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- LIVE: Security Council meets on Somalia, Iran
on December 23, 2025The Security Council convenes today for a packed agenda. At 10 am, members are set to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the African […]
- UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
on December 22, 2025The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian […]
- Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
on December 22, 2025Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to […]
- LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
on December 22, 2025Senior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating […]
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- UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest
on December 19, 2025The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about […]
- Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’
on December 18, 2025Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan’s North Darfur region, […]
- UN rights chief warns of deepening repression in Venezuela, rising toll in Ukraine
on December 16, 2025The UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in Ukraine face an […]
- World News in Brief: Türk condemns ‘abhorrent’ attack in Sydney, UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees, Ukraine latest
on December 15, 2025The UN human rights chief said on Monday the antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in Sydney which left fifteen dead at the weekend, including a […]
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- Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime changeon December 22, 2025
Past geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to […]
- Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: Why this week’s UN summit in Doha matters
on December 15, 2025Last year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The world is doing something […]
- Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
on December 10, 2025In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Wednesday rejected […]
- Social media: Age-related bans won’t keep kids safe, UNICEF warns
on December 10, 2025A social media ban for children under 16 came into effect in Australia on Wednesday, marking a global first.