Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds

10 November 2025 — A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever access is allowed, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Monday. 

From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30

10 November 2025 — COP30 opened in Belém on Monday with a clear message: the era of half-measures is over. Climate change is here, devastating communities and driving up costs, but solutions are within reach. Clean energy is surging, resilience saves lives, and cooperation can still bend the curve further. 

COP30 kicks off with urgent call to deliver on climate promises and scale up finance

8 November 2025 — Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are heading to Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – the latest round of UN climate talks. Their task couldn’t be clearer: turn promises into action and agree on tougher plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. 

Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher

7 November 2025 — Warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan continue, despite reports of a ceasefire deal brokered by international mediators on Thursday.

In Brazil, Guterres calls for ‘fair, fast and final’ shift to clean energy

7 November 2025 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres is continuing his campaign to accelerate the global switch from fossil fuels to clean energy – “the cheapest source of new electricity in nearly every country.” 

Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

6 November 2025 — The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion.

Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide

6 November 2025 — From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland and forests. 

Sudan war and political uncertainty block progress on Abyei peace talks

5 November 2025 — The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. 

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation drops sharply, but regional trafficking rises

6 November 2025 — Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has fallen by 20 per cent compared to last year, continuing a dramatic decline since the introduction of a nationwide ban under the Taliban in 2022 – but synthetic drugs and shifting trafficking routes are posing new challenges.

World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development

4 November 2025 — Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension and widening social divides, global leaders at the Second World Summit for Social Development on Tuesday adopted the Doha Political Declaration, signalling renewed resolve to advance justice and inclusion worldwide.