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Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet

·January 11, 2026·1 min read

In a news release issued on Saturday, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it was alarmed by credible reports that security forces had been ordered to carry out a “decisive” crackdown without restraint, as demonstrations entered a third week. Internet and mobile connectivity were shut down on the...

Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel

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·January 2, 2026·1 min read

High Commissioner Volker Türk said the series of draft proposals before Israel’s Knesset raise grave concerns over discrimination, due process violations, and breaches of international human rights and humanitarian law. “When it comes to the death penalty, the United Nations is very clear, and opposes it under all circumstances,” he...

UN chief urges world leaders to ‘get priorities straight’ as New Year message calls for peace over war

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·December 30, 2025·1 min read

“The world stands at a crossroads,” he said, warning that conflict, climate breakdown and systemic violations of international law are eroding trust in leadership worldwide. “People everywhere are asking: Are leaders even listening? Are they ready to act?” he said. Mr. Guterres underscored the scale of global suffering, noting that...

Historic vote looms in Central African Republic as UN urges peaceful participation

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·December 24, 2025·2 min read

Ahead of the 28 December polls, Secretary-General António Guterres called on all Central Africans to participate peacefully in the vote and urged authorities to ensure that the elections are conducted in a “peaceful, orderly, inclusive and credible manner,” according to a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesperson. He also...

UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest

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·December 20, 2025·2 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the killing of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a leading figure in last year’s protests, and called on the authorities to ensure accountability. He urged the authorities to conduct “a prompt, an impartial, a thorough and transparent investigation, in line with international human rights standards,” and...

Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees

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·December 17, 2025·2 min read

Addressing the media outside the council chamber in New York, he pointed to simmering tensions across Yemen and “dramatic new developments” in its eastern governorates that “are turning up the heat.” Since 2014, Yemeni government forces supported by a Saudi-led military coalition have been battling Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran and control the capital, Sana’a. Risk of wider escalation This...

UN Alliance of Civilizations urges youth to reaffirm peace as a global priority

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·December 15, 2025·3 min read

Speaking to UN News ahead of the 11th Global Forum of the Alliance, which opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Miguel Ángel Moratinos urged youth everywhere to reclaim peace as a global priority. The future depends on a new generation willing to choose dialogue over division, and humanity over...

UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn

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·December 11, 2025·3 min read

UNESCO warns that the global legal framework for the right to education must be modernised urgently to keep pace with a transforming world. “If we do not update the legal framework, we will leave a large population behind,” cautioned Borhene Chakroun, Director of Lifelong Learning at UNESCO, in an interview...

On International Day of Solidarity, UN urges greater support and aid for Palestinians

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·December 1, 2025·1 min read

“At least 67 children have been killed since the ceasefire,” Annalena Baerbock, president of the UN General Assembly, said on Tuesday at an event to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. “The people in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, also endured unspeakable hardship amidst Israeli military operations, settler violence, settlement...

UN chief condemns Guinea-Bissau coup, urges restoration of constitutional order

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·November 28, 2025·2 min read

UN Secretary-General António Guterres is “deeply concerned by the unfolding events,” his spokesperson said in a statement late on Thursday. “He strongly condemns the coup d’état perpetrated by elements of the military and any attempt to violate constitutional order.” He stressed that disregarding “the will of the people who peacefully...

Shun unilateral action, embrace multilateralism, Namibian President urges at UN Assembly

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·November 21, 2025·1 min read

“Democracy might have its flaws, but it is by far the best system that enables key values of the United Nations, necessary for sustained inclusive development,” Hage Geingob, the President of Namibia told the General Assembly annual general debate. The Namibian leader outlined emerging and existing challenges, which continue to...

UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

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·November 6, 2025·2 min read

“Every fraction of a degree means more hunger, displacement, and loss – especially for those least responsible. It could push ecosystems past irreversible tipping points, expose billions to unlivable conditions, and amplify threats to peace and security,” Mr. Guterres told leaders in Belém. Failure to contain global heating amounts to...