The United Nations conducts large-scale humanitarian operations in conflict zones, distributing food, medicine, fuel, and other supplies through numerous distribution centers.
November 24, 2025
high
temporal
General description of UN humanitarian operations in conflict zones
Heads of major international institutions, including the United Nations and the World Bank, traditionally attend G20 summits as guest participants.
November 21, 2025
high
descriptive
Customary participation by international institution leaders at G20 meetings
A 2025 report by United Nations Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan stated that 69% of the medicines necessary for people in Cuba were not available, a shortage the report linked to increases in mortality.
November 21, 2025
high
statistical
Finding reported by the UN Special Rapporteur on the impact of sanctions and other factors on Cuba's access to medicines.
The United Nations Security Council can authorize international stabilization or peacekeeping forces and assign mandates that can include overseeing borders, providing security, and demilitarizing territory.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the typical scope of mandates the U.N. Security Council can give to peace operations.
United Nations mandates for peace operations and transitional authorities are typically authorized for defined time periods and can include explicit expiration dates.
November 17, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the common practice of time-limited authorizations for U.N. peace and stabilization mandates.
According to the United Nations, the Muwasi tent camp in Gaza was sheltering up to 425,000 displaced Palestinians in 2025, with the vast majority living in makeshift temporary tents.
November 15, 2025
high
statistical
Scale of internal displacement and use of makeshift shelters in a major tent camp.
The U.N. Charter establishes that disputes among nations should be addressed through peaceful means and rejects the threat or use of force to resolve interstate differences.
November 15, 2025
high
general
Principles of the U.N. Charter concerning peaceful settlement of disputes between states.
United Nations Security Council resolutions can authorize the establishment of international security or stabilization forces with time-limited mandates and provisions for possible extensions.
November 14, 2025
high
temporal
Describes the UN Security Council's authority to create and define mandates for multinational security forces.
The United Nations Security Council is the U.N. body charged with responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
November 14, 2025
high
institutional
Mandate and role of the U.N. Security Council under the U.N. system
International stabilization forces authorized for post-conflict environments are commonly assigned mandates that can include overseeing borders, providing security, and demilitarizing territory.
November 14, 2025
high
policy
Typical components of mandates for multinational stabilization or peacekeeping operations
States often indicate that a broad United Nations mandate is necessary before they will contribute troops to an international stabilization force.
November 13, 2025
high
normative
Typical condition cited by countries for contributing military personnel to multinational stabilization missions.
A 2025 United Nations report projected that if countries remain on current emissions trajectories, global average temperature would increase by about 5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 relative to mid-1800s pre-industrial levels.
November 11, 2025
high
statistical
Projection of global warming under current policy/emissions trajectories.
A 2025 United Nations report estimated that global greenhouse gas emissions need to decline 55% by 2035 relative to 2019 levels to avoid further long-term warming, while current national pledges would reduce emissions by about 12% by 2035 relative to 2019 levels.
November 11, 2025
high
statistical
Comparison of emissions-reduction required versus projected outcomes from current pledges using a 2019 baseline.
The United Nations convenes an annual climate summit called the Conference of the Parties (COP).
November 10, 2025
high
descriptive
General description of the UN climate summit series.
As of 2025-11-07, more than 200,000 metric tons of aid were positioned to move into Gaza but only about 37,000 metric tons, mostly food, had been admitted, according to the United Nations.
November 07, 2025
high
temporal
Discrepancy between aid staged for delivery and aid actually admitted into Gaza
The United Nations estimates that scam networks based in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines extract tens of billions of dollars annually from victims worldwide through schemes that include fake investment scams and romance-based scams.
November 05, 2025
high
temporal
U.N. estimate describing annual global revenue and common scam types associated with Southeast Asian-based scam networks
A civil war in Sudan began in April 2023 and, by November 5, 2025, had been reported to have caused as many as 150,000 deaths; the United Nations has assessed that both primary parties in the conflict deliberately targeted civilians and destroyed essential infrastructure such as hospitals, markets, and displacement camps, constituting war crimes.
