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11 April 2025

A cargo-laden container ship approaches a port.

Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions

After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.

Climate and Environment

A mother and son sit in a makeshift shelter in an informal camp in Mandalay after losing their home in the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar.

Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response efforts

Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

Human Rights

Children could account for up to 45 per cent of nearly 10,000 reported cases of rape and sexual violence in eastern DR Congo in early 2025. (file photo)

DR Congo crisis: Children subjected to deliberate, systemic sexual violence

Sexual violence against children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached staggering proportions, with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reporting thousands of new cases in just two months – evidence that it's being used as a systemic weapon of war and deliberate terror tactic.

Peace and Security

Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).

US tariffs move could see three per cent fall in global trade, says top UN economist

Global trade could shrink by three per cent as a result of the United States' new tariff measures which in the longer term could reshape and boost as-yet untapped regional commercial links, a top UN economist confirmed on Friday.

Economic Development

Syrian refugees return home from Türkiye across the Bab Al-Hawa border.

UN refugee agency calls for greater investment in Syrian returnees

Roughly 400,000 Syrians have returned home from the region since the fall of the Assad regime last December, while more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have gone back to their communities.

Migrants and Refugees

A young boy walks through the ruins of Gaza.

Gaza: UN rights office condemns Israeli buffer zone plan

The UN human rights office said on Friday it fears that Israel may intend to permanently remove civilians in Gaza as part of an expanded buffer zone, amid evacuations orders and escalating bombardment.

Peace and Security

A woman prepares food in a camp for displaced people in Kassala state in Sudan.

Sudan war has created suffering of 'industrial proportions', aid agencies warn

Two years since Sudan's brutal conflict began, UN agencies warned that famine is spreading and civilians of all ages continue to suffer shocking abuse, including rape and gang rape.

Peace and Security