INTERVIEW: Visitors to Expo 2025 appreciate ‘positive vision’ of UN
Visitors can explore the UN’s 80-year history of advancing peace, human rights, sustainable development and climate action and see how the work of the...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: ‘Diplomacy must prevail’ over Iran following US military intervention, urges Guterres
The UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Sunday that the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites by the United States marks a “perilous turn”,...
UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites
“I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today,” said the UN chief, reiterating that there is...
As democratic space shrinks, misogynistic content surges on social media |
With over 5.5 billion people online - nearly all of them active on social media - digital platforms have become the main arena for...
From the Global South to the stars: A new space race
The exploits of the long-established spacefaring nations – particularly the US – may still dominate headlines, but countries as diverse as Zimbabwe, Honduras and...
UN News Today 20 June 2025 |
Iran-Israel crisis: Diplomatic push for peace shifts up a gearEight days since Israel launched massive airstrikes across Iran, UN chief António Guterres has warned that...
Afghan refugee, journalist and activist highlights severe restrictions on women’s rights |
Women’s rights in Afghanistan have suffered a hard blow since the Taliban returned to power nearly four years ago.The country now has the second...
Sudan: sexual violence, abductions, and escalating risks for women and girls |
Since civil war erupted in April 2023 in Sudan, vast areas of the country have been devastated, fuelling the world’s largest displacement crisis. Over...
Nobody wants to give up on financing sustainable development, top official says |
“Sevilla is a moment in time. It is really the beginning, not the end of the process,” says one of the senior UN officials...
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...
UN News Today 19 June 2025 |
Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastropheMore than 100 days into Israel’s complete fuel blockade in Gaza, UN agencies...
‘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...
Sudan: ‘I survived rape, but I do not know how to survive life after...
Over two years after civil war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their former allies-turned rival militia, the RSF, Sudan is now...
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...
Civilian deaths in conflict are surging, warns UN human rights office
At least 48,384 individuals – mostly civilians – were killed in 2024, based on casualties recorded by OHCHR.“Behind every statistic is a story. Behind every...
UN News Today 18 June 2025 |
Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office issues appeal for urgent de-escalationAs the Iran-Israel crisis continued into a sixth day, the UN deputy human rights chief,...
UN News Today 17 June 2025 |
More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores...
Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
“The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.”That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on...
‘Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,’ Security Council hears
“Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,” UN Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi said on Tuesday in a briefing to the Security Council...
Climate change, through a child’s eyes |
What does climate change look like through a child’s eyes? From Nepal’s melting glaciers to the Maldives’ rising seas, the impacts are vastly different....
Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide
António Guterres announced the move in a statement issued on Monday, in response to plans by several UN Member States to withdraw from the...
