News from the United Nations

• Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum April 4, 2025
  The people of Sudan are trapped in siege-like conditions “with no escape, no hope, and often forced to face unspeakable abuse,” a senior official with the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday in Geneva. 
• World News in Brief: Cholera surges worldwide, DR Congo update, WHO leads global health emergency exercise April 4, 2025
  A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
• Myanmar quake: Airstrikes continue despite ceasefire April 4, 2025
  Myanmar’s military has continued to launch airstrikes and other attacks against opposition forces in the devastated country, one week since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck and despite agreeing to a ceasefire, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday.
• ‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat April 4, 2025
  More than 100 million people worldwide are at risk from landmines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, in his message for the International Day for Mine Awareness.
• UN rights office calls for end to Israel's ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian Territory April 4, 2025
  Amid reports of escalating settler violence in the West Bank, the UN rights office, OHCHR, briefed the Palestinian rights committee at UN Headquarters in New York, which also featured a screening of the Oscar winning documentary No Other Land.
• UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitism April 4, 2025
  Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system.
• Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers April 4, 2025
  The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March. 
• AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action April 3, 2025
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany’s economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may remain in the hands of a privileged few, a new UN report warns.  
• Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts April 3, 2025
  The UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
• UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel April 3, 2025
  In a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.