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25 September 2026
International Current Affairs — 25 September 2026, Evening
24 September 2026
The UN General Assembly adopted a declaration on sea-level rise by acclamation on 24 September 2026, at the high-level segment of its 81st session.
It is the first common UN declaration on sea-level rise.
Island nations such as Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands would not automatically lose statehood if their territory is submerged, and maritime zones set under UNCLOS remain stable.
Around 770 million people live less than five metres above the high-tide line.
At the end of 2025, global mean sea level was around 11 cm higher than in January 1993, according to WMO.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, Chair of AOSIS, said only strong climate action can stop sea-level rise.
People below 5 m above high tide:
around 770 million
Rise since January 1993:
around 11 cm
Adoption:
by acclamation
Why it matters for exams: Sea-level rise, statehood of island nations, UNCLOS and AOSIS are core climate and international-law topics.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea — The 1982 treaty that defines maritime zones such as territorial seas and EEZs.
AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States — A coalition of small island and low-lying coastal states in climate negotiations.
25 September 2026
Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé told the UN General Assembly that Haiti is at a 'watershed moment' in its fight against gang violence.
He said the international force meant to support Haiti was still not fully operational or at its planned strength of 5,500 personnel.
He called for renewal of the mandate of the 'gang suppression force' and its full deployment.
Haiti is training 4,000 police officers, more than 2,000 of whom have been trained, and over 1,500 new soldiers have completed training.
The Government plans to train 15,000 more soldiers over the next three years.
Planned force strength:
5,500 personnel
Police training programme:
4,000 police officers
Additional soldiers planned:
15,000 over three years
Why it matters for exams: UN-backed security missions such as Haiti's gang suppression force are asked in international relations papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Gang suppression force Gang Suppression Force — A UN-authorised international force to help Haiti's police fight armed gangs.
25 September 2026
UNICEF said renewed fighting between Houthi forces and Government troops in Yemen has deepened a child hunger emergency.
Of nearly 2,900 children screened in accessible areas, more than one in four was acutely malnourished and around 200 had severe acute malnutrition.
Over the past three weeks nearly 130,000 people, including an estimated 71,000 children, have been forced from their homes, mostly in Taiz governorate.
Since 3 September, UNICEF verified that at least 15 children have been killed and 14 injured.
WHO said UN operations are suspended in 90 of the 105 health-cluster priority districts in northern Yemen.
UNICEF's representative in Yemen, Akhil Iyer, briefed journalists from Aden.
Children screened:
nearly 2,900
People displaced in three weeks:
nearly 130,000
Children killed since 3 September:
at least 15
Why it matters for exams: Humanitarian crises, malnutrition terms and the Yemen conflict are recurring world-affairs and health questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
SAM Severe acute malnutrition — The deadliest form of malnutrition, marked by very low weight for height or visible wasting.
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund — The UN agency for children's rights and welfare, founded in 1946.