World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, Kyrgyzstan death penalty, health crises in DRC,...
The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, follows ongoing and repeated attacks on El Fasher, which is under siege by the paramilitary...
Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world
The exhibition “Shared Lives, Shared Future”, showcases stories from nearly 200 countries and reflects the UN’s evolving spirit and mission over time.From humanitarian relief...
UN News Today 20 October 2025 |
Kyrgyzstan: Death penalty reintroduction would violate international law, Türk warnsThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not...
$31 trillion debt is holding back developing countries, UN trade summit hears
Addressing the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s 195 Member States in Geneva, Rebeca Grynspan said that 72 per cent of global trade “still moves...
The truth is out there
Too often, coordinated misinformation campaigns are amplified and monetized via digital advertising, hampering efforts to address the climate crisis.In the lead up to the...
UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget
The revised proposal marks a significant drop from his original ask for next year of $3.715 billion and is 15.1 per cent below the...
UN News Today 17 October 2025 |
BULLET HEADS CMS/SOUNDCLOUD: UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supplyOn Friday, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said it had...
UN News Today 16 October 2025 |
Transforming agrifood systems focus of World Food Day Governments, farmers, communities and international organizations must work together to transform agrifood systems and ensure everyone has...
UN rights chief underlines need for a permanent ceasefire and accountability in Gaza
In presenting his annual report to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Volker Türk highlighted that surveys consistently show that people worldwide overwhelmingly...
Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda
Addressing the General Assembly, António Guterres briefed Member States on the structural reforms and programme realignments that are needed across the UN System to...
UN News Today 15 October 2025 |
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024: UN weather agencyAtmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs...
Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping
The framework, developed after years of negotiations and approved in draft form in April, would for the first time establish a mandatory global fuel...
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Conflict, climate change and inequality are all playing a role, but there are other reasons for what is known rather dryly as “food insecurity.”Ahead...
Israel restricts Gaza aid, saying Hamas must do more to return deceased hostages
The Israeli military body which coordinates with the UN and other international organizations, COGAT, said in a statement that starting Wednesday, it will allow...
Empowering women, boosting Tanzania’s agriculture |
Women are central to achieving food security in Tanzania as they make up 70 per cent of the East African nation’s agricultural workforce; that’s...
UN News Today 14 October 2025 |
Gaza: Vital repairs bring some relief to desperate PalestiniansUN agencies working in Gaza have been taking advantage of the ceasefire to restore vital infrastructure...
Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN
At just 41 kilometres long (25.4 miles) and two to five kilometres wide (1.2 to 3.1 miles), few places in the Gaza Strip had...
Deputy UN chief pays tribute to Beijing’s key role in advancing women’s rights
Ms. Mohammed was speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, co-hosted by China and UN Women, which aims to reignite the spirit of...
UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’
The allocation, announced on Monday by Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, will support the immediate scale-up of aid operations across the Gaza Strip, including...
World News in Brief: Record hunger in Haiti, repeated attacks in Sudan’s El Fasher...
The alert follows the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis which reveals that a record number of people in...
The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change
Ahead of World Food Day, marked annually on 16 October, their stories reflect a global movement toward healthier, more equitable agrifood systems.Read more about...
‘We resist by simply existing on the land’: Ramallah mayor on life under occupation
For Mr. Kassis, housing is not a privilege — it is survival. “We resist,” he says “by simply existing on the land. Occupation is...
DR Congo: UN envoy points to ‘real hope’ for ceasefire and peace in the...
Although progress has been made through peace initiatives, such as the Washington Agreement signed on 27 June between the DRC and Rwanda, and the...
UN News Today 13 October 2025 |
Gaza: Hostages released, aid is beginning to flow, say aid agenciesUN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the release of all living hostages from Gaza on...