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Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
The Israeli militaryโs destruction of Gazaโs education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:
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Greed is driving oceans toward collapse
The ocean is under siege โ and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudanโs communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
The global fertility slump isnโt down to young people turning their backs on parenthood โ itโs due to social and economic pressures stopping them from having the children they want, says a new UN report.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals
Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track, the UN deputy chief said on Tuesday, as people from around the world gathered for the largest annual meeting on disability-related issues.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Global growth slows, deadly Ukraine attacks, Haiti hurricane hunger risk, legal migration for refugees
Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 โ Temporary recommendations
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), following the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024, held on 5 June 2025, from 12:00 to 17:00 CEST, concurs with its advice that the event continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern and, considering the advice of the Committee, he is...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Lack of cooperation from Iran hampers nuclear checks, says atomic energy watchdog
The head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog has raised fresh concerns over Iranโs failure to fully cooperate with inspections, warning that this is preventing independent verification of its nuclear activities.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:No green without blue: Young ocean explorers set sail for a sustainable future
With science at the forefront of the opening day of the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UN News boarded a 111-year-old Norwegian tall ship on the French Riviera to meet 50 science students, along with a host of lecturers and citizen scientists fresh from a 46-day expedition. Fueled by satellite data from the European Space Agency (ESA), their invaluable observations echo the urgent call to understand and protect the...
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Guterres calls for an end to ocean โplunderโ as UN summit opens in France
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanityโs fractured relationship with the sea.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line
The worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip has reached โunprecedented levels of despair,โ the UN said on Monday, amid more reports of people being killed and injured near newly-established distribution sites.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability
Despite its wealth of natural resources and potential, Central Africa continues to face serious challenges, from political instability to growing humanitarian needs.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton โ the oceanโs lifeblood โregulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. Scientists along the French Riviera are in a race against time to unlock the mysteries of these tiny organisms before their decline reverberates across the planet.
Published on: June 08, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
Whether itโs their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls in Gaza. The conditions they are forced to endure - displacement, overcrowded shelters, and lack of basic hygiene - have turned a natural biological process into a monthly ordeal.
Published on: June 08, 2025 | Source:Stigmatised for being deaf: Zรฉnabou's story
In the Central African Republic, disability carriesa deep-rooted stigma, and persons with disabilities often find themselves excluded from almost every avenue of life. Zรฉnabou, who is deaf and non-speaking, has suffered from prejudice, but a UN-backed educational programme offers a glimmer of hope.
Published on: June 07, 2025 | Source:Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed โ and one manโs obsession โ could save the world
As world leaders gear up for the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one policy expert is making waves with an ancient marine organism he believes could help feed the planet, clean the air, and transform coastal economies.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Humans can't survive without a healthy Ocean: UN envoy
The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:US decision to sanction ICC judges โdeeply corrosiveโ to justice: UN rights chief
The US Governmentโs announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday has been condemned by Volker Tรผrk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as โdeeply corrosive of good governance and the due administration of justice.โ
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:WHO calls for urgent protection of Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip
WHO warns that the Gaza Stripโs health system is collapsing, with Nasser Medical Complex, the most important referral hospital left in Gaza, and Al-Amal Hospital at risk of becoming non-functional. There are already no hospitals functioning in the north of Gaza. Nasser and Amal are the last two functioning public hospitals in Khan Younis, where currently most of the population is living. Without them, people will lose...
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress
AIDS-related deaths have dropped to their lowest level since 2004, but progress remains precarious, with the disease still claiming one life every minute. The impact of funding cuts is severe, causing widespread disruption to HIV services and threatening hard-won gains.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Womenโs health in Sudan, childhood wasting, Belarus trade unions, Guatemala child rights violation
As hostilities rage in Sudan, access constraints and devastating funding cuts are isolating rape survivors and pregnant women from essential health services, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA said on Thursday.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:From summits to street art to schools: Hereโs how weโre marking World Environment Day
5 June marks the 52ndWorld Environment Day, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and hosted by Jeju, South Korea, under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution โaliveโ
UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to revive efforts toward a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning that there is no alternative.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below โsurvivalโ level
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians โvulnerable to starvationโ, with daily energy intake now well below what a human body needs to survive, the UN warned on Thursday.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Number of aid workers killed in Gaza conflict, highest in UN history: Guterres
The United Nations paid tribute on Thursday to the 168 staff members who lost their lives in 2024. They include 126 personnel killed in Gaza, all but one of whom served with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:UN hails new era of cooperation over Syriaโs chemical weapons stockpile โ but concerns persist
The UNโs top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syriaโs interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the countryโs chemical weapons once and for all, as preparations move forward for a third round of inspections by international experts.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:โIt is an elephantโ: Ukraineโs unexploded mine problem
In Ukraine, overnight attacks continued into Thursday morning, resulting in45 casualties and significant damage to civilian infrastructure, the UN has reported.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: US vetoes new resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, unconditional release of hostages
The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas and others and the immediate lifting of all aid restrictions. Follow live coverage from our Meetings Coverage Section and UN News app users can follow here.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto โ blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
Haiti has been gripped by spiralling gang violence ever since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moรฏse. The subsequent unrest has displaced one million people, more than half of them children,according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:World Environment Day: UN sounds alarm on plastic pollution crisis
Every year, 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, according to the UN. Half of this plastic is designed to be used only once, and only 10 per cent is recycled.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body responsible for coordinating the Organizationโs work on sustainable development and economic issues.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:โOur worst held fears are being confirmedโ: Dozens of bodies discovered in Libya mass graves
Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The grim findings confirm deep concerns about abuse and torture at the facilities, according to the UN human rights chief Volker Tรผrk.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Gaza: UN relief chief welcomes growing support for aid teams to resume vital work
Amid reports of yet another deadly attack on a school in Gaza on Wednesday, the UNโs top aid official Tom Fletcher welcomed growing international calls for lifesaving aid work by established agencies to resume in the war-torn enclave.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:The worldโs oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide?
As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera โ not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent diplomatic gatherings of the year.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: