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Majority of 117 million refugees displaced by war and persecution live in countries exposed to extreme weather and climate shocks: UN Refugee Agency

  Belem, Brazil, 10 November 2025  – Millions of refugees, people forced to flee, and their hosts are trapped in an increasingly vicious cycle of ...
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UN climate summit urged to set 1.5 degrees C as red line to avert global catastrophe

Belem, Brazil/New York, 9 November 2025 – Government leaders and civil society organizations as well as climate scientists have begun once again each year the ...
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UN: World faces serious climate crisis and damages despite efforts to keep global temperatures low.

New York, 4 November 2025 – Decades of efforts and new pledges by nations to keep global temperatures down have done little to fight climate ...
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UN marks 80th birthday with demand to reform the powerful Security Council

New York, 24 October 2025 – The United Nations was established on this date in 1945 when its founding Charter went into effect after World ...
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UN welcomes US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, calls for Israel and Hamas to implement peace plan

New York, 9 October 2025 – The United Nations hailed the Trump administration’s 20-point plan that was signed off by both Israel and Hamas, triggering ...
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Gaza: Civilians are starving, displaced and trapped, world leaders must act now

Note: The Norwegian Refugee Council is urging global leaders to press Israel and Hamas for an immediate and permanent ceasefire as the second anniversary of the ...
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UN calls for action as displacement and persecution of Rohingya Muslims and minorities in Myanmar have worsened

New York, 30 September 2025 – The UN called for world attention and sustainable resolution of the fate of Rohingya Muslims and minorities in Myanmar ...
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UN takes on leading role to guide world on AI risks and benefits

New York, 27 September 2025 – The United Nations will ask governments around the world to nominate experts for the 40-member scientific panel established by ...
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A Decade Lost: No Peace, Justice or Inclusion Target on Track as 2030 Deadline Looms

Note: With progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) not only stalling but spiraling downwards, UN report highlights urgent reforms and innovations to restore ...
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UN warns the world’s pillars of peace and progress are buckling, urges world leaders to choose peace, not destruction

New York, 23 September 2025 – The United Nations celebrated its 80th anniversary before opening its annual session attended by leaders of the 193 state ...
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France, Saudi Arabia lead UN session to advance two-state solution

New York, 22 September 2025 – The UN General Assembly, presided by French President Emmanuel Macron, held a session attended by heads of state and ...
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World leaders to attend UN annual session while international cooperation is at lowest levels

New York, 18 September 2025 – The United Nations General Assembly will hold its 80th session (September 23-29) during which nearly 150 heads of state ...
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