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Ending Conflict Is ‘Number One Thing’ To Reduce World Hunger, New WFP Chief Says
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 2:21 am | UN News
Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN WFP, Luke Lindberg, said on Wednesday, noting that conflict drives two thirds of the acute food insecurity affecting 266 million people worldwide. More >>
Protecting The Storytellers: Women Journalists On The Frontline Of Conflict
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 2:14 am | UN News
As online abuse, gender-based attacks and impunity ramp up the threats to women reporting from crisis zones, journalists and UN leaders are calling for urgent action to protect those who document conflict. More >>
AI Is Changing The Way We Think. The Question Is Whether We’ll Notice In Time
Friday, 30 October 2026, 2:33 pm | UN News
AI promises to make life easier. With a few keystrokes, it can write emails, summarize reports, generate ideas and answer complex questions in seconds. For many people, it feels like a technological leap on par with the arrival of the internet itself More >>
West Bank: Guterres Alarmed As Israel Imposes Sweeping Closures After Deadly Hebron Attack
Monday, 26 October 2026, 9:14 am | UN News
The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron. More >>
Yemen: Deepening Concerns For Taiz City As Aid Is Blocked From Entering
Monday, 26 October 2026, 9:01 am | UN News
Aid agencies warned on Friday of the fast-developing humanitarian emergency inside Taiz City in Yemen, which has been encircled by de facto Houthi forces fighting government troops along the country’s west coast. More >>
‘Connect The Dots’ Between Street Protests And Global Turmoil, Urges Guterres
Friday, 23 October 2026, 7:57 am | UN News
The international community must combat inequality and stop wars from expanding to ensure a safer world for all, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday. More >>
UN Agencies Appeal For Help To Protect Weakest From Unprecedented El Niño
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 3:41 pm | UN News
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather pattern on record. More >>
‘Efficiency Has Limits’: UNHCR Chief Warns Refugee Protection Is Buckling Under Cuts
Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 4:21 pm | UN News
The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year More >>
‘Serious Blow’: Guterres Condemns New US Sanctions On International Criminal Court
Monday, 12 October 2026, 9:22 am | UN News
The US has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing on Friday to “dismantle the ICC, brick by brick” unless it ends what Washington regards as a “threat” to its citizens More >>
‘These Attacks Must Cease Immediately’: Guterres Condemns Deadly Houthi Strike On Riyadh Airport
Monday, 12 October 2026, 8:58 am | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s main airport that Saudi authorities say killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. More >>
Djibouti Shipwreck: Death Toll Rises To 139 As 84 Remain Missing
Monday, 12 October 2026, 8:17 am | UN News
At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday. More >>
Kenya Races To Trace All Contacts After First Ebola Death, WHO Official Says
Thursday, 8 October 2026, 1:30 pm | UN News
Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide full support, WHO’s top official in the country has told UN News in her first interview on the case. More >>
‘Ebola Takes The People Children Depend On’: UNICEF
Wednesday, 7 October 2026, 8:48 am | UN News
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is robbing children of their loved ones – with some succumbing to the deadly disease themselves, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday. More >>
‘The Clock On AI Regulation Is Ticking’, Warns UN Rights Chief
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 11:30 am | UN News
The world is running out of time to put guardrails on AI, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as a “ruthless race” between companies & countries raises concerns about human safety & even humanity’s survival. More >>
Global Life Expectancy Bounces Back To Near Pre-Pandemic Levels, WHO Says
Saturday, 3 October 2026, 3:15 pm | UN News
People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. More >>
UN Panel Calls For Stronger Safeguards As AI Agents Advance
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 9:29 am | UN News
The world's first scientific body on Artificial Intelligence called on Monday for AI safeguards to be adapted as current firewalls are “unravelling”. More >>
Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins In DR Congo
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 9:26 am | UN News
An Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), involving frontline health workers and others involved in the response. More >>
‘Violence Will Only Defer A Problem’: UN Assembly President On Trust, AI And Lessons From The Rohingya Crisis
Monday, 21 September 2026, 7:55 am | UN News
Khalilur Rahman took the gavel as President of the UN General Assembly's 81st session amid what he calls a crisis of confidence in the organization he has served – in one capacity or another – for 35 years. More >>
Who Should Set The Rules For AI? The UN Is Pushing For A Safer Digital Future
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 3:38 pm | UN News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly, raising questions about how societies and governments can capture its benefits while managing risks that often extend beyond national borders. More >>
AI, Climate And Conflicts Top Guterres’s Agenda Ahead Of General Assembly
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 3:35 pm | UN News
Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world had entered “an era of deep uncertainty” and urged governments to embrace international cooperation to address global threats. More >>
