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5 min
UN News Today 26 October 2026
Guterres warns against a new US-Iran escalation Ebola frontline nurse killed in DR CongoUkraine probe insists Russia committed war crimes in attacks on civilians
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UN News Today 23 October 2026
Yemen: deepening fears for people trapped in Taiz City: OCHA, UNICEFDon’t forget Sudan’s El Fasher survivors, one year since city fell: UN WomenDR Congo Ebola outbreak reaches ever…
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UN News Today 22 October 2026
Ebola contact tracing ongoing in NigeriaUkraine capital targeted in more Russian strikesUnlawful deaths of older people ‘alarmingly under-reported’
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UN News Today 21 October 2026
El Niño ‘wrecking ball’ need not be a humanitarian disasterGlobal warming will breach 1.5℃ – but deep, fast cuts can still bring it backSudan war: Peace efforts resume to end ‘dron…
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UN News Today 20 October 2026
Yemen war closes in on densely populated Taiz City Afghanistan: worsening hunger outlook for millions 8 in 10 deaths caused by preventable diseases
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UN News Today 19 October 2026
Protecting earth’s biodiversity in spotlight at COP17 in Armenia Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistanceLebanon: UNIFIL peacekeepers continue supporting mos…
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UN News Today 16 October 2026
More than one million species face extinction, warns UN chief at COP17 Gaza: 340 children killed despite so-called ceasefire, says UNICEFYemen war has now displaced more than 230,0…
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9 min
WHO and Kenya step up control measures after second Ebola case identified
Kenya has recorded its second case of Ebola – a family member of the first person in the country to die from the disease.The good news is that the man was already under quarantine…
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4 min
UN News Today 15 October 2026
Second case of Ebola confirmed in Kenya amid ongoing transmission in DR Congo UN health agency urges global push to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annuallyUkraine: Criti…
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UN News Today 14 October 2026
Ukrainians targeted in another night of deadly Russian attacks: OCHAAI tool unveiled to help health workers tackle taboos over drinking: WHO Ethiopia: Aid access improves in north,…
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UN News Today 13 October 2026
$228 billion damage to homes from tsunamis, flooding and tremors: UNDRRGazan farmers confronting danger to grow crops in war-torn enclave: FAOWHO supports call for mental health ca…
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6 min
UN News Today 12 October 2026
New devastating flooding disaster hits Nepal – UNICEF‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cutsBridge Valdés Press freedom winner highligh…
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UN News Today 09 October 2026
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former UN human rights chief Navi PillayNepal flooding disaster could happen again without international support -UNICEFGaza: Almost all women and girl…
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UN News Today 08 October 2026
Myanmar’s spiral into poverty: UNDPOn World Sight Day, cheap reading glasses still out of reach: WHO 235,000 Gazans living hundreds of flood-prone sites
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14 min
Contact tracing and quarantine critical to prevent Ebola spread in Kenya: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Kenyan Government to strengthen measures to control any potential outbreak, following the country’s first case and death from…
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UN News Today 07 October 2026
Two in three child migrants travel alone to EuropeEbola alert: WHO chief voices solidarity with Kenya and Uganda after patient dies in NairobiYemen health funding facing critical s…
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UN News Today 06 October 2026
“Nothing can justify” 7 October attacks: GuterresIn Pakistan, UN chief calls for end to US-Iran war Ebola robs children of the people they depend on: UNICEF
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UN News Today 05 October 2026
Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on clearly marked aid trucks in South Kordofan3.4 billion people across the globe lack adequate housing, which the UN calls a critical human r…
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12 min
Syria’s new institutions take shape, but the economy is the test
Syria is building new State institutions and pushing its political transition forward, but recovery, inclusive representation and transitional justice remain major hurdles, accordi…
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UN News Today 02 October 2026
Haiti emergency: Extortion, gang violence and hunger prevail, warns UN rights chief – OHCHRUkraine war threatens even greater regional disaster and must end: TürkGaza: WHO appeals…