November 05, 2025
high
temporal
Scope and humanitarian/legal assessment of the ongoing Sudan conflict.
By 2025, the United States government, United Nations experts, and the Sudanese army had asserted that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied ethnic-Arab militias were committing genocide targeting African ethnic groups in Darfur.
October 27, 2025
high
allegation
Summarizes major international and national allegations concerning widespread atrocities in Darfur.
By October 2025, roughly two and a half years of armed conflict in Sudan had resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and approximately 14 million people displaced, a situation the United Nations described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
October 27, 2025
high
statistical
Summarizes scale and humanitarian consequence of the conflict in Sudan as reported by the United Nations.
Some countries require a United Nations resolution authorizing a multinational stabilization force before they will participate.
October 26, 2025
high
policy
Legal or political authorization via UN resolutions is often sought to enable countries to contribute forces to multinational stabilization missions.
Potential participants in multinational stabilization forces commonly require an international authorization, such as a United Nations mandate, before committing troops or personnel.
October 24, 2025
high
temporal
Requirement for international authorization is a common precondition for states joining multinational stabilization missions.
UNRWA is the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, a UN agency established to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees.
October 24, 2025
high
definition
Identifies the agency by name and its general purpose.
UNRWA operates as the largest United Nations agency in the Gaza Strip and maintains a logistical network used to manage distribution of supplies based on vulnerability and defined criteria.
October 24, 2025
high
operational
Describes UNRWA's operational role and logistical capacity in Gaza as stated by the agency.
The World Bank, the United Nations, and the European Union estimated in 2025 that rebuilding Gaza would cost about $53 billion.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
A multi-institution estimate of the financial requirements for large-scale reconstruction in Gaza after major conflict-related destruction.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a United Nations agency responsible for coordinating the global use of the radio-frequency spectrum.
October 17, 2025
high
institutional
International coordination of spectrum allocation and standards.
The United Nations opposes unconstitutional changes of government and calls for a return to constitutional order and the rule of law.
October 17, 2025
high
temporal
Summarizes the United Nations' stated position on unconstitutional changes of government.
The International Maritime Organization is the United Nations agency that regulates international shipping.
October 17, 2025
high
temporal
Defines the IMO's role in global shipping governance.
United Nations data cited in 2025 indicated that around 673 million people do not eat enough each day.
October 16, 2025
high
temporal
Global food security statistic reported by the United Nations and cited in 2025.
A 2025 joint estimate by the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank estimated that $70 billion would be required to rebuild Gaza.
October 14, 2025
high
temporal
Multi-agency reconstruction cost estimate for Gaza following conflict-related destruction.
In 2025, the United Nations and many independent experts considered Gaza Health Ministry figures to be the most reliable estimates of wartime casualties.
October 13, 2025
high
temporal
Assessment of the perceived reliability of Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures.
Deployment and the mandate of United Nations peacekeeping forces require endorsement by a United Nations Security Council resolution.
October 13, 2025
high
governance
Procedural requirement for authorizing and mandating UN peacekeeping missions.
The Gaza Health Ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its casualty reporting, and United Nations agencies and many independent experts regard the ministry's figures as the most reliable estimates of wartime casualties.
October 13, 2025
high
institutional
Characterization of the Gaza Health Ministry's reporting approach and external assessments of its data.
In 2025, the United Nations and its partners had delivered only about 20% of the humanitarian aid needed in the Gaza Strip because of fighting, border closures, and restrictions on what items could enter.
October 12, 2025
high
temporal
Reported shortfall in delivered humanitarian assistance to Gaza amid ongoing conflict-related access constraints.
In 2025, the United Nations reported having about 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine, and other humanitarian aid ready to enter the Gaza Strip pending authorization.
October 12, 2025
high
temporal
Quantity of humanitarian supplies staged for entry into Gaza subject to clearance.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a United Nations entity involved in coordinating humanitarian aid.
October 11, 2025
high
organizational
OCHA is cited in the context of preparing and implementing humanitarian aid distributions.
