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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #African‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass or a red mullet – it was a figure: 35 per cent. That’s the share of global fish stocks now being harvested unsustainably, according to a new UN report released Wednesday.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:
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Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latestreport.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:Gang violence displaces a record 1.3 million Haitians
Nearly 1.3 million people have been forced to flee gang violence in Haiti and seek refuge elsewhere within the Caribbean country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:The world pledged to end child labour by 2025: So why are 138 million kids still working?
Twelve-year-old Tenasoa crawls to work every day at a mine in eastern Madagascar where she collects two kilos of the shiny mineral mica each day. She cannot walk because of a physical disability.
Published on: June 11, 2025 | Source:Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s 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: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:Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:UN committed to supporting ‘free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis’
The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country’s people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
The ocean has never been silent – waves crashing, seabirds calling, whales singing across vast distances. But in recent decades, a new kind of noise has taken hold: the relentless hum of ships. For many marine species, this growing wall of sound is more than a nuisance – it’s a threat to their survival.
Published on: June 10, 2025 | Source:Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
The Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s 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:Greed is driving oceans toward collapse
The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António 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:Social and economic barriers, not choice, driving global fertility crisis: UNFPA
The global fertility slump isn’t down to young people turning their backs on parenthood – it’s 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:Fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox 2024 – 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: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: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: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 Iran’s failure to fully cooperate with inspections, warning that this is preventing independent verification of its nuclear activities.
Published on: June 09, 2025 | Source:Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s 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 “unprecedented levels of despair,” 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:Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood –regulate 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 it’s 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: Zénabou'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. Zénabou, 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:US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
The US Government’s announcement of sanctions against four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday has been condemned by Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as “deeply corrosive of good governance and the due administration of justice.”
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Green gold beneath the waves: How seaweed – and one man’s obsession – 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:WHO calls for urgent protection of Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip
WHO warns that the Gaza Strip’s 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:UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’
UN Secretary-General António 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: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:In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to starvation”, 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:UN hails new era of cooperation over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile – but concerns persist
The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the country’s 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:‘It is an elephant’: Ukraine’s 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: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: Women’s 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: Here’s how we’re 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: