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25 September 2024

Since the intensification of the Israeli bombings in Lebanon, thousands of people have crossed into Syria.

Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria

The serious escalation in hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel has forced "tens of thousands" of people to flee their homes in Lebanon, including Syrian refugees, leaving border routes to Syria choked with vehicles trying to get through, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.

Peace and Security

A teenage woman in Côte d'Ivoire holds up a solar panel. Boosting renewable energy is a key part of the climate action agenda.

UN chief to G20 ministers: Collaboration key to a sustainable future

As foreign ministers from the G20 group of industrialised nations met on Wednesday to discuss sustainability and justice issues, the UN chief urged global financial institutions to "cooperate and collaborate for the good of humanity."

Economic Development

A mosque is partially submerged in the Muara Baru neighbourhood of North Jakarta, Indonesia.

Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President

With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, UN Member States met on Wednesday to examine how to best address this existential threat.

Climate and Environment

Vietnamese women UN peacekeepers serving in South Sudan line up at a medal ceremony. (file)

Security Council 'must spare no effort' to unite and push for peace

In a world where peace is "never automatic", leadership is essential on the part of the UN Security Council which must find better ways to unite in the face of gridlock, the UN chief said on Wednesday.

Peace and Security

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (at podium and on screens), President of Ukraine, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 79th session

Russia can't win on the battlefield, so it's finding other ways to torment Ukrainian civilians, Zelenskyy tells UN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russia cannot defeat his people on the battlefield, so it is looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit, deplorably by targeting its vital energy infrastructure as winter approaches.

UN Affairs

Nearly 18 months of fighting have killed thousands and impacted millions across Sudan, including in Kassala, eastern Sudan.

Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action

With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis it has created, UN agencies and Member States meeting at the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday prepared to issue a renewed call for urgent action to protect the country's people.

Peace and Security