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September 9, 2025 UN
The main news of the day in the UN and around the world: more than 20 killed in an attack in the Donetsk region, an Israeli strike on the capital of Qatar, human rights violations in Sudan, global military spending reaches a record level.
Attack in Donetsk region
Humanitarian Coordinator Matthias Schmale condemnedtoday's attack in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. In turn, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country (HRMMU) Danielle Bell said that the Mission was “working to obtain additional information about the suspected Russian air strike that reportedly killed 24 people and injured 19 this morning” in the village of Yarovaya in Donetsk region, less than 8 kilometers from the front line. According to local authorities, most of those killed were elderly people who had come to collect their pensions.
Strike in Qatar
UN Secretary General condemned Israeli strike on Qatari capital as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of that country. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Antonio Guterres noted that Qatar was playing a "very positive role in achieving the ceasefire and freeing the hostages." According to media reports, Israel carried out several strikes in Doha, targeting the Hamas leadership, who had gathered there for a meeting.
War in Sudan
The Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan presented its latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. The mission's chairman, Mohamed Chande Othman, stressed that both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Intervention Forces militia had committed crimes during the war. An independent investigation into human rights violations in the country found that civilians had been "deliberately targeted, forcibly displaced and starved." In addition, Othman said, girls as young as 12 were being forced into marriage, "sometimes under threat of the death of their loved ones."
Military expenditures
After a decade of military buildup, global military spending reached a record high in 2024, increasing by more than nine percent compared to 2023. This is stated in a new report by the UN Secretary-General. The head of the Organization emphasizes that the situation signals a departure from the principles of the UN Charter. Global military spending, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, reached $2.7 trillion last year. The report calls on UN member states to reconsider their security and development priorities.
General Assembly
The UN chief spoke at the closing of the 79th session of the General Assembly. He thanked outgoing General Assembly President Philemon Young and expressed hope for fruitful cooperation with President-elect Annalena Baerbock during the next session, which opens today at UN headquarters in New York.
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