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‘Leave no one behind’: As wealth gap widens, UN calls for new industrial deal for world’s poorest

·November 22, 2025·3 min read

“First, we need to end the war. Then, we have to restart the factories,” says Basher Abdullah, advisor to Sudan’s Minister of Industry and Trade. Like many of the world’s poorest countries, Sudan’s attempts to develop its economy are severely hampered by conflict. Yet, even amidst the brutal civil...

In Brazil, Guterres calls for ‘fair, fast and final’ shift to clean energy

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·November 8, 2025·1 min read

The latest push came on Friday in remarks to the Energy Transition Roundtable in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the formal opening of the COP30 climate change conference. “The fossil fuel age is ending. Clean energy is rising. Let us make the transition fair, fast, and final,” he said.  ‘Renewables revolution’ underway The UN chief told world leaders that “the global energy...

UN Envoy hails Colombia’s peace process as global model, calls for more funding

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·October 31, 2025·2 min read

Following the signing of Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement, more than 13,000 former FARC combatants laid down their arms within a year, surrendering nearly 9,000 weapons, 38,000 tons of explosives, and millions of rounds of ammunition. Mr. Jenča noted that despite ongoing challenges, the implementation of the agreement has significantly improved...

UN alarmed by ‘terrifying’ situation in Sudan’s El Fasher, calls for immediate ceasefire

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·October 28, 2025·1 min read

Tom Fletcher, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said he was “deeply alarmed” by reports of civilian casualties and forced displacement as fierce fighting engulfs the city. “With fighters pushing further into the city and escape routes cut off, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped and terrified – shelled, starving, and...

Guterres calls for urgent reform of the Security Council

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·October 25, 2025·6 min read

Mr. Guterres was addressing ambassadors in the iconic chamber in New York on United Nations Day, marking 80 years since its founding. He spoke via video link from the capital of Viet Nam, Hanoi, during a robust open debate on how the UN navigates an uncertain future. As the UN’s...

WHO calls for greater investment in brain health and care services

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·October 14, 2025·1 min read

More than 40 per cent of the global population – over three billion people – are affected by neurological conditions, according to WHO’s first-ever report on the issue. The top 10 include stroke, migraine, meningitis, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as neurological complications linked to pre-term birth, autism...

Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

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·October 11, 2025·2 min read

“There is little information available on the details or how the agreement will be implemented. However, we call for all crossings into Gaza to be open immediately so that humanitarian supplies can flow into the war-torn enclave,” said Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA....

Father of Gaza hostage calls for an end to war – and a two-State solution

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·October 8, 2025·2 min read

On 7 October 2023, Corporal Nimrod Cohen was guarding the area near the Nirim kibbutz close to Gaza frontier, when his tank malfunctioned and his unit was overrun by armed militants. Nimrod was the only one taken alive, and his father has received credible reports – including from some of...

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher

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·October 6, 2025·1 min read

“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have heightened fears of an escalation in the coming...

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...

World News in Brief: ‘Trust crisis’ impacts vaccine rollouts, Cyberspace must ‘serve the common good’, Türk calls for lasting truce in Lebanon

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·October 2, 2025·2 min read

And because healthcare spending is also under pressure around the world, it should be a priority to develop so-called combination vaccines, the panel insisted. WHO immunisation chief Dr. Kate O’Brien, stressed that the combination MMR jab that protects against measles, mumps and rubella, is safe for children. ‘Significant risks’ “What is really...

Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need

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·September 30, 2025·2 min read

Hamas has yet to respond to Washington’s 20-point peace plan, which has the backing of Israel and the wider international community. Hamas leadership had not been consulted on it prior to the announcement but was briefed on the details by Qatari and Egyptian mediators later on Monday, according to news...