World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions rise, fear and uncertainty in Lebanon, hunger grows in the Sahel
World News in Brief: UN urges restraint as Gulf tensions rise, fear and uncertainty in Lebanon, hunger grows in the Sahel An Iranian...
Growing up with sirens: UN child rights envoy on the toll of the Ukraine-Russia war
Growing up with sirens: UN child rights envoy on the toll of the Ukraine-Russia war But children on both sides of the border...
Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup
Regional health agency issues measles alert for World Cup 3 June 2026 Health As World Cup fever rises in the Americas, countries are...
Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support
Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support Around five million people – or 47 per cent of the population...
UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president
UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president In the secret ballot, Mr. Rahman secured 99 votes to Mr. Kakouris’s 91. A...
Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity
Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity 2 June 2026 Law and Crime Prevention The UN human...
UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon Once gathered around the famous horseshoe-shaped table, Member States urged de-escalation by both...
El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO
El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO By Daniel Johnson, Geneva 2 June 2026 Climate and Environment The UN...
Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO
Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO According to initial information from the Lebanese authorities, at least 86 people, including healthcare...
UN deplores another wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
UN deplores another wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine Matthias Schmale condemned the large-scale Russian assault on the capital Kyiv, as well as Dnipro and Kharkiv, which...