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Security Council to vote on new Gaza force: Here’s what you need to know

·November 18, 2025·3 min read

The proposal building on the 20-point US plan is intended to restore security, ensure humanitarian access and begin a sustained process of reconstruction and institutional reform for the enclave following two years of devastating conflict between Israel and Hamas. A rival draft resolution submitted by Russia is also under formal consideration, but...

Conflict and hunger ‘two faces of the same crisis’, UN deputy chief tells Security Council

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·November 18, 2025·3 min read

“This Council’s mandate is maintenance of international peace and security, and there can be neither peace where people are starving, nor security where hunger drives conflict,” she said. A recent UN report warned that the world’s most extreme food crises are driven primarily by armed conflict and violence, including famines...

Security Council LIVE: US hails ‘historic and constructive resolution’ on Gaza

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·November 17, 2025·1 min read

The Security Council has passed a US-backed resolution which will establish an international force to restore order in Gaza, protect civilians and open the way for large-scale aid and rebuilding. There were 13 votes for, none against – while Russia and China abstained amid concerns that Russia might veto the...

On Brazil’s Combu Island, chocolate makers hold clues to climate action

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·November 17, 2025·4 min read

But this lush harmony carries a warning. If negotiators at COP30 hope to protect the world’s forests, they must first safeguard the people who sustain them. Chocolate, community and a vision for the future Just 30 minutes by boat from Belém – known as the ‘gateway to the Amazon’ rainforest...

Indigenous protesters block COP30 entrance, demand action from Brazilian Government

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·November 17, 2025·2 min read

The Munduruku, who live primarily in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extractive activities that threaten Indigenous territories, particularly in the Tapajós and Xingu River basins. ‘Legitimate’ protests and government response COP30 Executive Director Ana Toni described the demonstrations as...

Lebanon: UN peacekeeping patrol targeted by Israeli tank, IDF blames ‘misidentification’

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·November 17, 2025·1 min read

According to the UN peacekeeping mission, bursts of heavy artillery hit an area just five meters away from the UNIFIL blue helmets, who had to quickly retreat and take shelter in the terrain. Mission representatives were able to contact the IDF (Israeli Defence Force) via their communications channels and ask...

Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented housing crisis’

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·November 16, 2025·1 min read

More than 236,000 buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war and over 2.5 million housing units – around 10 per cent of the housing stock – have been damaged in some way or are inaccessible due to the ongoing conflict. The shortage of municipal housing combined with an...

Diabetes now affects 1 in 6 pregnancies: What you need to know

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·November 16, 2025·1 min read

This Friday, for World Diabetes Day, the UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “across life stages”. The organization has also launched its first-ever global guidelines on how to manage diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. “These guidelines are grounded...

Restoring dignity to Gaza: the cleanup begins

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·November 16, 2025·1 min read

Dozens of participants — including UN officials, volunteers, and residents who recently returned from the south of the Strip — took part in the activities in the city centre. One participant, a woman in a wheelchair, held up a sign reading “We Will Rebuild Gaza” to express her support for...

‘When finance flows, ambition grows”: COP30’s call for action

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·November 16, 2025·2 min read

At every negotiation table and in every diplomatic statement lies a stark truth shared by nations on the front lines of the climate crisis: without funding, there is no path to safety, justice, or survival. Many urgent actions are required to secure a livable planet and protect millions of lives....

Healing the hidden wounds of childbirth

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·November 15, 2025·2 min read

For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating — a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her incontinent, isolated, and cut off from her community. “I was stressed, constantly worried, and isolated from my community. I was living in my...

COP30: Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO warns as philanthropies pledge $300m for solutions

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·November 15, 2025·3 min read

The special report on health and climate change, published by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the Brazilian Government, warns that one in 12 hospitals could face climate-related shutdowns. It calls for urgent action to protect health systems in a rapidly warming world. This follows Thursday’s launch of the...