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Maduro Seized, Norms Tested: Security Council Divided As Venezuela Crisis Deepens
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 12:06 pm | UN News
The UN Security Council met on Monday against a sharply altered diplomatic backdrop, following US strikes on the Venezuelan capital and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro. More >>
World News In Brief: Escalating Violence In Sudan, Civilian Danger Grows In Ukraine, Ethiopia Aid Cuts
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 10:44 am | UN News
In Sudan, civilians continue to bear the brunt of escalating violence, particularly in the Darfur and Kordofan regions. More >>
UN Chief Deeply Concerned Over ‘Possible Intensification Of Instability’ In Venezuela
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 8:28 am | UN News
Invoking the bedrock principle, UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday there must be “full respect” for the UN Charter, in the face of the US military intervention in Venezuela and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro. More >>
‘Do Not Give Up On Children’: Displaced By Violence, A Haitian Girl Finds Hope At School
Monday, 5 January 2026, 9:52 am | UN News
A teenage Haitian girl who was forced to flee her home in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, due to gang violence has urged adults not to “give up on children.” More >>
Yemen Aid Response Buckling Under Funding Cuts As Needs Keep Rising
Monday, 5 January 2026, 9:12 am | UN News
Yemen’s already fragile humanitarian response is being pushed to breaking point by deep funding shortfalls, the UN warned in an update Sunday highlighting mounting risks for millions across the country. More >>
US Actions In Venezuela ‘Constitute A Dangerous Precedent’: Guterres
Sunday, 4 January 2026, 8:07 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff between the United States & Venezuela in recent months, which culminated on Saturday morning in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces. More >>
Gaza Aid Lifelines Under Strain As Winter Worsens
Saturday, 3 January 2026, 5:19 pm | UN News
Humanitarian partners in the Gaza Strip are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people as winter storms batter damaged homes and temporary shelters. More >>
Security Council: New Faces, Old Tensions As Five Nations Take Their Seats
Saturday, 3 January 2026, 4:48 pm | UN News
After a turbulent 2025 that saw escalating warfare and shrinking resources, 2026 will test whether members can help build momentum and open space for decisive action, in a body increasingly shaped by entrenched positions. More >>
Another Child Dies In Extreme Conditions In Gaza: UNICEF
Friday, 2 January 2026, 12:33 pm | UN News
A sixth child has died in Gaza this month as the enclave’s people continue to endure dire living conditions linked to freezing rains and the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced. More >>
WHO Research Shows COVID Vaccines Still Crucial In Preventing Severe Illness
Friday, 2 January 2026, 12:22 pm | UN News
Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows, even as the pandemic has officially ended. More >>
UN Chief Condemns Israeli Amendments Targeting UNRWA Operations
Friday, 2 January 2026, 12:15 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General has condemned amendments adopted by Israel’s Knesset to a law aimed at ceasing the operations of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA), saying the measures must be immediately repealed. More >>
New Year Dawns Amid Rubble And Resolve In Gaza
Friday, 2 January 2026, 11:30 am | UN News
As 2026 begins, residents of the Gaza Strip are confronting life in displacement camps and among the ruins of destroyed neighbourhoods – facing deep uncertainty after months of war and devastation. More >>
Health Advances Marked 2025 As Wars And Funding Cuts Strained Systems
Thursday, 1 January 2026, 4:07 pm | UN News
The UN health agency says the mixed picture of progress and pressure in 2025 underscores both what is possible through evidence-based cooperation and what is at risk if momentum and financing are not sustained. More >>
Results Expected On 5 January After Landmark Elections In Central African Republic
Thursday, 1 January 2026, 9:13 am | UN News
Voting proceeded largely as planned in the Central African Republic’s first-ever combined presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, and ballot counting is now complete, the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) said. More >>
Ukraine: Attacks Disrupt Heating As Temperatures Plunge
Thursday, 1 January 2026, 8:41 am | UN News
Recent attacks across Ukraine have killed civilians, damaged critical infrastructure and cut heating and power supplies for millions, UN humanitarians report, as temperatures drop below freezing. More >>
General Assembly Approves $3.45 Billion UN Regular Budget For 2026
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 2:18 pm | UN News
The General Assembly has approved a $3.45 billion regular budget for the United Nations for 2026, following weeks of intensive negotiations and one of the Organization’s most important reform initiatives, UN80. More >>
UN Renews Ceasefire Push In Sudan
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 12:26 pm | UN News
The UN has urged Sudan’s warring parties to pursue compromise and an immediate ceasefire, even as drone attacks, displacement and the killing of peacekeepers underscore the growing risks to civilians and humanitarians. More >>
UN Peacekeeper Injured In Gunfire Near ‘Blue Line’ In South Lebanon
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 12:23 pm | UN News
One United Nations peacekeeper was injured on Friday after heavy machine gunfire from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) positions south of the Blue Line, following a nearby grenade explosion, impacted close to a UN patrol in southern Lebanon. More >>
UN, US Sign $2 Billion Humanitarian Funding Agreement For 17 Crisis-Hit Countries
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 12:18 pm | UN News
UN, US formalised an agreement under which the US committed $2 bn in humanitarian assistance for global relief programmes, a move UN’s top relief official hailed as a landmark commitment to saving lives amid escalating humanitarian needs worldwide More >>
Gaza Battered By Heavy Rains As Humanitarian Response Continues
Wednesday, 31 December 2025, 12:14 pm | UN News
Severe weather conditions have led to further casualties and heightened health risks in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported on Monday. More >>
