From lunch tray to lifelong health: WHO sets global standards for school meals
For the first time ever, the World Health Organization (WHO) is providing recommendations for healthy…
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Remembering the Holocaust: ‘You are here because you choose hope over hate’
The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels…
Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures
UN-appointed independent human rights experts have raised alarm over violations of children’s rights during US…
‘We must stand up for our shared humanity – each and every day’: UN human rights chief
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker…
UN News Today 26 January 2026
Haiti crisis: FAO leads 90-day planting project to boost resilienceUNRWA chief condemns blaze at East…
South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of…
A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’
The head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its…
From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
The staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across…
US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision…
Young people must be ‘truly involved’ in transforming education
With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and…
World News in Brief: Iran in the Human Rights Council, Myanmar election ‘fraud’, migration chief in Cyprus, Mozambique flood update
Disturbing details continued to emerge on Friday about Iran’s State-led crackdown against mass protests, while…
UN News Today 23 January 2026
Iran: UN rights chief warns over execution uncertainty for protestersGaza: Never mind reconstruction, people desperately…
UN rights chief decries US treatment of migrants, as deaths in ICE custody rise
The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the…
UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide
A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more…
UN News Today 22 January 2026
Gaza: As Board of Peace launches, Human Rights Council probe pledges to continue seeking justice Ukraine:…
Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability
As President Trump launched the international Board of Peace plan for Gaza on Thursday, top…
UN News Today 21 January 2026
Haiti emergency: More than 8,000 confirmed killings in 2025: GuterresOccupied West Bank’s historic settlements “systematically…
UN Assembly president defends multilateralism, UN Charter in Davos
From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world…
UN News Today 20 January 2026
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Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have cut heat, electricity and water to hundreds of…
UNRWA headquarters bulldozed in East Jerusalem
The reported demolition underway early Tuesday of the headquarters of UN agency UNRWA by Israeli…
UN News Today 19 January 2026
In Sudan, UN rights chief Türk highlights plight of people uprooted by warIn Yemen, children…
‘Alarming’ increase in use of death penalty last year, despite global trend towards abolition
Despite a downward trend in the use of the death penalty globally, 2025 saw an…
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Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
Atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region are spreading from town to town in an organized campaign…
UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan “into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions” and…
Myanmar begins defence in landmark genocide case at UN World Court
Myanmar on Friday rejected allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the International Court…
UN News Today 16 January 2026
In Sudan, UN rights chief Türk highlights plight of people uprooted by warUkrainian families in…
Amid Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, Chad shows ‘act of solidarity’
In war-torn Sudan, local communities say they don’t have enough settlements for the internally displaced,…
UN News Today 15 January 2026
In Gaza, 800,000 people now live in dangerous locations prone to flooding: OCHASudanese pushed to…
UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors due to meet in emergency session on Iran
The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet at 3 PM in New York on…
Myanmar’s Rohingya people called ‘Muslim dogs’ before attacks, ICJ hears
Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into The Gambia’s claim that Myanmar…
UN News Today 14 January 2026
Condemnation as Israeli authorities shut down UNRWA healthcare facilitySyria: Aleppo violence uproots 120,000 as aid…
‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says
Conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than 15 years after the…
UN News Today 13 January 2026
Iran crisis: UN human rights chief urges dialogue as authorities mull death penalty for protestersUkraine:…
Increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, urges WHO
Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most…
Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says
As anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that…
Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’
Amid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3…
UN News Today 12 January 2026
WFP chief urges world leaders to end preventable famines ‘Beyond GDP’ economists push for clearer metrics…
UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark…
Venezuela: UN independent investigators call for immediate release of all political prisoners
More than 100 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela, the Government announced on Monday,…
Built on care and connection: How one Somali-British woman is strengthening diaspora communities
When her family moved from Somalia to London in the 1980s, Safia Jama watched women…
UN chief ‘shocked’ by reports of excessive force against protesters in Iran
The UN Secretary-General is shocked by reports of violence and excessive use of force by…
At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative highlights breakthroughs in tackling gender-based violence
When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they…
Sudan war leaves millions hungry and displaced as health system nears collapse
Sudan’s protracted conflict has spiralled into one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with…
Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet
The UN-mandated independent human rights fact-finding mission on Iran has urged authorities to immediately restore…
South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence ‘unacceptable’
Despite reductions in the overall number of conflict-related incidents in South Sudan, a rise in…
UN News Today 09 January 2026
Ukraine: 6,000 apartments in Kyiv left without power after latest Russia strikes Sudan marks grim milestone…
Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence
The UN human rights chief has called for an independent and transparent investigation into reports…
Myanmar vote a ‘facade’ to entrench military rule, independent rights expert says
An independent human rights expert has urged the international community to reject the electoral process…