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Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate emergency: 2025 declared international year of glaciers 21 January 2025 UN News/Vibhu Mishra A glacier in the Langtang region of Nepal which has been in retreat for some years. As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP…

Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ceasefire in Gaza brings hope, but West Bank faces escalating violence 21 January 2025 近东救济工程处 西岸的巴勒斯坦城镇成为以色列军队的袭击目标。 The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and…

World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand 21 January 2025 © UNICEF/Mohnd Aldahr People displaced by conflict in Syria are living in camps in the northeast of the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast in recent days.…

Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council debates growing terrorism threat in Africa 21 January 2025 © OCHA/Christina Powell Vulnerable people in places like Nigeria (pictured) are often the victims of terrorism Africa tragically remains the epicentre of global terrorism, and more action is required to implement international commitments to combat this scourge, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told the Security…

What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter? 21 January 2025 © WHO A young girl suffering from acute malnutrition is transferred from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza to a field hospital in the south in April 2024. (file) When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking…

Middle East crisis: Updates for 20 January; Guterres calls for ‘immediate action’ to protect civilians, release of all hostages

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Updates for 20 January; Guterres calls for ‘immediate action’ to protect civilians, release of all hostages 20 January 2025 UN News Aerial footage reveals the extent of destruction and the beginning of residents returning to inspect their homes in the Safatawi area, in the North Gaza Governorate. Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on…

Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’ 20 January 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. With the Middle East undergoing “a period of profound transformation”, the international community must support efforts towards more…

Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’ 20 January 2025 UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata Dr. King and wife Coretta Scott King are seen being greeted by Ralph J. Bunche, UN Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs. Mr. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. As the United States marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re looking back this Monday at a story we…

World News in Brief: Sudan famine latest, weekend attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg virus update

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Sudan famine latest, weekend attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg virus update 20 January 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei A WFP humanitarian convoy heads from Port Sudan to deliver lifesaving food aid to conflict-affected communities. A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for…

Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries

3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries 19 January 2025 UN News Gatherings of citizens celebrating the ceasefire in Nuseirat Camp, in the central Gaza Strip. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN humanitarian convoys brought in urgently needed food aid to begin pulling the war-…