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Intensifying threat looms large as UN highlights the world’s growing nuclear arsenals

·September 27, 2025·2 min read

26 September marks the International Day which highlights the ongoing scourge of the nuclear arms race – an opportunity for the international community to reaffirm its commitment to nuclear disarmament. Pledges to disarm, however, have yet to be honoured. “Nuclear weapons continue to menace our world,” said the UN’s Chef...

World News in Brief: Executions surge in Iran, nuclear test threat, Burkina Faso declares top official unwelcome

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·August 30, 2025·2 min read

At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning of the year, with ethnic minorities and migrants “disproportionately targeted”, said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani. Some executions have been carried out publicly, she added, with seven reported this year based on available information:...

Terror threat posed by ISIL ‘remains volatile and complex,’ Security Council hears

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·August 21, 2025·2 min read

While multiple Da’esh leaders have perished in the past few years, “the group has managed to retain its operational capacity”, Vladimir Voronkov, head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) told the Security Council Wednesday. Da’esh makes use of regional and domestic affiliates and continues to receive substantial global...

‘Humanitarian work, a moral obligation’: Retired doctor returns to face the ‘silent threat’ in Gaza

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·August 15, 2025·4 min read

After a successful career that lasted 43 years, during which he worked in Saudi Arabia, for the Palestinian Ministry of Health and then the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Awadallah decided to retire at the end of 2021. But, that was short-lived. As the crisis in Gaza escalated and polio...

Hiroshima, 80 years on: ‘Real change’ needed to end existential nuclear threat

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·August 6, 2025·4 min read

While the city has been rebuilt, nuclear conflict remains a global threat, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said in remarks at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. It was the only structure left standing near the hypocentre of the bomb, which marked the first use of an atomic weapon...

Cholera spreads in North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns

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·August 4, 2025·2 min read

More than 1,180 cholera cases – including an estimated 300 in children – and at least 20 deaths have been reported in Tawila, a town that has absorbed over half a million people fleeing violence since April. Across the wider Darfur region, the toll is even more alarming: nearly 2,140...

With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity

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·July 4, 2025·2 min read

“The human consequences of rising debt burdens, escalating trade tensions and steep cuts to official development assistance have been brought into sharp relief this week,” she told the closing session of the pivotal gathering, amid sizzling temperatures across southern Spain. Multilateralism at work But against that backdrop, the conference has...

UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard

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·May 31, 2025·1 min read

Member States had paid just $1.8 billion towards the UN’s $3.7 billion regular budget for 2025, as of 9 May. Including unpaid contributions from previous years, total unpaid assessments stand at approximately $2.4 billion as of 30 April. The United States is the largest debtor at about $1.5 billion, as...

‘Safe futures start here’: UN calls for global action to eliminate mine threat

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·April 6, 2025·1 min read

“Even when the guns fall silent, these remnants of war remain, lurking in fields and on pathways and roadways, threatening the lives of innocent civilians and the livelihoods of communities,” he described. From Afghanistan to Myanmar; from Sudan to Ukraine, Syria, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and beyond; these deadly devices...

Greatest threat to UN Peacekeeping is divisions between nations, says UN Peace Operations Chief

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·February 27, 2025·4 min read

The two-day event was an opportunity to highlight the importance of women in peacekeeping, and delegates also discussed the current challenges to peacekeeping, and how the UN and Member States can work together to adapt to the new realities of today’s geopolitical landscape. This interview has been edited for clarity...

Amid ‘clear’ threat of nuclear war, Guterres tells Security Council multilateral off-ramp is essential

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·February 18, 2025·8 min read

The ministerial-level meeting was convened by China, which holds the rotating Council presidency this month, as the UN prepares to mark its 80th anniversary later this year. UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the debate emphasizing that “global solidarity and solutions are needed more than ever” as the climate crisis rages...

Security Council hears of persistent and evolving Da’esh threat

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·February 11, 2025·2 min read

The discussion focused on the 20th biannual report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by Da’esh to international peace and security. “Terrorism remains a significant and evolving threat to global peace and security, one that no State can confront in isolation,” said Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the UN...