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People wait for food at a community kitchen in western Gaza City.
Amid massive destruction of Gaza City, UN chief renews ceasefire call

With intensifying Israeli activity in and around Gaza City reportedly continuing on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres renewed his urgent call for a ceasefire, as Palestinians fled intense airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire.

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Peace and Security
People gather at a market in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. (file)
Libya: Security Council urged to back popular 'yearning' for national elections

Recent elections in Libya are a sure sign of the people's desire to choose their own representatives, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for the country said in the Security Council on Thursday. 

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Peace and Security
A view of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai during the targeted 2008 terror attacks on the Indian city.
Survivors' voices 'integral' to preventing terrorism

Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities.

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Peace and Security
A Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy carrying UN and other aid enters Sweida Governorate in southern Syria on 20 July 2025.
Syria: Political transition on 'a knife-edge' amid military skirmishes

The UN Special Envoy for Syria briefed the Security Council on Thursday, saying that amid a strained ceasefire and military skirmishes in Syria, the political transition "remains on a knife's edge".

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Peace and Security
Children wade through a flooded canal in Pakistan, where this year's monsoon rains have left many families without homes, safe water or schooling. (file photo)
Monsoon floods kill more than 700 in Pakistan, with heavy rains set to continue

Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late June, displacing thousands and destroying homes and crops, with more severe weather expected in the weeks ahead, according to UN agencies and national authorities. 

 

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Climate and Environment
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing a General Assembly meeting. (file)
UN rights chief decries 'relentless intensification' of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff

The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. 

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Law and Crime Prevention
Palestinian child Maryam Abu Alba lying on a hospital bed in Gaza.
Gazans face a future of pain and prosthetics

Israeli airstrikes and shootings near aid hubs run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israel-backed initiative, have seen a dramatic increase in deaths and injuries leading to amputations, compounding the suffering of Palestinians struggling to stave off malnutrition and starvation as the conflict continues.

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Peace and Security
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