News from the United Nations
- More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’ June 17, 2025Gaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
- Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears June 17, 2025The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.
- Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion June 17, 2025In the past decade, the UN has bemoaned the chronically low level of participation by Afghan women and girls in decision-making bodies and in secondary and higher education.
- ‘Syria simply cannot withstand another wave of instability,’ Security Council hears June 17, 2025A senior UN official has warned against the impact of regional escalation on Syria as the country continues on the path to political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime last December and nearly 14 years of devastating civil war.
- UN condemns deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital as civilian toll mounts June 17, 2025At least 14 civilians were reportedly killed and more than 100 injured in Kyiv overnight into Tuesday, as Russian drone and missile strikes struck multiple Ukrainian cities in one of the heaviest nights of bombing in months.
- ‘Hate speech is poison in the well of society,’ says Guterres June 17, 2025Hate speech is a warning sign and a driver of violence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said ahead of Wednesday’s International Day for Countering Hate Speech.
- Brutal cuts mean brutal choices warns UN relief chief, launching ‘survival appeal’ June 16, 2025Facing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Monday announced a “hyper-prioritised” appeal for $29 billion to meet urgent global needs.
- ‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Council June 16, 2025Eighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and promote justice and international law, those founding principles are increasingly under threat, the UN’s human rights chief warned on Monday.
- UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide June 16, 2025The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, following a comprehensive review of its activities, spending, staffing and structure, prompted by major funding shortfalls.
- Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide June 16, 2025The UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action.