This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilian casualties and violations in Ukraine have significantly escalated in recent months, including a sharp rise in often deadly drone attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Monday. It covers the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025, during […]Report reveals significant rise in civilian casualties and rights violations in Ukraine
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This article is published in association with United Nations. Civilian casualties and violations in Ukraine have significantly escalated in recent months, including a sharp rise in often deadly drone attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Monday. It covers the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 May 2025, during […]Gaza: ‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security Council
July 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening at an alarming rate, a senior United Nations official warned on Monday, as Israeli military operations and attacks on civilians seeking aid continue to exact a devastating toll on lives and infrastructure. Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General […]EU and Ukraine reach agreement in principle on a modernised trade relationship
July 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has concluded negotiations with Ukraine on the review of the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). The agreement in principleon the review of the trade liberalisation provisions under the Association Agreement marks a new phase in establishing a long-term, predictable, […]Gaza: UN urges Israel to allow fuel into Strip
July 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The crisis in Gaza is worsening, UN humanitarians warned on Monday, as ongoing hostilities and access restrictions drive displaced communities deeper into despair. “Amid ongoing Israeli military operations, scores of people have reportedly been killed and injured, including while waiting for food,” the UN Office for the […]It’s time to finance our future and ‘change course’, Guterres tells world leaders in Sevilla
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “We’re here in Sevilla to change course,” the UN chief told world leaders on Monday, calling on them to grasp a once-in-a-decade opportunity to close a $4 trillion financing gap facing developing countries to meet sustainable development goals – and build a better world for all. António […]LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. From rising debt and shrinking investment, to the aid funding crisis and struggles to meet ambitious development goals, the global financial system is failing the people it’s supposed to serve: fixing that is the challenge facing world leaders gathered in Spain’s sweltering southern jewel of Sevilla this […]Guterres calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian crisis reaches ‘horrific proportions’
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, warning that the humanitarian crisis has reached “horrific proportions” and that the world must not let the suffering of Palestinians be overshadowed by other regional conflicts. Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters […]Short-range drone attacks deepen crisis on Ukrainian frontlines
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Attacks with short-range drones killed at least 395 civilians and injured 2,635 between February 2022 – the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and April 2025, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (HRMMU) has reported. According to the rights mission, while the majority (89 per […]Gaza: Health system crumbles amid growing desperation over food, fuel
June 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The first delivery earlier this week of urgently needed medical goods to enter Gaza in months will provide scant relief to the enclave’s people, who continue to be shot and killed in their search for food, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. “Definitely, people […]UN rights office sounds the alarm over forced displacement in the West Bank
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are increasingly being subjected to forced displacement and land seizures, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has reported. Israeli authorities have stepped up measures to transfer large numbers of people from long-standing Palestinian towns and communities, according to […]UN calls for restraint after deadly Kenya protests
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly antigovernment protests on Wednesday. At least 400 people were injured, including police officers, according to media reports. The official death toll has not been confirmed, with estimates ranging from eight to 16. The demonstrations […]DR Congo: Conflict survivors ‘have been through hell,’ says UN aid chief
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN’s top aid official said on Thursday. Speaking from the Goma region, whose main city was overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in January, […]Ukraine: Increasing hostilities displace civilians, limit humanitarian access
June 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Deadly hostilities continued along the front-line regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, displacing civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure, the UN has reported. Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy regions sustained the most damage, with several civilians reportedly killed, and many displaced, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at a regular […]‘Our kids cry for food’: Most Gaza families survive on one meal a day
June 27, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Most families in the Gaza Strip are surviving on one meal a day and one-third go entire days without eating as a result of Israel’s continued bombardment of the enclave, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and partners. The meals which families are able to […]Sevilla conference on development financing shows optimism for multilateralism
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. It’s been 10 years since the Addis Ababa Action Agenda was established to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world’s roadmap for ending poverty, protecting the planet and tackling inequalities. Today, a $4 trillion financing gap is hindering progress toward achieving the […]‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. When Sila, a young woman from Idlib in Syria, was three-years-old, she woke up to missiles falling around her, forcing her and her family to flee their home. “From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My […]Iran: Return to inspections top priority for UN nuclear agency
