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November 6, 2025 UN
The top news of the day at the UN and around the world: refugees in Northern Darfur are living in dire conditions, Hurricane Melissa caused damage to Jamaica equivalent to 30 percent of GDP, the results of the World Summit for Social Development are being summed up in Doha, and 2025 will be one of the warmest years on record.
Crisis in Sudan
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is warning of a critical humanitarian situation facing thousands of families who fled El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur region following the recent surge in violence. In the city of Tawila and surrounding areas, displaced people are living in dire conditions, without access to food, clean water, shelter, or medical care. More than 650,000 refugees were already in Tawila before the recent events. Humanitarian organizations and their local partners are setting up new camps to accommodate the recent arrivals from El Fasher.
Hurricane Melissa
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that approximately 1.5 million people in Jamaica were affected by Hurricane Melissa, losing their homes, livelihoods, access to water, and electricity. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that the disaster caused damage equivalent to 30 percent of the country's GDP. According to UNDP analysis, more than 4.8 million tons of debris and rubble remain in western Jamaica. Satellite data shows that a pile of rubble, vegetation, and household waste equivalent to 480,000 truckloads has blocked access to roads, schools, and markets.
Doha Summit
Second World Summit for Social Development ended in Doha on ThursdayNearly 14,000 delegates attended the event, including more than 40 heads of state and government and over 230 ministers. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed stated that the results of the high-level meeting demonstrate the urgency of addressing social issues. She emphasized that actions based on the Doha Political Declaration must be aimed at reducing poverty, creating real jobs, and ensuring that no one is left behind.
New temperature records
In 2025, the planet continues break temperature recordsAccording to data released Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this year is likely to be the second or third warmest on record, with the last 11 years already ranked as the hottest in 176 years. The average surface temperature from January to August 2025 was 1.42 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This is slightly lower than in 2024, when the influence of the El Niño atmospheric phenomenon was observed, but overall, the heat wave is not abating.
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