"Now is the time to choose": UN Chief's remarks at the General Assembly.
Stories & Blogs UNSDGSep 23, 2025(Announcement )“…The pillars of peace and progress are buckling under the weight of impunity, inequality, and indifference…” UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
“A war of atrocities:” Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports international crimes on large-scale
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 05, 2025(Press Release )Rival forces in Sudan are deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population, committing atrocities including war crimes on a large scale, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in its latest report today.
Mali: Türk deplores indefinite suspension of elections, deepening crackdown on civil society.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 04, 2025(Press Release )UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation in Mali, amid deepening democratic reversals, rising insecurity and a crackdown on civil society.
Cameroon: Restrictions on civic space risk undermining presidential election, Türk warns
Stories & Blogs OHCHRSep 02, 2025(Press Release )Growing restrictions on civic and democratic space in Cameroon in the lead up to the presidential election in October raise fears about whether voters can freely express their will, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today.
Emergency food assistance grinds to a halt in Nigeria amid surging insecurity and record hunger
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 23, 2025(News )Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.
Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan
Stories & Blogs WFPJul 22, 2025(News )Half the population of South Sudan – 7.7 million people – are facing severe hunger.
WFP expands footprint in Khartoum as families starts to return to devastated capital.
Stories & Blogs WFPJun 10, 2025(News )The needs are immense. We saw widespread destruction, limited access to water, healthcare, and electricity, and a cholera outbreak.
One Ocean Finance: UN & Partners Join Forces to unlock billions for marine sectors,
Stories & Blogs UNSDGJun 09, 2025(UNSDG Story )A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance.
Holding Fast to SDG Commitments: UN Chief's remarks at the 2025 ECOSOC OAS
Stories & Blogs UNSDGMay 20, 2025(Announcement )The Sustainable Development Goals are alarmingly off-track, UN SG remarked.
Sudan: UN expert calls for end to attacks on critical civilian infrastructure amidst intensifying drone strikes.
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 19, 2025(Press Release )The designated Expert on human rights in Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed deep concern at the recent intensification of drone strikes and the expansion of the conflict to Red Sea state in eastern Sudan.