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World News in Brief: Typhoon generation, disability rights in Myanmar, new refugee-led climate fund

·November 13, 2025·2 min read

After slamming into the island nation on 9 November with winds of around 185 kilometres per hour (or 115 miles per hour) leaving at least six dead, Super Typhoon Fung-wong hit homes, schools and access to health services across 16 regions, UNICEF reported on Thursday. The archipelago has already been exhausted by multiple...

Social development, up close: UN News goes inside the Doha summit

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·November 11, 2025·1 min read

At the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, our team piloted a quick, digestible format designed to bring readers closer to the action – what’s actually being said, decided and debated in real time. Working side by side with the UN’s Meetings Coverage Section – the Press Officers...

World News in Brief: Ukraine war update, Philippines typhoon latest, demographic shift in Europe and Central Asia

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·November 11, 2025·2 min read

Between Friday and early morning Monday, at least 15 civilians were killed and over 70 were injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday night, missile and drone attacks affected 10 regions: Chernihiv, Dnipro, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava and Sumy. Matthias Schmale, the humanitarian coordinator for the country, condemned the attacks, saying “civilians and civilian objects are...

World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight

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·November 8, 2025·3 min read

During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry met survivors, families of victims and human rights groups in Kyiv. “People spoke of unimaginable suffering – homes destroyed, loved ones killed, and lives upended,” said chairperson Erik Møse. The investigators...

World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update

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·October 25, 2025·2 min read

In Nairobi, home to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Executive Director Inger Andersen highlighted the city’s unique role as the only UN headquarters in the Global South – and underscored UNEP’s long-standing work on climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Youth participation was also recognised as a driving force for...

World News in Brief: ICJ on Gaza, ‘a rare, good day’ for nuclear safety in Ukraine, Nigeria’s internally displaced

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·October 24, 2025·2 min read

The UN World Court concluded that Israel must also protect relief and medical personnel, prohibit starvation as a method of war and cooperate with the United Nations, among other obligations. In remarks issued by the UN Spokesperson, Mr. Guterres urged Israel to comply with its obligations in relation to the UN...

World News in Brief: Sudan aid update, Kyrgyzstan death penalty, health crises in DRC, Haiti

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·October 20, 2025·3 min read

The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, follows ongoing and repeated attacks on El Fasher, which is under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Ten days ago, the Darfuri city’s Daraja Oula neighbourhood was targeted in a drone strike, killing at least 57 civilians who’d been displaced...

World News in Brief: Airstrikes in Lebanon, hope in CAR, a call to ban lead-based paints

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·October 18, 2025·2 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents on Friday at the daily briefing this includes mortar shells and damaged rockets. Since the latest cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel in November 2024, the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFIL) has enhanced efforts to support the Lebanese Armed Forces in addressing unauthorised weapons...

UN welcomes Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire | UN News

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·October 16, 2025·1 min read

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement welcoming the ceasefire between the two sides announced on Wednesday following a week of cross-border clashes and airstrikes in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The temporary truce will last for 48 hours, according to media reports. Afghanistan has been under Taliban...

World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant update, first humanitarian flight for Syrians in Libya

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·October 10, 2025·2 min read

Substations, power plants and oil depots were damaged in Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Donetsk, temporarily cutting off electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in those regions. “As colder weather sets in, strikes on critical infrastructure are deepening humanitarian needs,” warned Mr. Dujarric. “Despite growing challenges, we, along...

Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in

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·October 9, 2025·3 min read

“There is a very positive, jubilant mood in Gaza this morning and there was overnight,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “There were people whistling and partying and celebrating.” Speaking to UN News from the devastated enclave, Ms. Cherevko stressed that immediate humanitarian priorities remain unchanged:...

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...