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 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
UN News Today 01 April 2026
Middle East war: Energy crisis crunch hits vulnerable nationsUnderstanding the threat of sea mines: UN Mine Action ServiceSomalia drought drives crop failure and hunger crisis: UNICEF
UN News Today 31 March 2026
Middle East war: WFP warns that vital food aid blockedSyria: 200,000 have fled Lebanon conflict - UNHCRUNWRA chief condemns Knesset death penalty law for Palestinians
UN News Today 30 March 2026
UN peacekeeper killed in Israeli-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon Yemen: UN envoy decries Houthi decision to attack Israel Transform inefficient food systems on Zero-Waste Day
UN News Today 27 March 2026
Aid shipments getting back on track in Middle East: WHOLebanon: ‘Nowhere safe to go’ warn UNICEF, UNHCR, UN WomenDesalination plant strike risk looms over Gulf States
UN News Today 26 March 2026
Ukraine war more dangerous than ever, Human Rights Council hearsHaiti’s ‘vortex of violence’ now at disastrous levels: OHCHRCuba blockade having major impact on healthcare: WHO
UN News Today 25 March 2026
Guterres urges de-escalation as war spirals ‘out of control’Iran offers conditional safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: UN maritime agency Ukraine: massive drone and missile attack reported: OHCHR
UN News Today 24 March 2026
Sudan: Hospital strike highlights surge in drone attacks on civiliansLifesaving medicines arrive for Lebanon’s strained healthcare systemHaiti’s criminal gangs expand their reach, police accused of executions
UN News Today 23 March 2026
• Strait of Hormuz impact still expanding, warns UNCTAD • UNICEF aid convoy reaches southern Lebanon communities in need• WMO warns of record ‘climate imbalance’
UN News Today 19 March 2026
UN chief Guterres urges end to war as regional crisis threatens to spiralHuman rights defenders in Colombia face relentless violence: OHCHRWomen and girls bear brunt of global water crisis UNESCO report finds
UN News Today 18 March 2026
Plight of Strait of Hormuz seafarers in spotlight at IMO meetingYemen appeal seeks $2 billion for 12 million people in need Forests hailed as renewable source of economic prosperity: FAO, UNDP
UN News Today 17 March 2026
Mid-East war prompts risk of most severe aid disruption since COVID - WFPLebanon’s displaced fear ‘targeted assassinations’, warns top aid official Afghanistan drug rehabilitation centre blast reaction from OHCHR
UN News Today 16 March 2026
Combating Islamophobia is about overcoming bigotry, says UN chiefMiddle East war: UN human rights office condemns killing of Palestinian Killing of Palestinians condemned in Gaza and occupied West Bank
UN News Today 13 March 2026
UN chief launches $308 million appeal for strife-hit LebanonMiddle East war: Women in Lebanon forced to give birth on roadsideSyria rights probe warns of ongoing serious violations across country
UN News Today 12 March 2026
UN maritime agency to hold emergency session on Gulf crisis: IMOIOM condemns deadly strike on Lebanon shelterUkraine: child deportations by Russia are crimes against humanity, says Human Rights Council independent probe
UN News Today 11 March 2026
Aid chief condemns use of drones in $1 billion-a-day Middle East war: OCHALebanon: UN ‘blue helmets’ are staying, says peacekeeping chiefUNICEF worker confirmed killed in DR Congo
UN News Today 10 March 2026
‘Black rain’ alert after oil depot strikes across Middle East: WHO, OHCHRGazans still forced to live hand-to-mouth, warns WFPUN rights chief issues South Sudan ceasefire call amid atrocities
UN News Today 09 March 2026
Middle East strikes on Iranian petrol stores prompts WHO alertCondemnation for latest occupied West Bank killings: UN rights officeRefugee women’s rights trail far behind men’s, warns UNHCR
UN News Today 06 March 2026
UN rights chief urges de-escalation as Middle East war spreadsLebanon suffering in spotlight amid Israeli evacuation ordersLifesaving relief for Gaza, Sudan, held up by supply chain crisis: WHO
UN News Today 05 March 2026
UN rights chief warns global inequality is deepeningObesity is ‘one of the greatest health problems of our time,’ says TedrosDomicide on the increase as conflicts proliferate, warns top rights expert
UN News Today 04 March 2026
Lebanon: families fleeing Israeli airstrikes have almost nothing - UNICEFNeeds remain immense in Gaza, warns OCHA Iran’s protesters face expedited death penalty, say independent rights experts
UN News Today 03 March 2026
Iran war: Emergency protocols in place amid supply chain slowdown - WFPRelief as key Gaza crossing set to reopen, aid teams say Afghanistan braces for further returns influx from Iran and Pakistan UNHCR
UN News Today 02 March 2026
Iran crisis: Nuclear watchdog urges restraint amid ongoing strikesCondemnation for Strait of Hormuz shipping attacksAfghanistan’s quake survivors still vulnerable, warns OCHA
UN News Today 27 February 2026
Epstein scandal highlights how women and girls are silenced: UN Human Rights chief Fears grow for Afghan civilians after reported Pakistan air strikesDenmark eradicates mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, HIV
UN News Today 26 February 2026
Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions: UN Human Rights chief urges talks Further risk of genocidal acts in Sudan, top rights probe warnsGaza suffering enormous, Türk tells Human Rights Council
UN News Today 25 February 2026
Organized crime and poor regulation to blame for toxic pollution scourge Ukraine war with Russia now driving school closures even far from front linesGeopolitical tensions hinder economic growth in Arab nations pursuing green energy shift
UN News Today 24 February 2026
Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters fifth yearSomalia alert as acute hunger doubles in a yearGaza’s children refuse to give up on their future
UN News Today 23 February 2026
Human Rights Council must resist geopolitical uncertainty: GuterresEnd the targeting of civilians in South Sudan violence, insists UN aid chiefDuterte pre-trial hearings underway at International Criminal Court
UN News Today 20 February 2026
Ukraine: Women continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing war Child trafficking by gangs severely threatens Haiti’s future Somalia: WFP warns funding cuts could stop food aid within weeks
UN News Today 19 February 2026
Sudan: UN fact-finding mission finds ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ in El Fasher Gaza: OHCHR warns of possible ethnic cleansing South Sudan: WFP scales up aid as conflict deepens hunger crisis
UN News Today 18 February 2026
Sudan: deadly drone strikes killed dozensAsia-Pacific: falling behind 88 per cent of their SDG targets by 2030UN plays tribute to civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson who passed away on Tuesday
UN News Today 17 February 2026
Conflict and instability are making pregnancy increasingly dangerous worldwide, warns WHOUkraine: Civilians face ongoing attacks as bitter winter conditions deepen sufferingUN Secretary-General’s message for Lunar New Year
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