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... World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Blooms highlights Rohingya plight

Independent UN human rights investigators have heard first-hand accounts of torture, unlawful detention and the forced transfer of civilians during their first visit to Ukraine in more than a year.
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... ‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

Nearly 100 people in Syria have been abducted or forcibly disappeared since January, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, calling for greater accountability from the authorities.
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... DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding

The crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen amid ongoing fighting that has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes and created acute hunger, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166305

... Grandi calls for greater refugee protection and funding

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees appealed on Thursday for more solutions to address forced displacement in his final address to the General Assembly. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166304

... Security Council lifts terror-related sanctions on Syrian President

The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to remove Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from sanctions measures targeting members and supporters of terrorist groups ISIL and Al-Qaida.
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... Nearly a third of Jamaica’s annual wealth wiped out by Hurricane Melissa

Around 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa – the worst climate disaster in the Caribbean nation’s history, said the top UN development official in the region on Thursday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166301

... Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes

The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El Fasher last month, and plans to meet his African Union counterpart on Friday to discuss a coordinated response. ...
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166300

... Israel has rejected over 100 aid requests since Gaza ceasefire, UN says

The United Nations said on Thursday that Israeli authorities have rejected more than 100 requests to bring relief materials into Gaza since the ceasefire began nearly a month ago.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166295

... Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide

From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, conflict has caused widespread death and destruction, but it has also devastated natural resources such as water systems, farmland and forests. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166294

... New Brazil-led fund aims to put forest protection at the heart of climate action

Tropical forests, vital allies in the fight against climate breakdown, are vanishing at an alarming rate. On Thursday, in a bid to help reverse this trend, Brazil launched a new initiative at a summit of world leaders in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon.
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... UN chief urges world leaders to drive down global warming

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called for urgent action to drive down global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C goal within reach.
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... Doha summit ends with call to turn social pledges into action

The Second World Summit for Social Development concluded in Doha on Thursday with calls for countries to move swiftly from commitments to implementation, ensuring that the Doha Political Declaration delivers measurable progress on poverty reduction, decent work and social inclusion.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166291

... Afghanistan: Opium cultivation drops sharply, but regional trafficking rises

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has fallen by 20 per cent compared to last year, continuing a dramatic decline since the introduction of a nationwide ban under the Taliban in 2022 – but synthetic drugs and shifting trafficking routes are posing new challenges.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166286

... LIVE coverage from Doha: Second World Summit for Social Development

Leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives have gathered in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, with the aim of renewing global commitments to inclusion, dignity and social justice. UN News is on the ground, bringing you live updates, key highlights and human stories from inside the conference halls and beyond.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166263

... Doha: World Summit’s second day highlights urgency of investing in people and peace

As the Second World Summit for Social Development continued in Doha on Wednesday, governments warned that global progress risks stalling unless social protection, equality and peace are prioritised – and backed with political and financial commitment.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166289

... Doha Social Summit: Businesses, civil society walk side by side for fairer futures

Civil society networks and private sector leaders crossed paths in the buzzing corridors of the Qatar National Convention Centre, a reminder that social development is not just debated in meetings rooms – it touches jobs, families and futures.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166288

... Sudan war and political uncertainty block progress on Abyei peace talks

The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the Security Council heard on Wednesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166284

... Sudan crisis: UN agencies race to aid civilians as violence engulfs El Fasher

UN agencies are stepping up relief operations to help civilians fleeing the escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state, where fighting has triggered widespread abuses and mass displacement, Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York on Wednesday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166285

... Hurricane Melissa: UN launches $74 million response for 2.2 million in Cuba

Around 2.2 million Cubans remain in dire need of assistance across the eastern provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, and Guantanamo as the after effects of Hurricane Mellisa continue, UN aid workers said on Wednesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166283

... World News in Brief: Famine alert for South Sudan, tsunami readiness, peacekeepers flag activity along Lebanon ‘blue line’

To South Sudan, where aid teams warn that an already severe food and nutrition crisis could get worse without urgent humanitarian relief.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/11/1166281