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DR Congo: UN envoy urges people eager for peace in the east ‘not to lose hope’

·October 5, 2025·3 min read

Bintou Keita issued the message in an exclusive interview with UN News just a few days after briefing the Security Council on the situation in eastern DRC, expressing “compassion and empathy” for the long-suffering population. “We know that it is very difficult, and it is a daily difficulty,” she said,...

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur

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·October 5, 2025·2 min read

All this, while aid convoys remain blocked from reaching hundreds of thousands trapped close to the frontlines and as the military government and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia battle for control of Sudan. Speaking from Tawila, 50 kilometres (about 31 miles) from El Fasher in North Darfur, Humanitarian...

With Colombia at a turning point, the UN calls for peace gains to be consolidated

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·October 4, 2025·2 min read

He thanked the Government of Colombia for its continued cooperation with the UN Verification Mission and underscored the crucial role of the Security Council in the progress achieved to date. The veteran diplomat and negotiator formally take up his post later this month. Mr. Jenča emphasised that the comprehensive implementation...

India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change

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·October 4, 2025·5 min read

Inscribed by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, in 2021 as an element of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Durga Puja isn’t just a festival, it’s a city-wide act of reimagination, one that resonates with the Bengali diaspora and others around the world. For a few autumn nights, the city of Kolkata...

Living in Space: The UN celebrates innovation, cooperation and the final frontier

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·October 4, 2025·3 min read

With the 2025 theme “Living in Space,” the celebration highlights how scientific innovation, international law, and collaboration are shaping the future of a potential new chapter in human history among the stars – and the technologies that are already changing life at home. Established by the UN in 1999, the...

Ukraine: ‘This war needs to end,’ Türk tells UN Human Rights Council

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·October 4, 2025·3 min read

The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and “this year has seen intense attacks along the frontline, and massive airstrikes, largely in populated areas,” he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “In some towns in frontline communities, nearly all the housing has been damaged or...

Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, warns WFP

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·October 3, 2025·1 min read

“We are seeing a dangerous rise in emergency levels of hunger, and our ability to respond is shrinking by the day,” said Ross Smith, WFP director of emergencies.  “Without urgent funding, families already pushed to the edge will be left with nothing at a time when they need it most.”...

Drone victims, terror and death: 30 minutes inside a Gaza hospital

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·October 3, 2025·2 min read

Speaking from the war-shattered enclave amid the ongoing Israeli military push to take full control of Gaza City, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder described one short visit to a hospital where youngsters were either suffering or dying everywhere he looked. As we’re talking to the surgeon there, she dies on the...

Philippines earthquake: UN pledges support as Cebu death toll rises to 72

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·October 3, 2025·1 min read

The tremor struck off the coast of Bogo City at 9:59PM on Tuesday, 30 September, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reporting a shallow depth of around 10 kilometers. Residents said the quake sent people fleeing into the streets. A tsunami warning was briefly issued and later...

Guterres condemns deadly terror attack targeting Manchester synagogue

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·October 3, 2025·1 min read

The suspected attacker also died, after being shot by police. Three others are reportedly in a serious condition following the car and stabbing assault on the Heaton Park synagogue in the northern English city. Heinous assault on Yom Kippur “Houses of worship are sacred places where people can go to...

Increasing violence and funding cuts imperil millions across Haiti

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·October 2, 2025·2 min read

Haiti faces one of the world’s most severe food crises that is only worsening due to steep funding cuts to WFP relief programmes. “We urge international partners to step up to enable WFP and partners to provide not only life-saving emergency assistance, but also to invest in programmes addressing the...

The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing

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·October 2, 2025·5 min read

Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what happened to those who did not make it out – and seeking justice for the disappeared. He recalls one mother’s stunned response when he told her...