UN News Today
Daily news bulletin from the United Nations, covering global affairs and UN activities. Each episode provides a concise roundup of key developments and stories from around the world. The podcast is produced by the United Nations and features music by Joachim Harris.
Episodes
UN News Today 27 July 2026
Security Council discusses escalating Russian attacks against Ukraine Sudan UNICEF: the more health centres we build, the more children come South Sudan hunger needs are growing among children: UNICEF
UN News Today 24 July 2026
Sudan: Women and girls face impossible choice over waterUN rights chief Türk calls for protection for thousands of stranded seafarers Burundi: Food aid for Congolese refugees is at risk, WFP warns
UN News Today 23 July 2026
Strait of Hormuz crisis: 6,000 seafarers still trapped, warns IMO chiefGlobal trade growth driven by higher energy prices not volumes: UNCTADWHO launches bid to tackle global drowning scourge
UN News Today 22 July 2026
Nicaragua: UN rights chief Türk deplores new clampdown on political freedomsPitfalls of critical minerals extraction in spotlight at Security CouncilAfghanistan: flash flooding creates new challenges for vulnerable families: OCHA
UN News Today 21 July 2026
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
UN News Today 20 July 2026
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
UN News Today 17 July 2026
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
UN News Today 16 July 2026
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
UN News Today 15 July 2026
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
UN News Today 14 July 2026
‘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
UN News Today 13 July 2026
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
UN News Today 10 July 2026
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
UN News Today 09 July 2026
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
UN News Today 08 July 2026
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 News Today 07 July 2026
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
UN News Today 06 July 2026
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
UN News Today 03 July 2026
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
UN News Today 02 July 2026
Ukraine aid chief condemns deadly attack on KyivMilitary strikes and maritime incidents threaten fragile Gulf ceasefireConflict and shrinking aid push Nigeria into hunger crisis
UN News Today 01 July 2026
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
UN News Today 30 June 2026
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
UN News Today 29 June 2026
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
UN News Today 26 June 2026
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
UN News Today 25 June 2026
Venezuela quake latest - OCHA and partnersUkraine's front-line communities' desperation - OHCHR Migration agency helped nearly 18 million people worldwide in 2025 - IOM
UN News Today 24 June 2026
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
UN News Today 23 June 2026
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
UN News Today 22 June 2026
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
UN News Today 19 June 2026
Gaza ceasefire ‘a cruel and deadly illusion’Ebola poses high risk to displaced communities in DR Congo UN celebrates valuable refugee contributions to society
UN News Today 18 June 2026
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
UN News Today 17 June 2026
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
UN News Today 16 June 2026
‘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
UN News Today 15 June 2026
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 News Today 12 June 2026
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
UN News Today 11 June 2026
Global refugee numbers drop for first time in a decadeTransboundary animal diseases threaten livelihoodsHeatwaves in Europe are becoming a recurring public health crisis
UN News Today 10 June 2026
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 News Today 09 June 2026
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
UN News Today 08 June 2026
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
UN News Today 05 June 2026
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
UN News Today 04 June 2026
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
UN News Today 03 June 2026
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
UN News Today 02 June 2026
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
UN News Today 01 June 2026
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
UN News Today 29 May 2026
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
UN News Today 28 May 2026
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
UN News Today 26 May 2026
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
UN News Today 22 May 2026
Healthcare in Gaza crippled by severe shortage of medical suppliesAid operations disrupted as civilian toll rises in UkraineUN warns against forced returns to Afghanistan
UN News Today 21 May 2026
Humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza amid ceasefire delaysAfghanistan ruling erodes women’s rightsResponse to Ebola outbreak ramps up
UN News Today 20 May 2026
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
UN News Today 19 May 2026
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
UN News Today 18 May 2026
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
UN News Today 15 May 2026
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
UN News Today 14 May 2026
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 News Today 13 May 2026
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
UN News Today 12 May 2026
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
