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News from the United Nations
- Syria: Relative of Assad regime’s disappeared speaks of anguish in search for truth and justice March 17, 2025A relative of two Syrians tortured and murdered by the Assad regime has spoken of the anguish caused by their enforced disappearance during the country’s civil war.
- World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world March 17, 2025The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
- Afghanistan: Security Council renews UN mission as WHO warns of health catastrophe March 17, 2025The Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, as UN agencies reported sharp declines in resources for lifesaving aid.
- FAO warns of ‘unprecedented’ avian flu spread, in call for global action March 17, 2025The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an “unprecedented” scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly spilling over into mammals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.
- Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria March 17, 2025Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery.
- LIVE NOW: Security Council to meet on Gaza crisis March 17, 2025The UN Security Council meets at 10 AM in New York to discuss the situation in Middle East, as deadly Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza and a two-week aid blockade strains critical supplies. Well over 400 people have reportedly been killed. Stay tuned for updates from UN chief António Guterres in Geneva and UN agencies.
- ‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future March 15, 2025For Waad Al-Kateab, the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 felt almost unreal. “I thought the ending of my story was dying in exile,” she told UN News. “And it just happened out of the blue.”
- ‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict March 15, 2025Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over renewed violence and growing instability, warning that without urgent action, Syria’s fragile transition could be at risk.
- UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition March 15, 2025On a visit to Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a period of significant transition and reform.
- Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression March 14, 2025The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.