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Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:World leaders rally for βfull-speedβ climate action ahead of COP30
At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girlsβ health
In a bid to tackle the leading cause of death globally among 15β19-year-old girls, the World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its significant related health complications. Among other strategies, the guideline urges rapid action to end child marriage, extend girlsβ schooling, and improve access to sexual and reproductive health services and...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN study finds
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Guterres condemns deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir
Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres has strongly condemned the armed attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed at least 28 lives earlier on Tuesday.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes β but that hope is fading fast.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal
Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people β mostly women and children β trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia β and lost $300,000.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. βWe are at the breaking point,β the agency warned on Tuesday.
Published on: April 22, 2025 | Source:Syria is βbrimming with hope and opportunityβ: Senior UN aid official
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:UN chief hails Pope Francis as βa transcendent voice for peaceβ
UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Haiti faces βpoint of no returnβ as gang violence fuels chaos
Haiti is on the verge of βtotal chaosβ as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the Stateβs ability to maintain public order, the UNβs top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, βan affront to dignity and justiceβ
Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Asiaβs megacities at a crossroads as climate and population challenges grow
Asiaβs sprawling megacities β which are driving economic growth β face an uncertain future as rising temperatures, aging populations and unplanned urban development tests their resilience.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur
A mass wave of displacement in Sudanβs North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:UN chief urges βutmost restraintβ amid escalating violence in Yemen
The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemenβs port of Raβs Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:How Haiti paid for its freedom β twice over
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a βransomβ extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Haitiβs independence debt to France focus of debate at UN
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a βransomβ extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes
Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Africa CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persist
Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks, while expanding vaccination coverage and transitioning toward a longer-term, sustainable response.Mpox is a viral illness that spreads between people, mainly through close contact. It causes painful skin and mucosal lesions,...
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
As Sudanβs civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief
Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to βget international media into Gazaβ to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Libyaβs fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
Libyaβs prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs
Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanityβs place within it, are among 74 new additions to a UN list of documentary heritage of universal value.
Published on: April 17, 2025 | Source:Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle
The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability
The situation in Haiti represents βone of the most complex and urgent crises in the world with implications for regional and global stability,βsaidAmy Pope, Director General ofInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM),speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns
South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the worldβs youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan
Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source:Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives
Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Published on: April 16, 2025 | Source: