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Gaza Ceasefire Is Making A Difference, But Situation Is Still Deadly For Children
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 11:03 am | UN News
The fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food - but more aid still needs to enter. More >>
Keeping People Warm Amid Hostilities And Harsh Winter Weather In Ukraine
Monday, 26 January 2026, 9:24 am | UN News
As people in war-torn Ukraine face the coldest winter in more than a decade, authorities and humanitarians are working to help them stay warm, particularly the most vulnerable residents. More >>
Eighty Years At The Heart Of Global Development
Friday, 23 January 2026, 5:41 pm | UN News
Eight decades after its first meeting in London in early 1946, ECOSOC remains a central – if often working out of the spotlight – engine of the UN’s work on sustainable development. More >>
UN Warns Of Rising Internet Shutdowns As Digital Blackouts Spread Worldwide
Friday, 23 January 2026, 12:06 pm | UN News
A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed warnings about the threat these digital blackouts pose to freedom of expression. More >>
UN Assembly President Defends Multilateralism, UN Charter In Davos
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 9:03 am | UN News
From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world has entered a “makeorbreak” moment for multilateralism, saying the rulesbased order can survive only if states speak the truth and act when it’s ... More >>
Haiti Explained: Why The Crisis Is Deepening — And What Comes Next
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 8:52 am | UN News
Haiti is entering 2026 facing one of the most complex crises in its recent history. The Caribbean island nation will be high on the international agenda as the UN Security Council holds its first meeting of the year to update ambassadors. More >>
UN Strongly Condemns Demolition Of UNRWA Headquarters In East Jerusalem
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 10:11 am | UN News
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem has prompted swift condemnation from the global body. More >>
Sudan: Atrocities ‘Repeated Town By Town’, ICC Prosecutor Tells UN Security Council
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 8:31 am | UN News
Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign of violence that includes mass executions, rape and ethnic targeting, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the prosecutor of the ICC said. More >>
UN Rights Chief Bears Witness To Trauma And Resilience In Sudan
Monday, 19 January 2026, 4:13 pm | UN News
Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan “into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions” & human rights must be at the centre of efforts to end the fighting and build lasting peace, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday in Nairobi. More >>
Aid Cuts Push Millions In West And Central Africa Deeper Into Hunger
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:57 pm | UN News
A staggering 55 million people across West & Central Africa are expected to suffer crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the lean season from June-August as funding cuts to humanitarian operations continue amid rising violence and displacement. More >>
Myanmar Begins Defence In Landmark Genocide Case At UN World Court
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:55 pm | UN News
Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the ICJ that the Gambia’s case rests on “unsubstantiated allegations”. More >>
World News In Brief: Gaza Education Update, The General Assembly At 80, Venezuela’s Humanitarian Needs
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:52 pm | UN News
More children in war-ravaged Gaza are now back in the classroom, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday. More >>
Amid Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis, Chad Shows ‘Act Of Solidarity’
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:50 pm | UN News
In war-torn Sudan, local communities say they don’t have enough settlements for the internally displaced, few solutions for women who have suffered sexual violence – and there’s a lack of aid available for people with disabilities. More >>
Gaza Humanitarian Crisis ‘Far From Being Over,’ UN Aid Coordination Office Warns
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:39 pm | UN News
Three months into the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the UN and partners have delivered tonnes of assistance items and carried out critical repairs, but this is only a temporary “Band-Aid” solution, a veteran aid worker has warned. More >>
Secretary-General On UN At 80: Humanity Strongest When We Stand As One
Sunday, 18 January 2026, 8:37 pm | UN News
Powerful forces are lining up to undermine global cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned at a landmark event in London on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the General Assembly. More >>
Iran: UN Urges ‘Maximum Restraint’ To Avert More Death, Wider Escalation
Friday, 16 January 2026, 12:04 pm | UN News
As nationwide protests in Iran appear to ease after nearly three weeks of unrest and bloodshed, a senior UN official called on Thursday for action to prevent further escalation. More >>
UN Chief Warns Of A World In Chaos As Impunity And Unpredictability Spreads
Friday, 16 January 2026, 8:42 am | UN News
In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even as international cooperation is fraying at the moment it is most needed. More >>
Myanmar’s Rohingya People Called ‘Muslim Dogs’ Before Attacks, ICJ Hears
Friday, 16 January 2026, 8:13 am | UN News
Hearings at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people, with allegations that military officials incited violence by calling the ethnic minority “Muslim dogs” who should be made “extinct”. More >>
11-year Streak Of Record Global Warming Continues, UN Weather Agency Warns
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:06 pm | UN News
The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency. More >>
East Jerusalem: Forced Shutdown Of UN Clinic Signals Escalating Disregard For International Law
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 4:02 pm | UN News
The temporary closure of a UN-run health centre in East Jerusalem is the latest phase in “a pattern of deliberate disregard” for international law, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday. More >>
