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    UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

    They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system.The sanctions were announced by US Secretary...

    Libya: UN urges restraint as military buildup threatens renewed violence in Tripoli

    In a statement late on Wednesday (local time), the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed deep concern over continued reports of armed group...

    UN warns of deepening health crisis in Gaza amid mass casualty incidents

    Across the Gaza Strip, as people desperately search for food, mass casualty incidents are reported almost daily, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, told reporters at...

    Ukrainian baker rises above adversity

    Ms. Honcharenko’s story, like her bread, has risen through layers of loss, resilience, and hope. Before 2014, she lived in Horlivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk...

    UN News Today 09 July 2025 |

    WHO chief announces delivery of medical aid to GazaFirst to Gaza, where the UN health agency has confirmed that 11 trucks carrying medical supplies...

    ‘Very limited time to react’: Texas flash floods expose challenges in early warning

    The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that the tragedy highlights growing global challenges around extreme rainfall, warning dissemination and community preparedness.Flash floods are...

    US tariff delay deepens trade uncertainty, warns top UN economist

    While the initial 90-day pause on so-called “reciprocal” tariffs offered some relief compared to planned increases of up to 50 per cent, the US...

    Srebrenica, 30 years on: UN officials and survivors call for truth, justice and vigilance

    “I have survived a genocide,” said Munira Subašić, whose youngest son – her favourite – and 21 other family members were murdered in the...

    UN News Today 08 July 2025

    Thirty years on, the UN urges the world to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and amplify the voices of survivors At least 10...

    UN News Today 07 July 2025 |

    Gaza: One in three people going without food for days, warns WFPThe UN World Food Programme says nearly one in three people in Gaza...

    UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by devastating Texas floods as toll climbs past 80

    In a statement issued on Monday by his spokesperson, António Guterres said he was “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life, notably of...

    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...