At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed this week in attacks targeting a mosque and a hospital in El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur state in Sudan. 

9 October 2025

As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached between the Hamas political leadership and Israel, UN aid agencies on Thursday underscored their readiness to inundate the famine-hit enclave with relief supplies, while urging the immediate release of all hostages.

9 October 2025

As people celebrated across Gaza and Israel at the news of an agreement that could hasten the end of the two-year war, UN aid teams on Thursday insisted that they were ready to deliver humanitarian relief supplies into the shattered enclave at scale. We'll be covering all news developments across the UN system throughout the day. UN News app users can follow live coverage here.

9 October 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Israel and Hamas to “fully abide” by the ceasefire and hostage release deal, calling it a “desperately needed breakthrough” that must mark “the beginning of the end of this devastating war.”

9 October 2025

More civilians have been killed and injured in Ukraine over the past three days with most casualties recorded in the Kherson, Sumy, Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York on Thursday. 

9 October 2025

Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years under the Assad dictatorship, including during 14 years of civil war which began in 2011.

8 October 2025

As indirect talks in Egypt seeking to end Gaza’s two-year war continue, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) says rebuilding the devastated health system is critical to securing lasting peace and stability.

8 October 2025

The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the past year, with 680,000 now uprooted from their homes, a new UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Child Alert report found.

8 October 2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the need for dialogue in Madagascar as anti-government demonstrations enter a third week. 

8 October 2025

The United Nations has condemned a Myanmar airstrike that killed dozens of civilians, including children, calling it part of a “disturbing pattern” of indiscriminate attacks by the country’s military.

8 October 2025