UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, warns of nuclear safety risk
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, António Guterres expressed alarm over the dangerous escalation and the rising toll on civilians.He reiterated that attacks...
‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
“Cooperatives are a system that enables the South Sudanese to improve their livelihoods, but at the same time also contributes to the economy… this...
UN Human Rights Council hears grim updates on Ukraine, Gaza and global racism
Escalating conflict in UkraineIn an oral update, Ilze Brands Kehris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, reported a sharp escalation in hostilities in Ukraine.Civilian...
Cooperatives, not guns: How to bring peace to youth in South Sudan |
When young South Sudanese have guns, which they do, and are raiding other people’s cattle and produce for their livelihood, which they are, how...
Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation and diminishing their voice in agricultural policymaking. Without land assets, young people...
With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
“The human consequences of rising debt burdens, escalating trade tensions and steep cuts to official development assistance have been brought into sharp relief this...
UN News Today 03 July 2025 |
Somalia wildfires highlight need for development finance, says deputy PM At the development financing conference in Sevilla, Somalia has appealed for investment assistance to...
Bankrolling sustainable development: ‘Positive, encouraging – and we need to do better’ |
The president of the world’s second largest multilateral development bank has lauded progress made during the pivotal UN financing for sustainable development conference in...
Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future:...
Addressing delegates at a UN forum on peaceful uses of outer space, Amina Mohammed urged greater international cooperation as the world becomes increasingly reliant...
Education a ‘main driver of economic growth’, UNESCO reminds at Sevilla development conference |
Education is not only a fundamental human right that must be protected and promoted, but also a cornerstone of sustainable development.Every dollar invested in...
INTERVIEW: Sevilla ‘a critical test’ of multilateralism
The promises were made at the opening of the Financing for Development Conference (FFD4), currently underway in the Spanish city of Sevilla, when delegates...
Haitian capital ‘paralysed and isolated’ by gang violence, Security Council hears
Since January, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), recorded over 4,000 individuals deliberately killed – a 24 per cent increase compared to the...
UN News Today 02 July 2025 |
Investing in communities beats border spending, says IOM chiefAt the Sevilla development financing conference, UN migration agency chief Amy Pope has made the case...
Spanish international finance chief: ‘We are back on track for multilateralism’ |
Spain’s head of international financing has told UN News that after deep uncertainty at the beginning of the year when power changed hands in...
Investing in communities beats border spending, says UN migration chief |
Investing in the future of communities that are most likely to migrate to other countries is more effective than spending money on reinforcing border...
General Assembly approves $5.4 billion UN peacekeeping budget for 2025-2026
Acting on the recommendation of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the Assembly endorsed the budgets for 12 missions, the logistics centres in Entebbe...
Gaza: Families deprived of the means for survival, humanitarians warn
“As humanitarian assistance and basic services dwindle, people in Gaza have been increasingly deprived of the means for their survival,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric...
UN News Today 01 July 2025 |
Gaza: aid teams report more essential services are shutting downIn Gaza, more essential services are shutting down as Israel’s near-total blockade continues, UN aid...
50 years of CITES: Shielding wildlife from trade-driven extinction
Originally conceived in 1963 at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Convention entered into force in 1975, as the...
Afghan refugee families ‘return to a country they barely know’: UNHCR |
Every day, buses arrive at the Afghanistan-Iran border, carrying exhausted and desperate Afghan refugee families with all their belongings. Many are returning to a...
Gaza: UN urges Israel to allow fuel into Strip
“Amid ongoing Israeli military operations, scores of people have reportedly been killed and injured, including while waiting for food,” the UN Office for the...
UN News Today 30 June 2025 |
It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in SevillaWorld leaders gathered in Sevilla on Monday where Antonio Guterres urged...
After the big development pledges in Seville, UN says action starts now
That’s where the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA) comes in – a major step to begin implementing the Seville Agreement without delay.It features over 130 concrete...
Faith in finance: Indonesia’s innovative path to sustainable development
The Southeast Asian country has already raised close to $12 billion in thematic bonds, including blue bonds and Islamic investment instruments over the last...