UN News Today 11 May 2026
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)
UN News Today 08 May 2026
Deadly hantavirus outbreak is not a new COVID, insists UN health agencyLebanon crisis leaves families foraging for food: WFPStrait of Hormuz crisis linked to looming famine in Somalia
UN News Today 7 May 2026
UN rights chief Türk says ‘widening repression’ must end in TunisiaGaza: ‘Rats bite children in their sleep’ aid teams say, in plea for suppliesUkraine: aid convoys deliver life-saving relief near the frontline
UN News Today 06 May 2026
Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease: WHO Middle East crisis: Security Council holds consultations as Hormuz crisis continuesIsrael urged to release arrested Gaza-bound flotilla members: OHCHR
UN News Today 05 May 2026
Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship In Lebanon, fears and dangers persist, despite ceasefire: UNHCR ITU UNDRR back call for early warning system to avoid a ‘digital pandemic’
UN News Today 04 May 2026
Strait of Hormuz, the UN maritime agency continues to urge maximum cautionWHO assisting with cruise-liner deadly respiratory illness outbreakPress freedom is shrinking and reporters still risk deadly danger: UNESCO
UN News Today 01 May 2026
Middle East war: Growing consequences on global humanitarian supply chains: UNHCRUN chief welcomes release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrestNew death penalty in Israel perpetuates racial discrimination against Palestinians, warn independent human rights experts: OHCHR
UN News Today 30 April 2026
Hormuz crisis highlights need for strategic change of course on energy - UNECE Gaza: Disease spike linked to rodent infestation, scabies and fleas - UNRWAScam no more: how the Philippines is cracking down on online fraud centres UNODC
UN News Today 29 April 2026
Iran: UN rights chief condemns ongoing deadly repression Climate: Europe is heating up at twice the global rateLebanon: global food security experts warn that 1 in 4 people face acute hunger
UN News Today 28 April 2026
Sudan’s war leaves children at mercy of increasing drone strikes, warns UNICEFSyria: UN Human Rights reports discovery recent mass graves Gulf land routes already expanding amid Strait of Hormuz shipping freeze
UN News Today 27 April 2026
Afghanistan: refugees from Iran ‘returning to nothing’: OCHAStrait of Hormuz crisis sparks rush to use Gulf’s land corridors – UNECEMali: UN aid chief highlights dangers, urges access to assistance
UN News Today 24 April 2026
Middle East war: Hormuz seizures on the riseGaza’s humanitarian emergency continues, warns WHO UNDP supports efforts to rid WWII’s toxic legacy in South Pacific
UN News Today 23 April 2026
Middle East war: Concerns grow over vital raw minerals Lebanon: French peacekeeper dies following recent attack Largest vaccine catch-up campaign reaches 18 million children
UN News Today 22 April 2026
Humanitarian emergency looming unless fertilizers can pass through Strait of Hormuz: UNOPS100 million people in over 60 countries live under shadow of landmines threat: UNMAS Rights chief Türk alarmed at Singapore death penalty spike: OHCHR
UN News Today 21 April 2026
Middle East crisis driving global energy shock, UN chief warns Sudan: millions still impacted by war and displacement: IOM First UN global debate on AI aims to bridge ‘huge divide’ in access
UN News Today 20 April 2026
Lebanon: Solemn tributes to fallen peacekeeperGaza: $71.4 billion needed for recovery and reconstruction over next decadeNearly 3 in 4 countries use AI to diagnose illness: WHO
UN News Today 17 April 2026
Lebanon: WHO highlights pressure on medical services as ceasefire beginsGaza war’s terrible toll on women and girls Record Rohingya death toll at sea highlights their desperation: UNHCR
UN News Today 16 April 2026
Ukraine endures another night of Russian strikes: OCHA Lebanon: Israeli strike kills four health workers - OHCHR Epstein files: Rights experts stress States’ responsibility to act
UN News Today 15 April 2026
Hundreds of Rohingya feared missing or drowned in new shipwreck Iran: 3.2 million now displaced inside country: UNHCR Caribbean on brink as war shock and drought fears collide, says WFP
UN News Today 14 April 2026
Sudan conflict pushes economy back three decades, warns: UNDP ‘Grief, fear and exhaustion hang heavy in the air’ across Lebanon: UNFPAA third of displaced Venezuelans in Latin America could consider return: UNHCR
UN News Today 13 April 2026
Strait of Hormuz ‘blockade’ heightens food insecurity fears: FAOMiddle East war risks plunging many Iranians into poverty: UNDP Budget crisis threatens future of key UN human rights committees
UN News Today 10 April 2026
Lebanon airstrike casualties ‘still under the rubble’ Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue Spanish truth commission to investigate human rights violations during civil war and Franco dictatorship
UN News Today 09 April 2026
UN condemns massive Israeli strikes on LebanonLebanon: WHO highlights deadly strikes, attacks on healthcareChad: Funding shortfalls put Sudanese refugees at risk
UN News Today 08 April 2026
UN leadership welcomes Iran ceasefireLebanon situation ‘critical’Palestine rights violations ‘eclipsed’ by conflict
UN News Today 07 April 2026
Over 180 dead or missing in latest Mediterranean shipwrecksThousands of Afghans displaced by conflict with PakistanRwanda ambassador on recovering from genocide
UN News Today 06 April 2026
IAEA confirms Iran nuclear strikeWHO chief condemns deadly Beirut attackDeveloping economies hit by Middle East conflict
UN News Today 02 April 2026
Middle East war: Leaders can choose to end conflict, UN chief urges Syria needs in spotlight as UN relief chief visits: OCHANYC looking for deeper ties with UN, says city’s new mayor Mamdani
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