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday that his “number one priority” is for its inspectors to return to Iran’s nuclear sites to evaluate damage caused by recent bombing and to verify stockpiles of highly enriched uranium. Rafael Mariano Grossi was speaking […]UN rights mission condemns civilian toll in deadly missile strikes on Ukraine
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Dozens of civilians – including children and school staff – were killed or wounded in Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities this week, in what UN human rights monitors described as a “foreseeable” tragedy caused by strikes on populated areas. At least 24 people were reported killed […]‘Fuel for Gaza is a matter of life and death,’ UN warns
June 26, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The rapid depletion of the remaining fuel stocks in the Gaza Strip is threatening efforts to keep critical lifelines up and running, the UN reported on Wednesday. “Israeli authorities continue to restrict the delivery of fuel into and throughout the Gaza Strip, effectively choking off life-saving services […]‘Still reeling’: Myanmar quakes worsen humanitarian crisis in fractured county
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Nearly three months after Myanmar’s strongest earthquake in a century, more than six million people remain in urgent need of assistance, as the disaster compounds a humanitarian crisis driven by years of conflict, political turmoil and mass displacement. The 28 March quake measuring 7.7 on the Richter […]Aftermath of Tripoli clashes puts Libya’s fragile stability to the test
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Libya once again stands at a critical juncture in its political transition, after armed clashes erupted in Tripoli last month, further destabilising the country, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday. Nearly 15 years after Gaddafi’s fall, Libya remains split between […]Guterres urges Iran and Israel to ‘fully respect’ ceasefire
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire announcement between Iran and Israel which was announced on social media overnight by US President Donald Trump. Before both sides had confirmed that a ceasefire was in place early Tuesday both sides exchanged fire, with Tehran residents saying they […]Gaza: Over 400 Palestinians killed around private aid hubs, UN rights office says
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 410 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to fetch from controversial new aid hubs in Gaza – a likely war crime – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday. The alert comes nearly a month since the Israeli and […]UN urges renewed diplomacy on Iran nuclear deal, hails Tehran-Tel Aviv ceasefire as ‘significant achievement’
June 25, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States between Iran and Israel appears to be holding, marking a tentative halt to a dangerous regional escalation that included airstrikes, retaliatory missile attacks and mounting civilian casualties. Amid this relative calm, the United Nations has renewed its call for […]Asia is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same – and then again in August. And September. And November. While there are records which exist to be broken – Olympic ones, for example -these monthly temperature extremes are […]UN condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attack at Damascus church that killed dozens
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has condemned a suicide bombing on Sunday at a Damascus church that killed at least 25 worshippers, including women and children during mass, as a “heinous crime”. More than 60 churchgoers were also wounded in the attack, which is reported to be the first […]Boosting Ukraine’s agribusiness sector resilience via investment loan
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with EBRD. To strengthen food security and resilience in wartime Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is arranging a financing package of up to €100 million for a leading Ukrainian agribusiness producer’s investment programme. The EBRD will lend €40 million to agribusiness products producer MHP […]Senior envoy warns Iran-Israel conflict is deepening crisis in Afghanistan
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Afghanistan is already grappling with immense humanitarian and economic challenges and growing instability in the wider region following airstrikes by Israel and the United States in Iran is compounding the situation, the UN’s top envoy in the country told the Security Council on Monday. Roza Otunbayeva, the […]Bearing the brunt of war: UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Since fighting erupted in Sudan in April 2023, more than two million children have been displaced by the brutal war between rival militaries there. In neighbouring Chad, children make up 61 per cent of the 860,000 Sudanese refugees and a staggering 68 per cent of the 274,000 […]Guterres condemns Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by the further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. It comes in the wake of reports that Iran launched missiles at an American military base in Qatar in retaliation for […]Iran-Israel crisis: IAEA chief calls for access to damaged nuclear sites
June 24, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. After surprise US bombing raids on Iranian uranium enrichment facilities over the weekend, the head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog on Monday appealed for immediate access to the targeted sites to assess the damage that is likely “very significant”. Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy […]Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
June 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Security Council met on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, where intensified fighting continues, affecting new areas and prompting further displacement. “As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused attention on the urgent need […]UN reiterates call for urgent de-escalation amid Iran-Israel conflict, worsening Gaza crisis
June 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Senior UN officials reiterated an appeal for urgent restraint on Saturday as conflict spiral between Israel and Iran, amid a wider regional crisis exacerbated by Israel’s war in Gaza and the worsening humanitarian situation facing Palestinian civilians. In a joint call to de-escalate, UN agencies have warned […]
