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DR Congo: Ebola outbreak continues to expand, WHO sees signs of stabilizationGaza: Children, women and men continue to be killed by Israeli militaryUkraine: Condemnation for long-range attacks on residential buildings

Protecting Haiti’s children is crucial for its democratic future, Security Council hearsMiddle East war once again leaves civilians fearing for their lives: WHOMoon exploration must be more sustainable, insists UNEP

Sudan alert: El Obeid’s displaced arrivals outstripping capacity: WFPUN human rights chief Volker Türk appeals for calm in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir DR Congo Ebola outbreak: 60 per cent of deaths happening in community, warns IOM

500 feared dead in shipwreck off Myanmar coast: IOM, UNHCRHelping South Sudan’s child soldiers rebuild their lives -UNICEF UNDP supports Gaza farmers struggle to rebuild livelihoods

Looted gold and gum arabic are bankrolling Sudan's war: OHCHRWHO urges fair AI roll-out for patients’ sake at Lisbon meetIndigenous activists face disproportionate attacks, says Volker Turk

‘Cycle of escalation must end’: UN maritime agency condemns deadly overnight attacks in Strait of Hormuz‘This is a fire’: DRC Ebola outbreak is fastest-spreading ever, warns WHOGazans face severe shortages of clean water: UNICEFPeople continue to stand by asylum-seekers, GenZ shows most empathy: UNHCR

El Niño: We must invest in resilience now, says UN relief chiefGaza: Aid agency WFP calls for easier access to enclave Afghanistan’s children in deepening nutrition crisis: UNICEF

Sudan's war-torn communities now facing deadly cholera outbreak: WHO Funding cuts erode critical support services for vulnerable women and girls: UN Women Sri Lanka deadly prison riots transparency call: OHCHR

US-Iran war leaves shipping at near-standstill in Hormuz again: IMO Afghanistan faces unprecedented refugee returnee influx: UNHCR and UNDPSahel families forced to make ‘impossible choices’ to survive: OCHA

Condemnation for new strikes on ships in Strait of Hormuz: IMOWHO alert over new heat surge across EuropeLebanon: communities find destruction on return to homes in south: UNIFIL

UN Trade and Development warns economic recovery still fragileThe DR Congo Ebola outbreak continues to grow: WHOAI-driven hate speech is putting refugees at increasing risk, says UNHCR

Guterres calls for action to protect children from AI dangers Ukraine: Latest Russian assault leaves at least 14 dead in KyivGaza children still under fire despite ceasefire pledge: UNICEF

El Niño is forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weatherSudan’s people subject to “relentless” drone strikes in El ObeidUkraine killings caused almost totally by Russia, says UN’s Türk

Ukraine aid chief condemns deadly attack on KyivMilitary strikes and maritime incidents threaten fragile Gulf ceasefireConflict and shrinking aid push Nigeria into hunger crisis

Venezuela quake latest: needs skyrocketing, say aid agenciesSudan alert as paramilitary forces approach key Kordofan town El Obeid AI regulation window is closing fast, warns UN scientific panel

Venezuela quake update: hospital staff under stress and panic in worst-hit communities – WHO, UNHCRDR Congo Ebola outbreak could force an additional one million people into poverty spiral; UNDPStrait of Hormuz gradual reopening is no quick fix for developing nations: UNCTAD

Venezuela quake: Families still searching for loved ones against impossible odds, OCHA warnsDR Congo widespread abuses in spotlight at Human Rights Council Gaza: Another child killed despite ceasefire, reports UNICEF

Venezuela quake: finding people still alive remains top priority: UN human rights chief urges accountability in ICE deaths in custodyDR Congo: Ebola is spreading and so is a massive hunger crisis, warns WFP

Venezuela quake latest - OCHA and partnersUkraine's front-line communities' desperation - OHCHR Migration agency helped nearly 18 million people worldwide in 2025 - IOM

Stranded Hormuz seafarers begin mass evacuation with UN’s help137 mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters killed every day: UN human rightsAn athlete tells of her struggle for equality in top-flight sport, Human Rights Council hears

It's time for AI to come clean on data centre environmental impact, says UN chief  DRC Ebola outbreak sees record number of cases in first month: WHO Sudan: conflict-related sexual violence is widespread, says UN rights office

Millions suffering in Myanmar amid ongoing foreign meddling in conflict, says UN’s Türk Generative AI’s discriminatory algorithms need to be stopped: UN WomenSaving Afghanistan’s most vulnerable children is becoming harder as aid cuts bite - OCHA

Gaza ceasefire ‘a cruel and deadly illusion’Ebola poses high risk to displaced communities in DR Congo UN celebrates valuable refugee contributions to society

