United Nations
2026, Jun 03
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most...
Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food...
2026, Jun 03
World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm on Tuesday over reported overnight exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran, as well...
2026, Jun 02
El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says...
The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the...
2026, Jun 02
UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected President of the UN General Assembly’s 81st session on Tuesday after defeating Andreas Kakouris of...
2026, Jun 02
World News in Brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery...
Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to impact civilians and efforts to fight Ebola, UN aid coordination office...
2026, Jun 01
From Libyan deserts to 3D-printed guns: The weapons that never...
Years after conflicts fade from the headlines, the weapons used to fight them often continue to circulate – crossing borders, fuelling crime...
2026, May 29
Conflict-related sexual violence cases more than doubled in 2025, UN...
Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year – more than double the previous year’s figure – as...
2026, May 29
Banning children from social media is not enough, UN warns...
Blocking children from social media is no substitute for making platforms safe in the first place, the UN human rights office warned...
2026, May 29
UN honours blue helmets and calls for renewed investment in...
Peacekeepers are serving in a dangerous era of mounting global tensions and tight resources. UN chief Antonio Guterres is now calling for...
2026, May 29
World News in Brief: Drone strike in Romania condemned, Lebanon...
The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm after a drone struck a residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight into Friday,...
