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News from the United Nations
- ‘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.
- In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom March 14, 2025UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in his power to prevent further hardship as drastic aid cuts threaten food supplies and other critical relief efforts.
- 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.
- Reject bigotry and discrimination, UN chief says, urging everyone to combat Islamophobia March 14, 2025The UN Secretary-General has urged everyone to speak out against xenophobia and discrimination to combat a “disturbing rise” in anti-Muslim bigotry.
- World News in Brief: Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo, global trade update, elections in CAR, Pakistan train hijack March 14, 2025Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with children particularly at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
- No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue March 14, 2025The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday.
- ‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission March 14, 2025“Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commission on the Status of Women, as the forum wrapped up the first week of its annual session at the UN Headquarters, in New York, on Friday.
- Europe grapples with highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years March 13, 2025Measles cases in Europe have doubled in just a year, with the highest number reported since 1997, UN agencies announced on Thursday.