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...
Syria: UN commission hails important steps to address past violations
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro highlighted the establishment of the National Transitional Authority and the National Authority for Missing Persons which are expected to help reveal...
DR Congo: Despite efforts towards a political solution, violence still rages in the east
Since January, the region has seen a new escalation of violence as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group launched an offensive in North and South Kivu provinces.While tensions persist...
Sudan: ‘Fighting shows no signs of abating,’ senior UN official tells Security Council
On Friday, the UN Security Council heard sobering briefings from Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, and Shayna Lewis, Sudan Specialist and Senior...
Short-range drone attacks deepen crisis on Ukrainian frontlines
According to the rights mission, while the majority (89 per cent) of civilian casualties were documented in Ukrainian-controlled territory as a result of attacks...
UN News Today 27 June 2025 |
Gaza: Health system crumbles amid renewed obstacles to aid deliveryThe first delivery earlier this week of urgently needed medical goods to enter Gaza in...
Millions remain invisible – but Asia-Pacific leaders pledge change by 2030
Now, governments have committed to close that gap by 2030.At the conclusion of the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in...
Upcoming elections ‘crucial opportunity’ for Central African Republic, UN top official tells Security Council
December’s local, legislative and presidential elections “represent a crucial opportunity” to strengthen democratic governance, promote reconciliation and consolidate stability, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace...
Eighty years on, UN Charter marked by reflection, resolve – and a run
Under cooler skies after days of intense heat, the run ended where it all began, at the original UN Charter – the document that...
UN News Today 26 June 2025 |
Occupied West Bank: Latest killing of Palestinians underscores spike in settler violence, UN human rights office warnsIn the Occupied West Bank, there’s been more...
Despite the fall of Assad, the illicit drug trade in Syria is far from...
Despite the current government’s hostility to the trade, the country remains a hub for the production and distribution of the drug.During the country’s long-running...
Sevilla conference on development financing shows optimism for multilateralism
Today, a $4 trillion financing gap is hindering progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the end of this decade.In response, the...
Iran: Return to inspections top priority for UN nuclear agency
Rafael Mariano Grossi was speaking to reporters in Austria following a briefing to the Government in Vienna.Israel began launching air and missile strikes against...
UN News Today 25 June 2025 |
Billions still lack safe energy, UN report warnsEnergy news first, and a new UN-backed report published Wednesday showed that while 92 per cent of...
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That’s how development...
Every dollar invested in girls’ education yields an average return of $2.80 – translating into billions in additional GDP. Similarly, each dollar spent on...
UN urges renewed diplomacy on Iran nuclear deal, hails Tehran-Tel Aviv ceasefire as ‘significant...
Amid this relative calm, the United Nations has renewed its call for a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue, warning that the objectives...
Bold new initiative aims to strengthen and improve the UN, senior officials tell Member...
The informal meeting on the UN80 Initiative also provided a chance for ambassadors to share their views on the reform agenda, launched by Secretary-General...
UN News Today 24 June 2025 |
UN chief calls on Iran and Israel to fully respect ceasefire brokered by USThe UN Secretary-General on Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire announcement between Iran and Israel,...
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors to meet over stalled Iran nuclear deal
The Security Council meets at 3pm for a scheduled debate over the future of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action which was put...
