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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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Closing the Gender Digital Divide Could Boost Global GDP by $1.5 Trillion and Lift 30 Million Women from Poverty 

Note: UN Women exists to advance women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. As the lead UN entity on gender ...
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UN opens 80th annual session with calls to hang on despite difficulties and funding cuts that have crippled many of its global programs

New York, 9 September 2025 – The United Nations opened the 80th annual General Assembly session with warnings that it is not a time to ...
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Global funding cuts could force 6 million more children out of school in the coming year – UNICEF

Note: Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk. Following is a press release from the United Nations ...
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