This article is published in association with United Nations. An additional $1.8 billion in US humanitarian funding will allow the United Nations and its partners to expand emergency relief operations reaching millions of people worldwide, as rising global needs and funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance. The funding announcement, made on Wednesday by […]UN welcomes $1.8 billion US boost for humanitarian operations
May 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. An additional $1.8 billion in US humanitarian funding will allow the United Nations and its partners to expand emergency relief operations reaching millions of people worldwide, as rising global needs and funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance. The funding announcement, made on Wednesday by […]Lebanon: UN peacekeeping force warns drone incidents near its positions are putting personnel at risk
May 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that escalating drone activity and nearby explosions involving suspected Hezbollah drones and Israeli forces are endangering its personnel and threatening already fragile stability in southern Lebanon. The warning came amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah fighters, […]Funding shortfalls force deep cuts to Syria food assistance: WFP
May 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Millions of Syrians are at growing risk of hunger after severe funding shortages forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to halve emergency food assistance, cutting support for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people across the country. UN officials warn that the cuts come at a dangerous […]Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
May 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening despite modest economic growth, with nearly three in four people unable to meet basic needs, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday. Estimates indicate that around 28 million people in Afghanistan were living in poverty in 2025, with the […]World News in Brief: Mounting waste in Gaza, drone attacks in Sudan, aid truck struck in Ukraine
May 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Mounting waste and limited access to sanitation sites are deepening health risks for families across Gaza, as humanitarian workers warn that overcrowded dumping areas and worsening living conditions threaten vulnerable communities. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN’s top aid official in Occupied Palestinian Territory visited a dumping site in Gaza […]World News in Brief: Conflict drives hunger in DR Congo, mass corporal punishment in Afghanistan, Earth’s sand is running out
May 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 26.5 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing acute hunger, according to a new analysis from UN-backed food security experts published Tuesday. Ongoing conflict in the country’s east is driving mass displacement and pushing millions into crisis or emergency levels of […]Guterres highlights Africa’s leadership in speech to summit in Nairobi
May 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Africa continues to advance and demands investment at scale, justice in global systems, and partnerships grounded in respect, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday. The UN chief was speaking at the opening of the Africa Forward Summit, co-hosted in Nairobi by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron. “The name of this Summit […]World News in Brief: Human rights in Mongolia, surge in sexual violence in Haiti, worsening hunger in Afghanistan
May 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday praised Mongolia’s recent human rights progress during a visit to the country, which recently adopted the region’s first law protecting human rights defenders. Tweet URL https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=UN_News_Centre&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2053857427171274867&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2026%2F05%2F1167484&sessionId=4d54320823bfd009aecdf61016c1de0b2705519c&siteScreenName=UN_News_Centre&theme=light&widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&width=550px “At a time when some powerful global actors are openly defying and even […]Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin
May 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The passengers and crew have disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife and many have returned to their home countries, as the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said the operation demonstrated a “triumph of solidarity”. The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with support […]EU, Ukraine, Canada and partners join efforts to return forcibly transferred and unlawfully deported Ukrainian children
May 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, representatives of the European Union together with Ukraine and Canada hosted a ‘High-level Meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children‘. This initiative was announced by European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, in her 2025 State of the Union […]Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent, says UN chief
May 12, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the widening fallout across Africa and beyond. “My strong appeal is […]Somalia teeters on the brink of catastrophe as hunger crisis deepens
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. “This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it’s deepening quickly.” That’s the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from Somalia, where millions are once again being pushed […]Central African Republic: Funding cuts put humanitarian support at risk
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York. Edem Wosornu, Director of OCHA’s Crisis Response Division, was speaking to journalists […]World News in Brief: Haiti crisis continues, Gaza-West Bank update, Sir David Attenborough at 100
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Haiti continues to face escalating violence and deepening insecurity, with gangs expanding their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and civilians increasingly caught between armed groups and security operations. A new report released by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Friday says at least 1,642 people were killed […]Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday. According to the Lebanese authorities, more than 2,700 people have been killed since 2 March amid clashes […]Ukraine: Over 3,000 attacks on healthcare since full-scale Russian invasion
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN agency reported on Friday. “During 1,534 days of war, Ukraine’s healthcare system has experienced repeated attacks,” it said. Every aspect of the system has been […]Passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife as WHO says outbreak ‘not another COVID’
