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UN News Today 06 August 2025

8/6/2025
Gaza: Alarm over Israeli moves to ban NGOs in Strip and occupied West Bank Uganda close to hosting two million people but lacks resources, warns UNHCR80 years since Hiroshima, nuclear ban remains top UN disarmament goal

Duration:00:04:21

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UN News Today 05 August 2025

8/5/2025
Gaza: Famine doesn’t happen overnight, says UN aid agency In Sudan, children are ‘just skin and bones’: UNICEF Geography shouldn’t define destiny, UN chief tells summit on landlocked nations

Duration:00:04:20

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UN News Today 04 August 2025

8/4/2025
Gaza remains on brink of famine as UNRWA chief calls for release of hostagesSudan war: terrified civilians flee besieged El Fasher, ZamzanPlastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva

Duration:00:04:01

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UN News Today 01 August 2025

8/1/2025
Gaza: People continue to be killed seeking food as starvation deepens First UN aid mission arrives in Sweida, Syria Support mums and babies during World Breastfeeding Week

Duration:00:04:18

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UN News Today 31 July 2025

7/31/2025
Starving Gazans reduced to picking up spilled lentils from aid convoysIOM sounds Somalia alert amid deepening climate and displacement crisisHaitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US aid support - OCHA

Duration:00:04:41

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UN News Today 30 July 2025

7/30/2025
In Gaza, a ‘man-made drought’ is causing more misery: UNICEFTsunami early warning system kicks in across Pacific after Russia quake: UNDRRCholera alert could impact 80,000 children across Central and Western Africa

Duration:00:04:28

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UN News Today 29 July 2025

7/29/2025
In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation: WFP, IPCA Russian strike on a Ukrainian prison ‘kills at least 16’: OHCHRViolence in Somalia displaces 100,000: OCHA

Duration:00:03:56

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UN News Today 28 July 2025

7/28/2025
Gaza: as starvation worsens, UN aid teams push to flood enclave with foodIran: UN rights chief Volker Türk condemns proposed extension of espionage lawTedros pays tribute to David Nabarro, a ‘great champion’ of global health

Duration:00:03:51

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UN News Today 25 July 2025

7/25/2025
Syria: WHO confirms five attacks on healthcare in SweidaUN agencies urge more support for Sudan returneesWorld marks first International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent

Duration:00:04:49

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UN News Today 24 July 2025

7/24/2025
UNRWA warns of ‘walking corpses’ in Gaza Afghan returnees face serious rights abuses: UN report UN rights chief welcomes landmark climate change ruling

Duration:00:04:51

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UN News Today 23 July 2025

7/23/2025
UNFPA warns of ‘catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza Nigeria: WFP aid for 1.3 million at risk of ending$10 million allocation to support Afghans returning from Iran

Duration:00:04:28

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UN News Today 22 July 2025

7/22/2025
Gaza crisis: Babies have to use plastic bags for nappies, UNRWA reports South Sudan South Sudan’s hunger crisis worsens amid ongoing conflict, climate shocks Chikungunya: Urgent action needed as global cases surge, says WHO

Duration:00:04:43

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UN News Today 21 July 2025

7/21/2025
Terror and chaos for Gaza’s people now entering the ‘death phase’ Syria crisis: Aid reaches Sweida’s displaced for first time DR Congo moves a step closer to peace as agreement is signed

Duration:00:04:44

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UN News Today 18 July 2025

7/18/2025
Syria crisis: ‘Bloodshed and violence must stop’, urges UN human rights chief Volker Türk Aid cuts leave millions of vulnerable people without assistance: UN refugee agency Afghanistan returnees face a lack of food, work and discrimination, UN agencies warn

Duration:00:04:28

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UN News Today 17 July 2025

7/17/2025
DR Congo sees dramatic increase in sexual violence linked to conflict Ukraine: With no end to war in sight, UN launches $277 million winter appeal Peru amnesty for atrocity crimes ‘violates international standards’, claim top rights experts

Duration:00:03:58

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UN News Today 16 July 2025

7/16/2025
UNICEF condemns mass killings in Sudan’s North KordofanGaza: Tens of thousands affected by latest Israeli displacement orderBelarus: Top rights experts call for investigations into prison deaths

Duration:00:04:24

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UN News Today 15 July 2025

7/15/2025
Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeksNo let-up in occupied West Bank killings linked to settlers and Israeli militaryUkraine: Civilians under fire in record numbers as attacks surge

Duration:00:04:49

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UN News Today 14 July 2025

7/14/2025
UNICEF mourns the killing of seven children killed queuing up for aid in Gaza Syria: Senior UN envoy speaks out against rising intercommunal violence UN human rights chief underscores the importance of advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples at high-level forum

Duration:00:04:09

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UN News Today 11 July 2025

7/11/2025
Gaza: Deadly choice for civilians between getting shot, or getting fedGang violence is escalating across HaitiRenewed fighting leads to surge in Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar

Duration:00:04:21

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UN News Today 10 July 2025

7/10/2025
Funding cuts to HIV services put millions of lives at riskUkraine recovery ‘more than just returning home’: IOM chiefUkraine civilian casualties at a three-year high: UN rights experts

Duration:00:04:36