News headlines for “Arms Control”
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone
- UN News
Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 13 (IPS) - Global goods trade reached approximately USD 13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5 percent from the same period in 2025, while services grew 10.5 percent, together adding USD 2 trillion to global trade. While these figures point to continued expansion, much of the increase reflects rising prices rather than stronger trade volumes.
Gaza: Destruction of buildings rises by nearly 10 per cent since ceasefire
- UN News
New satellite assessments show the destruction of buildings in Gaza has climbed by nearly 10 per cent since October’s faltering ceasefire between Hamas and Israeli forces aim to end the two-year war, which reduced cities to rubble and displaced more than one million people, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022
- UN News
Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest monthly level in July, with more people killed and injured than at any time since March 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, said in an update on Thursday.
Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen
- UN News
As tensions triggered by the US-Iran war continue to ripple across the Middle East, the Security Council holds an open debate Thursday on Yemen, where escalating deadly military clashes are worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation amid fears that recent Houthi missile strikes on Saudi Arabia and commercial vessels could threaten the 2022 truce between the Yemeni militia and the government. UN News app users can follow our live coverage here.
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low
- UN News
In the occupied West Bank, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, appealed on Thursday to Israeli authorities to help Palestinian families trapped in their homes by settlers for days, amid an intensifying campaign to seize their land.
Frankenstein in Charge: Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, August 12 (IPS) - Should anyone be surprised that Israel has rebuffed Donald Trump? The unconditional support of the US and its Western allies for Israel has emboldened the rogue state. Thus, Israel continues its genocide against the Palestinians in defiance of international humanitarian law and the Genocide Convention, and despite the so-called ceasefire agreement under the Trump plan. This is the pay-back for protecting Netanyahu from his arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
- UN News
The United Nations has once again urged warring parties in Sudan to protect civilians as the fighting continues to take a heavy toll on the population.
Deadly attack on Red Sea ship adds to global supply chain uncertainty
- UN News
A strike on a merchant ship off the southern coast of Yemen that reportedly killed several seafarers on Tuesday threatens to reignite deep concerns about global trade, amid the ongoing Iran-US war that has choked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan Forge Mutual Defence Pact, as Iran Pursues New Shipping Framework
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 11 (IPS) - In Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic Türkiye, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan agreed to the framework for a joint defence agreement where an attack on any of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.
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