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Passengers and crew from the cruise ship MV Hondius began disembarking in Tenerife on Sunday under a tightly coordinated international health operation led by Spanish authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO), as officials sought to reassure the public that the outbreak “is not another COVID.” The […]Commission reports on progress in implementing Pact on Migration and Asylum
May 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission reports on the state of play on the Pact on Migration and Asylum‘s implementation. Member States have significantly advanced in implementing the Pact, with the key pillars of the new system now in place. However, continuous efforts are needed to […]Countries make progress on migration pact, but more work remains
May 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. What do more than half of all doctors in Australia, over 40 per cent of Nobel laureates from the United States, and most of the workforce in some Gulf States have in common? They were all born elsewhere, part of the roughly 300 million people worldwide who have left their countries of origin whether to learn, […]Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says
May 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is “not the start of another COVID pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Three people have died and several others have fallen ill aboard […]Bahrain and US float Security Council resolution on the Strait of Hormuz
May 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Bahrain and the United States have circulated a draft Security Council resolution calling for Iran to cease attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, their ambassadors outlined to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. The text is supported by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the […]More than 70 civilians killed in Ukraine in less than a week
May 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 70 civilians have been killed and more than 500 injured across Ukraine since the start of May, UN human rights monitors said on Wednesday, as waves of attacks hit cities across the country and humanitarian workers struggled to reach communities near the frontline. According to […]Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly: inaugural plenary session 12-14 May
May 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. African and European parliamentarians will meet in Eswatini from 12 to 14 May to discuss possible ways to cooperate on security, youth policy and critical raw materials. The opening ceremony will take place on 12 May at 10.00 at the Ezulwini Palazzo International Convention […]UN mourns CNN founder Ted Turner, a ‘tireless champion for our common humanity’
May 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The American businessman, media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner is being remembered by the United Nations for his long-standing support for the Organization and its values. The founder of the pioneering Cable News Network, CNN – which created the global 24-hour news cycle – died on Wednesday at his home in Florida. He was 87. UN Secretary-General António Guterres […]Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease
May 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. It’s been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on board and sparked an international alert coordinated by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The individual, who is […]Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit
May 6, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A month after completing their historic flyby of the Moon, the astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission landed at UN Headquarters in New York this week with a message that sounded like a reminder: humanity is capable of extraordinary things when it acts together. Their visit on Thursday followed a long-standing […]World News in Brief: Iranian Nobel winner’s declining health, rising attacks on healthcare, debt crisis hits women, Aid to Mozambique
May 6, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Concern is mounting over the health of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was reportedly being held alongside high-risk offenders. “The Secretary General expresses his concern over the medical condition of Ms. Mohammadi and urges the Iranian authorities to ensure that she receives, at […]In Lebanon, the same fears and dangers persist despite ceasefire: UNHCR
May 6, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Death and destruction have continued unabated in Lebanon while communities are still unable to return to their homes despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April, humanitarians said on Tuesday. “Civilians in the south of Lebanon and parts of the Bekaa [Valley] are really living with the […]World News in Brief: Iranian Nobel winner’s declining health, rising attacks on healthcare, debt crisis hits women, Aid to Mozambique
May 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Concern is mounting over the health of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was reportedly being held alongside high-risk offenders. “The Secretary General expresses his concern over the medical condition of Ms. Mohammadi and urges the Iranian authorities to ensure that she receives, at […]UN winds down Türkiye-Syria aid route, after more than 65,000 lifesaving journeys
May 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN has formally concluded its cross-border humanitarian operations from Türkiye into Syria, marking the end of an 11-year mission that served as one of the most complex supply chains in the organization’s history. This transition reflects a positive shift toward the normalisation of trade links, allowing […]EU and Armenia sign connectivity partnership, strengthen economic ties and deepen security cooperation
May 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and Armenia held their first ever Summit in Yerevan, reinforcing cooperation in the areas of connectivity, security and defence, economic development and people-to-people contacts. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “This first EU-Armenia Summit elevates our partnership to […]Uncertainty continues over safety in the Strait of Hormuz
May 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid claims and counter-claims of strikes and confrontations in the crucial Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the United States, UN maritime officials continue to urge vessels to exercise “maximum caution”. “We are aware of the reports but do not have further details. We continue to urge […]‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform
May 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Indonesia is expecting a “strengthened multilateral system that delivers real impact on the ground,” as one of the key outcomes of the ongoing reform of the United Nations, that’s according to the country’s outgoing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Cooperation, Tri Tharyat. The UN80 Initiative is […]
