80 years later, the UN Charter is a ‘living miracle,’ Secretary-General says
The UN Charter “is more than parchment and ink; it is a promise – of peace, dignity and cooperation among…
Month: June 2025
Guterres condemns Iran attack on US airbase in Qatar
It comes in the wake of reports that Iran launched missiles at an American military base in Qatar in retaliation…
Senior envoy warns Iran-Israel conflict is deepening crisis in Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said the ongoing missile…
UN condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attack at Damascus church that killed dozens
More than 60 churchgoers were also wounded in the attack, which is reported to be the first in the Syrian…
Yemen: Nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity in some southern areas
Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and…
Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking
Of the record 83 million people internally displaced worldwide, at least 1.2 million were displaced by crime-related violence in 2024…
Iran-Israel crisis: IAEA chief calls for access to damaged nuclear sites
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was addressing the agency’s Board of Governors, amid fresh reports…
Bearing the brunt of war: UNICEF chief meets some of Sudan’s 700,000 child refugees crossing into Chad
In neighbouring Chad, children make up 61 per cent of the 860,000 Sudanese refugees and a staggering 68 per cent…
Asia is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world
While there are records which exist to be broken – Olympic ones, for example -these monthly temperature extremes are not…
Tobacco control efforts protect three-quarters of the world’s population, WHO report finds
The World Health Organization (WHO) published its 2025 report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic on Monday, focusing on the six policies…