World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs...
Shifts in financial markets now move global trade almost as strongly as actual economic activity, shaping prospects for developing countries in particular.“Trade is not...
‘Decisive action’ needed to end Israel-Palestine stalemate
Annalena Baerbock was speaking at an Assembly plenary meeting where countries debated a resolution that affirms the UN’s responsibility for the question of Palestine.“For 78 years...
UN News Today 02 December 2025 |
Mozambique: close to 100,000 flee violence and attacks in the past fortnight alone, warns UNHCRUN aid teams on the ground in northern Mozambique issued...
In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, journalism is ‘both a battleground and a lifeline’
The issue was in the spotlight at UN Headquarters on Monday during a forum focused on the dangers and complexities of reporting from the Occupied Palestinian Territory.The conversation...
UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen
António Guterres told the Fifth Committee the UN is facing its most fragile cash position in years, despite sharp reductions already built into next...
HIV and AIDS: Despite funding setbacks, prevention sees progress
“Promise that you will take your medicines lifelong,” Ms. Mishra told UN News in a message marking World AIDS Day on Monday.“Your medicine is...
WHO backs wider use of weight-loss medicines, calling obesity a chronic disease
The guidance focuses on GLP-1 therapies – medicines such as liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide – and offers conditional recommendations on how they can be...
UN News Today 01 December 2025 |
Landmine casualties hit a four-year high as global ban faces withdrawals and renewed mine useLandmine deaths and injuries have risen to their highest level...
Landmine casualties hit four-year high as treaty setbacks deepen
It documents 6,279 casualties in 2024. Children remain especially vulnerable, particularly in conflict-affected countries where displaced families are returning to heavily contaminated areas.“Civilians made...
Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role
Haiti is in the grip of a security crisis as gangs battle for control of territory in the capital and beyond while continuing to...
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, 998,918 people across all 25 districts have now been affected, with 212 deaths reported and 218...
World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts,...
New modelling shows that if programme coverage falls by half, an additional 1.1 million children could acquire HIV and 820,000 more could die of...
Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns
Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption.“Measles remains one of the most contagious...
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, told reporters in Geneva that voting is expected to begin on 28 December,...
India’s air pollution crisis nearing disaster, warns UN official |
Thick toxic smog and air quality or AQI levels up to 35 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) limits are turning Delhi’s...
UN News Today 28 November 2025 |
UN condemns ‘summary execution’ of two Palestinians in JeninThe UN human rights office (OHCHR) says it is appalled by what it calls the brazen...
UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
The shooting occurred on Thursday in Jenin and was apparently caught on film by a TV channel, OHCHR Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva.He said an internal review...
UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned by the unfolding events,” his spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday.“He strongly condemns the coup...
UNIDO: Building international bridges for development |
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) may not have the same profile as some of the better know agencies within the system, but...
Peacebuilding Fund hits $1 billion milestone amid funding gap
The multi-donor trust fund is the UN’s primary instrument for supporting countries worldwide who are emerging from – or at risk of – violent...
UN News Today 26 November 2025 |
Somalia declares drought emergencySomalia is facing a worsening drought after four failed rainy seasons, leaving millions at risk of hunger and displacement, the UN...
World News in Brief: Justice efforts in Libya, deadly attacks in Ukraine, scores killed...
“There is a new momentum towards justice in Libya, and we now look towards the first trial to be held at the Court in...
Nigeria: Hundreds abducted in the north as insurgent attacks rise
At least 402 people, mainly schoolchildren, have been kidnapped in four states in the north-central region – Niger, Kebbi, Kwara and Borno – since 17 November, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Only 88...
Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes; the rising wave of global femicide
Gender-related killings, known as femicide, are the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls.The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN...
