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29 April 2025

Two children walk amid destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza.

Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief

The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace.

Peace and Security

Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.

Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace

The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.

Peace and Security

Refugees who have fled violence in DR Congo to Burundi use a water point at a refugee camp in Cibitoke Province.

World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed "deep concern" over rising tensions between India and Pakistan since the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir a week ago in which 26 tourists were killed.

Peace and Security

Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries.

Stuck in the middle? Indebted nations plot path to growth amid global trade upheaval

Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called "middle-income trap," at a UN-backed international conference held in Manila, Philippines, which concluded on Tuesday.

Economic Development

People in Mandalay, Myanmar, remove debris following the earthquake in March 2025.

Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear

Aftershocks continue to sow fear across Myanmar, where millions remain in desperate need of humanitarian aid a full month since a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and injured 5,100.

Humanitarian Aid

A family sit beside their belongings after crossing into Afghanistan from Pakistan.

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans forced back into danger, says UNHCR

Afghanistan's escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.

Migrants and Refugees

A boy stops in front of a destroyed building in Gaza.

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution 'near point of no return'

The Security Council met on Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, where Secretary-General António Guterres told ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken to finally put a two-State solution in place for Israel and Palestine. The discussions took place as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, with reports from the UN Palestine refugee relief agency (UNRWA) that children are "going to bed starving" amid the two-month Israeli aid blockade and continuing bombardment. App users can follow coverage here.

Peace and Security

Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March.

Children in Gaza 'going to bed starving' amid blockade

The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help.

Peace and Security