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Jamaica: International support ‘crucial’ to hurricane recovery says Guterres

·November 3, 2025·2 min read

António Guterres spoke by phone to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier in the day emphasising afterwards in a statement that “international support is crucial” as the country deals with the effects of the category 5 storm which brought rain, storm surges and catastrophic flooding. “He calls for the mobilisation...

Guterres voices alarm over post-election violence in Tanzania

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·November 3, 2025·1 min read

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres deplored the loss of life and extended his condolences to the families of the victims. The Secretary-General called for “a thorough and impartial investigation into all allegations of excessive use of force,” urging Tanzanian authorities to uphold accountability and transparency...

Iran: Human rights investigators alarmed by ‘surge in repression’ and spike in executions following Israeli airstrikes

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·November 3, 2025·4 min read

Briefing at UN Headquarters in New York – the first time the mission has presented findings to the General Assembly – chairperson Sara Hossain said that conditions have deteriorated since the Israeli airstrikes, which reportedly killed over 1,000 people. According to Iranian Government figures, 276 civilians, including 38 children and...

Workers face worsening inequality without urgent reforms, UN agency warns

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·November 2, 2025·1 min read

That is the warning outlined in a new assessment released on Friday by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), which urges governments, employers and labour organizations to put dignity and workers’ rights at the centre of economic decision-making. “This report brings together the voices, experiences and proposals of trade unions...

Flags raised in Doha as leaders gather for UN social development summit

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·November 2, 2025·3 min read

The ceremony marked the United Nations’ official assumption of the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) as the venue where world leaders will work to reinvigorate the global social pact. The brief but symbolic event, held at the sprawling conference facility, was attended by senior officials from Qatar and the United...

UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes

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·November 2, 2025·2 min read

“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some strikes hit areas near the so-called ‘Yellow Line’ – a buffer zone marked by the Israeli military inside Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement. “We...

Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline

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·November 2, 2025·2 min read

Marking Sunday’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the United Nations is calling for justice for those silenced, and protection for those still speaking truth to power – whether in conflict zones or in the online spaces where abuse is spreading fast. “Media professionals around the globe...

‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare

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·November 1, 2025·3 min read

“What we need now are notebooks, books, and pens. We want to get our lives back”, said one young Palestinian girl, Sham Al-Abd. She now attends the Deir al-Balah Joint Elementary School run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA). Despite the old furniture and the few drawings that brighten...

Tens of thousands fleeing on foot amid atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher

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·November 1, 2025·2 min read

Since the powerful paramilitary group made a major incursion into the city last week, the UN human rights office has received “horrendous accounts of summary executions, mass killings, rapes, attacks against humanitarian workers, looting, abductions and forced displacement,” said Seif Magango, spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR). Speaking...

US strikes in Caribbean and Pacific breach international law, says UN rights chief

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·November 1, 2025·1 min read

More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in the continuing series of attacks since early September “in circumstances that find no justification in international law,” Volker Türk said in a statement. He urged the US to halt its “unacceptable” operations and take measures to prevent the “extrajudicial killing of...

Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa

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·November 1, 2025·2 min read

Torrential rain, storm surges, and landslides caused by the hurricane have left a trail of destruction across the region, with homes flattened, roads and bridges washed away, and vast areas still without power or Internet access and other telecommunications. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said that aid supplies are...

Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’

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·October 31, 2025·2 min read

The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last year’s – with the level of destruction of power facilities outpacing the ability to recover. “We are very worried about people living in high-rise buildings in...