomatic momentum towards a possible peace deal was “at risk of rapidly fading” if large-scale attacks by Moscow...
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Teachers are the ‘guardians of our future’, says UN deputy chief
In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations – influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the building of bridges to the holding of peaceful elections.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:Sudan: Guterres calls for ceasefire in El Fasher, deplores ‘relentless’ militia attacks
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in and around the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been trapped for over a year.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:The descent into ‘a massive famine’ in Gaza has begun, relief agencies warn
Amid reports of increased Israeli military operations across Gaza City on Friday, UN aid agencies repeated urgent warnings of ongoing famine and a likely rise in preventable disease, linked to the dire living conditions in the war-shattered enclave.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:‘Our livelihoods have been cut off’, say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest
In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, *Yousef stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the olive trees that have sustained his family for generations.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source:‘Our livelihoods have been cut off,’ say West Bank farmers ahead of olive harvest
In the occupied West Bank village of Kufr Qaddum, *Yousef stands behind a sealed iron gate, cut off from the olive trees that have sustained his family for generations.
Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: