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Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues
In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: four rapidly emerging threats could reshape life for millions unless urgent action is taken.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:
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UN warns of escalating human toll in Ukraine amid relentless aerial attacks, mounting aid shortfall
Russian aerial attacks continue to intensify across Ukraine, exacting a rising toll on civilians and infrastructure, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Friday, warning of mounting humanitarian needs amid faltering donor support.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:In hard-hitting human rights address, Guterres calls for urgent action on Gaza, authoritarianism and climate justice
The world is facing a “moral crisis” marked by rising authoritarianism, deepening inequality and a dangerous indifference to human suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns in a powerful address on human rights.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:1.3 million Sudanese return home, offering fragile hope for recovery
With pockets of relative safety emerging in Sudan, over 1.3 million Sudanese people, including one million who were internally displaced and over 300,000 refugees, have returned home, according to UN agencies.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Gaza First Person: ‘The best of humankind in a place abandoned by humanity’
In the centre of war-torn Gaza, UN staff continue to work despite the “unprecedented” destruction and suffering around them, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Head of Office.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked
As deadly sectarian violence continues to displace hundreds of thousands of civilians in Syria’s Sweida Governorate, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday that attacks on health facilities had killed two doctors.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Gaza: More deaths reported as starvation spreads
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has again sounded the alarm over the catastrophic and rapidly deteriorating conditions in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military operations continue to cause death, displacement and destruction.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Situation in Ukraine
The UN Security Council is meeting on Friday morning to discuss the situation in Ukraine amid mounting concerns over the intensifying hostilities and growing humanitarian needs. Senior UN political affairs and humanitarian officials are expected to brief the Council. Follow our live coverage from UN News, in coordination with UN Meetings Coverage, for updates from the chamber. UN News App users can follow here.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:UN urges restraint as Thailand-Cambodia clashes displace thousands; Security Council meets
The UN Secretary-General has urged “utmost restraint” amid intensifying border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia as the Security Council met behind closed doors on Friday to address the most serious escalation between the two Southeast Asian neighbours in more than a decade.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Deep-sea must not turn into ‘Wild West’ of rare minerals exploitation, agency head says
Nations are pursuing underwater exploration for highly sought-after rare earth minerals, but the head of the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA) said the deep-sea belongs to no single country or corporation as efforts are underway to ensure this rich resource will not become “the Wild West” of exploitation.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to return
Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the Taliban de facto authorities, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday amid mass deportation campaigns from Iran and Pakistan.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Thailand-Cambodia border hostilities, humanitarian efforts in Syria and attacks across Ukraine
In a dramatic escalation of a long-standing border dispute, a deadly exchange of fire between Thailand and Cambodia killed at least 11 civilians and a soldier on Thursday, according to news reports. Both states are claiming the other side fired first.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:‘Famine silently begins to unfold’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief says
“People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses.”
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:‘The UN is here to do the right things’: Envoy Colin Stewart bids farewell but keeps the faith
After nearly three decades on the frontlines of UN’s peace operations – from Timor-Leste’s turbulent independence referendum to Western Sahara’s protracted ceasefire and Cyprus’ frozen conflict – Colin Stewart is leaving the Organization with his faith in it intact.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York following a week-and-a-half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Two ex-militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced for war crimes, crimes against humanity
Two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic have been convicted of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Global collaboration grows to address crises in Gaza, Sudan, Afghanistan
Amid growing geopolitical turbulence, the United Nations is deepening its collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help address some of the world’s most complex and protracted conflicts, from Gaza and Sudan to Myanmar and Afghanistan.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Home is where the heart is – and where development begins
When Denis Jobin, a senior evaluation specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited a slum in Kenya in March as part of an ongoing evaluation, the smell was overwhelming.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, on Wednesday.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds
A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages, warning that the war has become “a nightmare of historic proportions” and it is “long past time” for the fighting to end and for hostages to return home.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Amid record hunger and surging insecurity, emergency food assistance to stall entirely
At a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger in Nigeria, critical funding shortfalls are forcing the UN World Food Program (WFP) to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in the northeast of the country.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:‘Catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza threaten a whole generation, warns UN agency
Pregnant women and newborns in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, including a dysfunctional healthcare system, psychological stress and food deprivation, the UN reproductive health agency UNFPA reported on Wednesday.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Debate on the situation in the Middle East
The Security Council meets today for its quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on the worsening crisis in Gaza. UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari is expected to brief on the situation in the war-ravaged enclave where food entry and distribution remain severely restricted, malnutrition is rising and fuel and shelter supplies are critically scarce. UN News, in coordination...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
Escalating gang violence and displacement continue to drive humanitarian needs in Haiti, the UN said on Wednesday.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Syria: Second convoy brings critical aid to Sweida
A second convoy from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) reached battered Sweida on Wednesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in its latest update.
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002.“WHO congratulates the people and government of Timor-Leste on this significant milestone,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Timor-Leste’s success proves...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Deep dive into the International Seabed Authority: Why it matters now
Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and building a biobank are among landmark achievements of the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA), which is marking its 30th anniversary at its Kingston, Jamaica, headquarters.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:‘Peace is a choice’: UN chief urges diplomacy as wars spread from Gaza to Ukraine
Warning that the world is failing to uphold international law as wars stretch from Gaza to Ukraine, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres urged all nations to choose diplomacy over division and recommit to settling disputes peacefully.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO
The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: High-level debate on peaceful settlements of dispute
The UN Security Council meets today for a high-level open debate on Promoting International Peace and Security through Multilateralism and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, chaired by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to brief as over 80 Member States join discussions on strengthening diplomacy and mechanisms for conflict...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs rise in Tawila
As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled up a response plan to support more than 380,000 displaced people in Tawila, North Darfur state.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Security Council, in unanimous vote, presses nations to resolve disputes peacefully
The Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging all Member States to “utilise effectively” the mechanisms for the pacific settlement of disputes as outlined in the United Nations Charter, including “negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement” and other peaceful means of their choice.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Sudan: UN scales up response plan as humanitarian needs spiral in Tawila
As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan, the UN and partners have revised and scaled up a response plan to support thousands of displaced people in Tawila, North Darfur state.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:UN laments US withdrawal from its educational and cultural agency
The United States announced on Tuesday that it will leave the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which will take effect at the end of December 2026.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks
South Sudan’s dramatic hunger crisis is worsening and millions of people there could miss out on food aid because of the global humanitarian funding crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: