Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
“As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused attention on the urgent need for...
UN Peace Building Commission ‘more needed than ever’ amid rising conflict
They shared their experiences at an event this week at UN Headquarters to mark 20 years of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).The intergovernmental advisory body...
‘A fire no one can control’: UN warns of spiralling Iran-Israel war
In an address to the UN Security Council on Friday, Mr. Guterres made an urgent plea for de-escalation, calling the spiralling confrontation a defining...
For too long, ‘unbound horrors’ have unfolded in Sudan
Since civil war erupted in April 2023 between the generals of the national army and their former allies-turned rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
From Syria, UN refugee chief calls for greater solidarity with displaced people
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, sounded the alarm on Friday, World Refugee Day, in a message from Syria.He said the abject...
Gaza horrors continue as the weakest succumb to injuries and disease
“I met a little boy who was wounded by a tank shell at one of these sites on the final day of me leaving...
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates for 20 June
One week since the Israel-Iran conflict erupted, diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up in Geneva today as foreign ministers from France,...
IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan
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Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services...
The “Liberation” of California? — The MAGA dictator has moved us closer to a...
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The Trump administration’s big lie is that only the most vicious and violent of those in the country without proper documentation...
Defending Black Immigrants, Others and Ourselves
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the midst of our community conversations and participation in the urgent and ever-widening resistance to the...
‘We are at a point of no return’: grave violations against children surge for...
This number represents a 25 per cent increase from 2023, marking the third consecutive year that violations have increased. 22,495 violations were committed against...
World News in Brief: Global investment plunges, hurricane season in Haiti, rising cholera and...
Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction from January, when “modest” growth seemed...
World Refugee Day: telling their stories
While hotspots include Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Palestine, displacement affects every region of the world.In the lead-up to World Refugee Day, Friday, the...
UN warns of mounting humanitarian toll as Israel-Iran hostilities continue
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for “maximum restraint” and reiterated that both Israel and Iran are bound by...
Monitoring Iran and promoting peaceful nuclear use – IAEA role explained
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) dates back to 1957 and was set up in response to global fears following the first use of...
Development is ‘the first line of defense against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council
Ambassadors met to debate how poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment are fuelling conflict and instability, at a time when hostilities are increasing and demand for...
Development is ‘the first line of defense against conflict,’ Guterres tells Security Council
Ambassadors met to debate how poverty, inequality, and underdevelopment are fuelling conflict and instability, at a time when hostilities are increasing and demand for...
Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastrophe
Speaking from Gaza City in the north of occupied territory, Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that water pumps had...
‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia
With support from the United Nations, the electricity grid on the central islands of Java, Madura, and Bali – home to over 160 million...
Ahead of UN summit, countries finalise landmark ‘Compromiso de Sevilla’
On Tuesday, Member States at UN Headquarters endorsed the finalized outcome document, known as the Compromiso de Sevilla (the Seville Commitment), following months of...
Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space...
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to a report Deputy High Commissioner for...
Guterres renews call for Israel-Iran ceasefire
“I reiterate my call for immediate de-escalation leading to a ceasefire,” Mr. Guterres said in a statement in which he strongly appealled against any...
Power of football industry inspires team effort towards development goals
As the football Club World Cup gets underway in the United States, on the other side of the globe, Japanese club Gamba Osaka has...
UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday called on the Israeli military to cease the use of lethal...
