UN warns of spiralling Iran-Israel war
20/6/2025: The UN Secretary-General has made an urgent plea for de-escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran. There are warnings that Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities are degrading critical safety systems and placing millions at potential radiological risk.
Source: UN News
Development is the first line of defence against conflict
19/6/2025: The UN Security Council has discussed the correlation between global conflicts and poor progress towards targets under the Sustainable Development Goals, as aid budgets are being slashed and military spending soars. Of the 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty, 40 per cent live in conflict-affected or fragile settings.
Source: UN News
US abandons Financing for Development conference
18/6/2025: The Trump administration has withdrawn from the UN's Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development. The US no longer recognizes the Sustainable Development Goals and rejects the idea of UN negotiations on a new sovereign debt process to improve terms for indebted nations.
Source: Devex
How the Aid Transparency Index rose from the dead
17/6/2025: Suspension of the Aid Transparency Index due to lack of funding has been resolved by a new financial model. A 2026 index will be published, including only those donors that provide financial support.
Source: Devex
UN food agencies warn of extreme hunger in five countries
16/6/2025: A new joint UN report warns that people in Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face extreme hunger and risk of starvation and death in the coming months unless there is urgent humanitarian action.
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Hungary withdraws from ICC
16/6/2025: Hungary has formally notified the UN secretary-general that it is withdrawing from the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court. The move follows the visit to Hungary by the Israeli Prime Minister despite an ICC warrant against him for serious crimes in Gaza.
Source: Human Rights Watch
The risk of famine looms in multiple Sudanese counties
16/6/2025: Compounded by the civil war the food security situation in Sudan has become the worst hunger crisis in the world today. The World Food Programme estimates that 24.6 million people, or half of the population, is acutely food insecure.
Source: Inter Press Service
UN Refugee Agency completes review of operations over loss of funding
15/6/2025: The UN Refugee Agency has completed a review of its activities, expenditure, staffing and structures, following a significant decline in humanitarian funding. In total, approximately 3,500 staff positions will be discontinued, despite the number of global refugees having nearly doubled over the last decade.
Source: UN Refugee Agency
US threatens UN members seeking a two-state solution for Palestine
13/6/2025: The Trump administration is threatening diplomatic consequences for any governments opposing US policies at a high-level UN conference on a peaceful settlement to the Gaza conflict.
Source: Inter Press Service
Military conflicts at historic high
12/6/2025: A report by the Peace Research Institute Oslo identifies a staggering 61 conflicts across 36 countries last year, the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades. Africa remained the most conflict-affected region.
Source: Inter Press Service