A U.N. independent commission determined in 2025 that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.
October 10, 2025
high
temporal
Finding reported by a U.N. independent commission regarding alleged violations during the Gaza conflict.
The United Nations and a number of independent experts consider Gaza's Health Ministry figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties in Gaza.
October 10, 2025
medium
contextual
Assessment of the perceived reliability of the ministry's casualty figures by international bodies and analysts
The United Nations stated that it has not independently verified Ukraine's figure that nearly 20,000 children have been abducted during the war in Ukraine.
October 10, 2025
high
declarative
UN position regarding independent verification of Ukraine's reported abduction figures.
The United Nations reported that 54 of its staff members had been detained by Houthi forces since 2021.
October 08, 2025
high
temporal
Cumulative count of UN staff detentions attributed to Houthi-controlled areas since 2021.
The United Nations has 193 member states, and each member state is legally obliged to pay assessed contributions toward UN peacekeeping operations.
October 08, 2025
high
temporal
Legal/financial framework for UN peacekeeping
In 2025, around 52,000 military and police personnel were serving in United Nations peacekeeping across 11 conflict areas.
October 08, 2025
high
temporal
Contemporary scale of UN peacekeeping deployments
In 2025, the United Nations Secretary-General stated that the UN peacekeeping budget represents around one half of one percent (approximately 0.5%) of global military spending.
October 08, 2025
high
temporal
Relative size of UN peacekeeping budget compared with global military expenditures
As of 2025, the United Nations estimated that 78% of structures in the Gaza Strip had been damaged or destroyed.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
UN assessment of physical destruction in the Gaza Strip resulting from the conflict.
As of 2025-10-07, Gazaâs Health Ministry reported 67,160 Palestinian deaths and nearly 170,000 wounded in the war in Gaza; the ministry stated it does not differentiate between civilians and combatants and that more than half of the deaths were women and children, and the ministry is part of the Hamas-run government; the United Nations and many independent experts consider the ministryâs figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Official casualty reporting and assessments of reliability for wartime figures in Gaza.
By 2025, a growing number of experts, including experts commissioned by a United Nations body, have characterized Israelâs military offensive in Gaza as genocide, a characterization that Israel disputes.
October 07, 2025
high
temporal
Divergent expert and state assessments regarding the legal characterization of the Gaza offensive.
United Nations estimates indicate the Darfur conflict killed about 300,000 people and displaced approximately 2.5 million people.
October 06, 2025
high
statistical
Widely cited UN casualty and displacement estimates for the Darfur conflict period (2003â2020).
A 2025 United Nations report stated that drone operations from March 1 to September 20, 2025 killed 527 suspected gang members and 20 civilians, including 11 children, and injured another 28 civilians including nine children.
September 20, 2025
high
temporal
Casualty figures attributed to drone operations reported by the United Nations.
The United Nations recorded 2,123 victims of violence across Haiti from June 1 to August 31, 2025.
August 31, 2025
high
temporal
Mid-2025 violence victim count reported by the United Nations.
As of 2025, Serbia's official position supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states in accordance with their United Nations-recognized borders, including Ukraine.
August 06, 2025
high
political
Describes Serbia's stated foreign-policy principle concerning state borders and sovereignty.
The United Nations estimated in July 2025 that the Israel-Hamas war generated approximately 61 million tons of debris in Gaza.
July 01, 2025
high
temporal
An estimate of physical destruction in Gaza used for planning debris removal and reconstruction efforts.
The United Nations reported that from January to June 2025 more than 3,100 people were killed across Haiti and an additional 1,100 people were reported injured.
June 30, 2025
high
temporal
First-half 2025 mortality and injury figures across Haiti as reported by the United Nations.
A United Nations humanitarian statement in May 2025 reported that 90% of Syrians live in poverty, 16.5 million people in Syria need protection and humanitarian assistance, and nearly 3 million face acute food insecurity.
May 01, 2025
high
temporal
Core statistical findings reported to the U.N. Security Council by the U.N. humanitarian coordination office.
