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In 2025, Government Forces were the Greatest Perpetrators of Violence Against Children in Armed Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (IPS) - A record number of children were subject to grave violations by parties to armed conflicts, the highest since the UN mandate for children and armed conflict (CAAC) was established in 1996.
A UN Secretary-General who Defied the US – and Suffered a Backlash
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (IPS) - When Egypt’s onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the post of U.N. Secretary-General in late 1991, he had to contend with the rival candidature of Bernard Chidzero, then foreign minister of Zimbabwe.
Powering resilience: How Indonesia is building a more secure energy future
- UN News
As countries grapple with energy price shocks, supply disruptions and the growing impacts of climate change, energy security has become a pressing concern.
Global Ebola cases top 1,000 as UN races to reach DR Congo’s most vulnerable
- UN News
As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday.
World News in Brief: Pope Leo urges action on hunger, humanitarian strain deepens in Gaza, families return to Lebanon
- UN News
Pope Leo called on the international community to renew its commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition, describing access to adequate food as a “fundamental human right” during a visit to the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome on Monday.
Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid
- UN News
Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.
World at ‘perilous moment’ as leaders warn HIV gains are at risk
- UN News
Four decades after AIDS first emerged as a global crisis, world leaders, advocates and community representatives gathered at UN Headquarters on Monday issued a stark warning: progress against HIV is slowing just as financial pressures and shrinking support threaten to reverse decades of gains.
‘Better future for Syria remains within reach,’ UN Security Council hears
- UN News
Syria has emerged after more than a decade of crisis with “clear signs of progress”, but acute needs remain and efforts must boost support so the country can “move from survival towards recovery”, UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
Myanmar: Aid decline compounds suffering amid ongoing military attacks
- UN News
A decline in humanitarian assistance is worsening the suffering of millions of people in Myanmar after five years of conflict-related violence, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Monday.
Security Council LIVE: Warnings of ‘dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine
- UN News
The Security Council is holding an open meeting on Ukraine on Monday afternoon, with warnings of a “dangerous cycle of escalation” amid drone and missile attacks in briefings by Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General at the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, and Edem Wosornu, crisis response director at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA.
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