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UN News Today 03 July 2025

’Somalia is on fire’ and development investment can put it out, Sevilla financing conference hearsUkraine crisis: heavy weapons still causing death and destructionGaza: Fear of starvation still looms, warns UN emergency food relief agency

Jul 03, 20254 min

UN News Today 02 July 2025

Investing in communities beats border spending, says IOM in SevillaGaza: People now fainting in the streets from hunger, warns UNRWASyria: Aid teams provide vital assistance, but massive needs remain: OCHA

Jul 02, 20254 min

UN News Today 01 July 2025

Gaza: aid teams report more essential services are shutting downIran crisis: top UNOCHA official in Tehran highlights scale of needsNorthern hemisphere heatwave underscores value of early-warning alerts

Jul 01, 20255 min

UN News Today 30 June 2025

It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in SevillaFunding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFPClimate change: Transition to renewables must be just, says rights chief Türk

Jun 30, 20255 min

UN News Today 27 June 2025

Gaza’s health system crumbles amid ongoing aid relief denials: WHOMyanmar generals' ‘corruption’ has left people in poverty: UN rights chiefViet Nam urged to continue on path to complete death penalty abolition: OHCHR

Jun 27, 20254 min

UN News Today 26 June 2025

UN Human Rights condemns latest killings in occupied West BankMore than two billion people lack access to safe drinking waterInvestment in AI is triple that spent on climate adaptation

Jun 26, 20254 min

UN News Today 25 June 2025

Funding urgently needed to reach 666 million people without electricity: WHOGaza food aid remains drastically insufficient, warns OCHANiger’s cancer care services get a boost from IAEA initiative

Jun 25, 20254 min

UN News Today 24 June 2025

Iran-Israel crisis: concerns over political prisoners in Tehran's Evin prisonGaza: At least 410 Palestinians killed by IDF at private aid hubs2.5 million refugees need resettlement, says UNHCR

Jun 24, 20255 min

UN News Today 23 June 2025

Iran-Israel crisis: Nuclear watchdog chief urges access to damaged sitesRisk of genocide in Sudan still very high, warns top UN official tells HR CouncilDR Congo crisis must not be forgotten, insists OCHA chief

Jun 23, 20254 min

UN News Today 20 June 2025

Iran-Israel crisis: Diplomatic push for peace shifts up a gearGazans are dying from lack of food and medicine: UNICEFWHO warns of a health financing emergency

Jun 20, 20254 min

UN News Today 19 June 2025

Gaza: As last fuel supplies run out, aid teams warn of catastropheUNHCR gravely alarmed at Iran-Israel escalationGlobal investment fell 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion in 2024: UNCTAD

Jun 19, 20255 min

UN News Today 18 June 2025

Iran-Israel crisis: UN rights office issues appeal for urgent de-escalationNearly one in two Yemenis facing acute hungerGlobal support for refugees holding firm

Jun 18, 20254 min

UN News Today 17 June 2025

Gaza health system close to disaster: WHOUkrainians suffer another night of heavy Russian bombingAfghanistan and Yemen are worst in world for gender, says UN Women

Jun 17, 20254 min

UN News Today 16 June 2025

UN nuclear watchdog stands ready amid Iran-Israel crisisUNRWA chief appeals for peace in Gaza and the regionHumanitarian aid appeal slashed due to ‘brutal funding cuts’

Jun 16, 20254 min

UN News Today 13 June 2025

Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikesVictims of DRC violence start to rebuild shattered lives and livelihoodsEastern Chad ‘reaching a breaking point’ as Sudan war refugees continue to arrive

Jun 13, 20255 min

UN News Today 12 June 2025

Oceans summit biodiversity czar warns over lack of ambitionDisplacement doubles while funding shrinks, warns refugee agency Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards

Jun 12, 20254 min

UN News Today 11 June 2025

At least eight migrants are dead after smugglers force passengers off Red Sea boat: IOMGaza aid obstacles remain, say UN aid teams in shattered enclaveThe world pledged to ban child labour – so why are 138 million kids still working?

Jun 11, 20254 min

UN News Today 10 June 2025

We’re nearly at point of no return to save our oceans: UN chiefSudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFPAt least three dead in new Russian drone assault on Ukrainian cities

Jun 10, 20254 min

UN News Today 09 June 2025

From the Mediterranean coast, Guterres calls for action to save our oceansIran urged to ‘cooperate fully and effectively’ with the IAEAUN allocates $6 million to tackle Nigeria malnutrition crisis

Jun 09, 20254 min

UN News Today 05 June 2025

Gazans’ daily food intake set to fall well below survival level: FAO33 million children suffer from 'wasting' in 15 countries: WFPBelarus: UN experts alarmed by persisting violations of trade unionists’ rights

Jun 05, 20254 min

UN News Today 04 June 2025

Libya: UN Human Rights condemns detention centre killingsIn Gaza, another school comes under attack Oceans conference highlights lack of investment in clean seas

Jun 04, 20254 min

UN News Today 03 June 2025

In Gaza, more Palestinians reported killed at private aid hubNo end to Sudan crisis amid ongoing violence and mass displacementCondemnation for deadly new Russian attacks on Ukraine

Jun 03, 20254 min

UN News Today 02 June 2025

UN chief condemns latest Gaza killings linked to private aid planGetting help to Ukraine’s frontline communities Digital platforms in spotlight at UN labour conference

Jun 02, 20254 min

UN News Today 30 May 2025

Gaza ‘hungriest place on earth’ as Israel blocks aid: UN humanitarians WHO urges countries to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products DR Congo: Violence in Ituri pushes more children out of school

May 30, 20255 min

UN News Today 29 May 2025

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin

May 29, 20253 min

UN News Today 28 May 2025

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO

May 28, 20254 min

UN News Today 27 May 2025

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO

May 27, 20254 min

UN News Today 26 May 2025

Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancerGaza: Trickle of aid allowed into war-torn enclave ‘will not halt famine’In Lebanon, top marks for an inclusive schooling project

May 26, 20254 min

UN News Today 23 May 2025

Syria: Humanitarian crisis is looming over shattered countryUN rights chief Volker Türk in peace appeal to South Sudan’s warring sidesReal cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought: UNDRR

May 23, 20255 min

UN News Today 22 May 2025

Gaza: Aid teams pick up vital relief supplies at the borderSouth Sudan exodus continues: UNHCR

May 22, 20253 min
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