Before admission to the United States, refugees are typically referred by United Nations officials and spend months or years in third countries undergoing interviews, security checks, and medical and health screenings as part of the refugee resettlement process.
January 01, 2025
high
procedural
Typical international refugee resettlement pathway and vetting procedures prior to U.S. admission
A 2025 United Nations analysis projected that if current national commitments submitted in 2025 are met, global greenhouse gas emissions would fall by about 12% by 2035 compared to 2019 levels.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
This projection compares future emissions trajectories under submitted national commitments to a 2019 baseline.
According to the United Nations, coca cultivation in Colombia reached an all-time high in 2024.
December 31, 2024
high
temporal
Agricultural trend underlying cocaine production in Colombia.
The United Nations reported that coca cultivation in Colombia reached an all-time high in 2024.
December 31, 2024
high
statistical
A UN finding on the scale of coca cultivation in Colombia.
The cultivation of coca leaves, the critical ingredient for producing cocaine, reached an all-time high in 2024 according to the United Nations.
January 01, 2024
high
temporal
United Nations reporting on coca cultivation levels.
A 2024 United Nations panel of experts reported that it found credible allegations that the United Arab Emirates provided weapons and funding to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
January 01, 2024
high
report_finding
A UN panel's assessment regarding external support to a Sudanese paramilitary group.
The Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria is a United Nations-established body that was created in 2023 to determine the fate of people missing in Syria.
January 01, 2023
high
temporal
Establishment and mandate of a UN body focused on missing persons in Syria.
The United Nations estimated in 2023 that Colombia had about 625,000 acres under drug cultivation and produced at least 2,600 tons of cocaine.
January 01, 2023
high
temporal
United Nations national estimates of coca cultivation area and cocaine production for 2023.
In 2014, there were approximately 130,000 United Nations peacekeepers serving in 16 peacekeeping operations.
January 01, 2014
high
temporal
Scale of UN peacekeeping deployments in 2014
The United Nations adopted a nuclear test ban treaty in 1996; the United States signed the treaty but the U.S. Senate did not ratify it, and most other nuclear-armed states also did not ratify, though the treaty helped establish a global norm against nuclear weapons testing.
January 01, 1996
high
legal
Legal and normative framework surrounding nuclear testing.
In July 1994 the United Nations passed a resolution authorizing the use of military force to restore democracy in Haiti.
July 01, 1994
high
temporal
UN authorization provided international legal basis for a multinational intervention in Haiti in 1994.
The United Nations Charter of 1945 prohibits the acquisition of territory by force, forming the basis of the international norm that borders should not be changed by force.
October 24, 1945
high
temporal
International legal principle commonly invoked in diplomatic statements about territorial integrity.
Rights groups, the United Nations, and detainees have reported routine abuse in Israeli detention facilities, including beatings and insufficient food.
high
contextual
Multiple monitoring organizations and testimonies have reported patterns of mistreatment in detention settings.
The United Nations has documented widespread human rights abuses in South Sudan, including recruitment of child soldiers, sexual violence, and arbitrary detentions.
high
human_rights
Documented patterns of rights violations reported by the U.N. concerning conduct in South Sudan
According to the United Nations, armed groups control up to 90% of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
high
statistical
Assessment of territorial control by armed groups in Haiti's capital.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a United Nations watchdog agency responsible for monitoring and inspecting nuclear programs.
high
descriptive
The IAEA performs monitoring and inspection functions related to nuclear programs under the framework of the United Nations.
The Mediterranean Sea connects Europe with Africa and the Middle East and carries about 30% of the world's oil traffic, according to the United Nations.
high
statistical
Describes the strategic importance of the Mediterranean for global oil transport.
The United Nations estimates that the Mediterranean Sea carries about 30% of the world's oil traffic.
high
statistical
Importance of the Mediterranean for global energy transit and security considerations.
The G20 forum comprises major national leaders and includes participation by international organizations such as the United Nations.
high
temporal
Composition and participation in G20 meetings