US-Iran deal: technical work can begin, says atomic energy agency chiefAI tech is blurring lines between civilian and military use, The UN disarmament chief warns Freedom of expression left us with a media ‘desert’, Human Rights Council independent expert insists

Lebanon’s returning children face deadly risk of remnants of war: UNICEFAfghanistan’s villages are emptying as opportunities vanish: OCHAConflict is driving a hunger crisis in 13 hotspots: WFP, FAO

‘Some people question whether Ebola is real’: trust is central in fighting DRC outbreakWith Strait of Hormuz crisis unresolved, world’s strategic reserves hit dangerously low levels - UNECE UN aid chief Fletcher urges G7 leaders to act as millions face crisis

Iran-US peace announcement: UN urges Hormuz aid corridor to be set up Last pandemic treaty obstacles must be overcome, insists WHO’s TedrosSudan war atrocities show no sign of ending warn rights experts

UN chief Guterres warns of consequences if Middle East crisis spirals yet againDR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child infectionsHaiti opens first State-supported safe house for survivors of sexual violence

Global refugee numbers drop for first time in a decadeTransboundary animal diseases threaten livelihoodsHeatwaves in Europe are becoming a recurring public health crisis

UN chief Guterres calls for no more attacks and no more excuses in Middle EastHundreds of thousands of students without access to exams in SudanStudents from El Salvador and Thailand are chosen to launch their countries’ first satellites

UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint amid Middle East escalationDR Congo: UN teams battle Ebola virus in frontline city Gazans trapped between Israeli attacks and Hamas brutality, says independent rights probe

As Middle East crisis erupts again, IAEA’s Grossi urges engagementAid agencies rush to help Philippines earthquake victims: WFPWith UN climate talks underway, it’s time to deliver: UNFCCC

Lebanon crisis: Needs soar as UN launches new funding appealIn Somalia, food is running out fast, reports WFP Haiti’s people fleeing harrowing violence, warns migration agency

Lebanon: peacekeeper dies in ongoing escalation despite ceasefire deal AI data centre water needs massively under-estimated, say UN scientists Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most at risk: WHO

Gaza killings, turmoil and misery continue, warns OHCHRLebanon: fear and uncertainty haunt war-torn communities 24 million people in the Sahel urgently need aid: OCHA

El Niño confirmed, extreme weather events will be more intense, says WMO Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO DR Congo Ebola mustn’t be allowed to spread further: IOM

DR Congo Ebola workers discharged after making full recovery: WHOGaza: Families live on Yellow Line ‘in constant fear’ of deathLebanon: Mass upheaval in southern Beirut amid new strike fears

DR Congo: Early detection of Ebola critical WHO warns, as treatment trials get underwayUN human rights office urges child safety improvements onlineThousands on the brink of famine in South Sudan: WFP

WHO chief appeals for ceasefire as DR Congo bears brunt of deadly new Ebola strain UN human rights chief warns against dangerous escalation in Ukraine Independent experts warn French prison conditions may breach international law

Secretary-General warns Security Council UN Charter is facing ‘profound strain’Air travel safe for now in face of Ebola emergency says UN aviation agencyUN alarmed by escalating attacks and destruction in Ukraine

Healthcare in Gaza crippled by severe shortage of medical suppliesAid operations disrupted as civilian toll rises in UkraineUN warns against forced returns to Afghanistan

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza amid ceasefire delaysAfghanistan ruling erodes women’s rightsResponse to Ebola outbreak ramps up

Ebola outbreak risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: TedrosUN chief calls for Security Council reform during Japan visitUN launches $529 million plan for Afghan returnees

DR Congo/Uganda Ebola outbreak: the search for patient zeroMyanmar hunger crisis deepens, EU boosts aid via WFPWorld trade wavers as Middle East crisis remains unresolved

WHO supports response as Ebola confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence, discrimination: UN rights chief South Sudan: Families return to Akobo, aid resumes after conflict

Somalia: ‘real and credible risk of famine’, warn aid teamsSudan: 825,000 small children face near-starvation: UNICEFUkraine: another UN convoy attacked twice in Kherson

Sudan war: staggering civilian suffering continues alongside famine riskUkraine: aid teams condemn night of heavy Russian attacks in Kyiv - OCHAGaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble

UN human rights chief condemns Nigeria marketplace bombingsUkraine: attack on aid convoy reaching vulnerable communities - WFP Gaza police increasingly targeted by Israeli military, alleges OHCHR

Children shot, stabbed, beaten and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank: UNICEFHantavirus transmission kept low thanks to united effort: WHOA world without sand? UN partners push for alternatives amid shortages

Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent for African planters and people, says UN chiefHantavirus: WHO assesses exposure risk as cruise liner docks in TenerifeSudan war: armed drones caused 80 per cent of civilian killings (OHCHR)