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Uncertainty continues over safety in the Strait of Hormuz
Amid claims and counter-claims of strikes and confrontations in the crucial Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the United States, UN maritime officials continue to urge vessels to…
WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response.
World News in Brief: Iranian Nobel winner’s declining health, rising attacks on healthcare, debt crisis hits women, Aid to Mozambique
Concern is mounting over the health of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was reportedly being held alongside high-risk offenders.
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN…
UN winds down Türkiye-Syria aid route, after more than 65,000 lifesaving journeys
The UN has formally concluded its cross-border humanitarian operations from Türkiye into Syria, marking the end of an 11-year mission that served as one of the most complex…
Global rise of cyberattacks exposes limits of technical solutions
The internet reaches into every corner of the world and is vital to everything from health systems and financial markets to public services and election organising. This intense…
Middle East: Fighting and displacement in Lebanon; call for ‘sustained access’ in Gaza
Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire is being tested by renewed violence and rising humanitarian needs amid continuing civilians displacement, services under pressure and aid cuts.
Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO
Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said…
Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid
Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues
The strain on food, fuel and aid systems worldwide continues as the Middle East crisis deepens. Rising oil prices, supply disruptions and mounting transport costs are affecting humanitarian…
Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies
As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and the rights of…
Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges
War in the Middle East has made Lebanon the deadliest country for media workers so far this year, but practically no country offers a safe environment in which…
Nuclear fears resurface among younger generations amid global tensions
The threat of nuclear Armageddon, a constant worry for many who grew up during the tense decades of the Cold War, is becoming a cause for concern for…
Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit
A month after completing their historic flyby of the Moon, the astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission landed at UN Headquarters in New York this week with a…
World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America
Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, with her sentence reduced under a prisoner amnesty linked to a Buddhist holiday.
Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
Journalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue to report news and information which they hope…
‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform
Indonesia is expecting a “strengthened multilateral system that delivers real impact on the ground,” as one of the key outcomes of the ongoing reform of the United Nations,…