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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:
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Ukraine: ‘Diplomatic momentum’ at risk amid large-scale Russian strikes
Large-scale attacks by Russia against civilians in Ukraine could see any hopes of a lasting peace deal there rapidly fade, a senior UN official said during an emergency session of the Security Council on Friday.
Published on: August 29, 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:Over a billion people living with mental health conditions – services require urgent scale-up
More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The new findings published in two reports – World mental health today and Mental Health Atlas 2024 – highlight some areas of progress while exposing significant gaps in addressing mental health conditions worldwide.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv
Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv, left four children dead and dozens injured, UN aid agencies reported on Thursday.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for a ‘final time’
The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and Lebanon received the unanimous support of the Security Council on Thursday to extend through 31 December next year.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Gaza death and destruction ‘without parallel in recent times’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza, greater humanitarian access and the release of all hostages, as the enclave faces yet another deadly escalation.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Haiti ‘shamefully overlooked’, warns Guterres
Haitians are enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” the UN Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterrestold the Security Council on Thursday as gang violence continues to paralyse daily life across the island. Around1.3 million people – half of them children – have fled their homes and six million are relying on humanitarian assistance. Follow our live Meetings Coverage as the latest crisis debate unfolds.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing families to flee,”UN Secretary-General António Guterrestold the Security Council on Thursday.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Sudan: A staggering 30 million are in need, as war grinds on
Humanitarians continue to push for more support for Sudan amid ongoing conflict, rising malnutrition and a cholera outbreak, a senior UN aid coordination official said on Thursday in New York.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
The United Nations confirmed on Thursday that France, Germany and the United Kingdom have initiated a process that could lead to the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme within the next 30 days.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more children could face poverty due to climate change
Climate change could push at least 5.9 million more children and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean into poverty by 2030 unless governments act now.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege
After 500 days of siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with malnutrition, disease and violence claiming young lives every day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:UN calls for decisive steps to end conflict as Gaza and West Bank crises deepen
Nearly two years of war in Gaza along with continued violence and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank - and talk of an imminent takeover by Israel of the whole Strip - formed the backdrop to a Security Council meeting on Wednesday, as UN officials underscored the need to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Pakistan floods leave villages cut off as monsoon devastation continues
Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving villages cut off, homes destroyed and families struggling to access food, clean water and medical care.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:UN peacekeeping mandate in Lebanon faces scrutiny ahead of Security Council vote
Following a devastating 15-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants focused on southern Lebanon, the November 2024 cessation of hostilities created a fragile calm along theBlue Lineseparating the two countries.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Hunger and disease in Gaza will only worsen from ‘man-made’ famine: WHO
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued a new warning over the deadly impacts of the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza on people there now suffering starvation.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Iraq unveils historic migration plan to boost development and stability
Iraq has taken an historic step with the launch of its first ever national migration plan, designed to promote safe, orderly and regular pathways for Iraqis returning home and around 370,000 migrants living and working inside the country.
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office
The killing of five more Palestinian journalists in Gaza by Israeli forces – bringing the total killed overall to 247 since the war began – should shock the world into action, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: More deaths in Ukraine, lengthy detentions in Egypt, AI governance, US postal tariffs
More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine following recent hostilities and attacks across the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday in an update.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Thailand grants work rights to long-term refugees from Myanmar, UN welcomes resolution
A new resolution by the Thai Government that will allow long-staying refugees from Myanmar to work legally in the country waswelcomed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, as a significant boost to the national economy.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation
Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to disease and social exclusion, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya
Monday marks eight years since the mass displacement of Rohingya from Rakhine state in Myanmar and the United Nations is calling for greater international solidarity with the mainly Muslim minority community.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Putting water management at the centre of the climate change fight
Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer access to the vital resource grows.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Gaza: UN calls for probe following deadly strikes on Nasser Hospital
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) renewed his call for a ceasefire in Gaza following two deadly Israeli air strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Strip on Monday.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma
In the days leading up to the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Thierno Balde slept with a helmet and bulletproof vest beside his bed as shells rattled the walls of his hotel.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Driven by hunger in Gaza, amputees are part of the collateral damage
One of the many ugly consequences of wars and conflict is injuries leading to a loss of limbs. Gaza, which now has the highest number of child amputees per capita anywhere in the world, is no exception.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:Yemen: How acts of compassion light the way for healing
Dr. Nouf moves briskly from patient to patient wearing her mask and gloves, with a stethoscope resting around her neck, driven by a strong passion to help the vulnerable at the Migrant Response Point (MRP) in Ma’rib in Yemen.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’
Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorated annually on 23 August.
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source:Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.
Published on: August 23, 2025 | Source:Momentum builds towards marine biodiversity treaty, as experts convene in New York
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the treaty’s secretariat.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears
US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security situation remains dire, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Gaza humanitarian update, more killings in Sudan, ending impunity in Myanmar
As the Israeli military offensive in Gaza City intensifies, the UN and partners continue to warn against the catastrophic consequences for civilians.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Famine in Gaza: ‘A failure of humanity itself’, says UN chief
More than half a million people in Gaza are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new UN-backed food security report released on Friday.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:UN agencies warn of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide
Extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats to workers’ health and livelihoods, the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)warned on Friday.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source: