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    Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief

    Children are dying because doctors cannot access essential medicines, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a stark warning on Monday, calling for…
    Africa
    15.06.2026

    From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline

    Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours,…
    Africa
    15.06.2026

    Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

    In a village in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers arrived a few days ago to help…
    Africa
    15.06.2026

    Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support

    Nearly half of the population in Government-controlled areas of Yemen are facing high levels of acute food insecurity with the…
    UN Affairs
    12.06.2026

    More than half of staff who died in service worked in Gaza, UN chief says at memorial

    From peacekeepers to math teachers, 136 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2025 were…
    UN Affairs
    12.06.2026

    Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever

    A closely watched Security Council election delivered a mix of continuity and change on Wednesday, as Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and…
    UN Affairs
    12.06.2026

    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…
    Women
    09.06.2026

    War is becoming a death sentence for women and girls

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    Health
    09.06.2026

    Explainer: What is famine?

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    Health
    09.06.2026

    ‘We are catching up’ – WHO chief on DR Congo’s Ebola fight

    The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
    Health
    09.06.2026

    DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurses discharged after full recovery

    Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital…
    Humanitarian Aid
    09.06.2026

    World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions rise, fear and uncertainty in Lebanon, hunger grows in the Sahel

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm on Tuesday over reported overnight exchanges of fire between the United States and Iran,…

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      Lebanon crisis: Needs soar as UN launches new funding appeal

      The UN in Lebanon appealed for an additional $331.5 million on Friday to help 1.4 million people in crisis as already massive needs continue to grow, three months since deadly violence erupted between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces. “Humanitarian needs are soaring with each day of the conflict; our work is unfortunately far from over…we need the funding,” said Imran Riza, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon.  Speaking from Beirut as violence reportedly continued despite a ceasefire…

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      Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief

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      From firefights to football matches: Life on a UN peacekeeping frontline

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      Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola

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