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Worsening clashes in DR Congo hamper Ebola emergency response Funding shortages threaten clean water access in Zaatari refugee camp UNICEFForest and landscape restoration vital to resist development shocks

Yemen violence deepens concerns over child hunger crisis: UNICEFSudan aid support hindered by lack of funding: FAOSouth Hebron demolitions heighten ethnic cleansing fears: OHCHR

Yemen: deepening conflict and appalling impact on civilians; OHCHRGaza’s economic collapse has wiped out decades of development: UNCTADColombia’s new drug laws risk deepening discrimination: Human Rights Council

DRC Ebola deaths well over 3,700, young children at most risk Hunger and malnutrition fears in Somalia: WFPForced sterilisation of Indigenous people called out: Human Rights Council

Guterres calls for a UN strong enough to build world as it should be 130,000 now displaced by Yemen violence UNHCRNicaragua: democracy ‘dismantled’, political opponents disappeared: OHCHR

Ebola vaccine trial gets under way in DR Congo Venezuela: repressive apparatus ‘has remained entirely intact’ ‘Nowhere is safe’ in Russia, independent rights expert insists

Yemen escalation continues to force thousands from homes: agenciesSexual violence by Russian forces is widespread against Ukraine prisoners: OHCHR monitors Sudan emergency relief pipeline will run out in less than two weeks - IOM 

Yemen escalation forces 57,000 children from homes: UNICEF The world must wake up to water cycle changes: WMO‘Entire’ human rights treaty body system risks crumbling, UN warns

SG’s report on reprisals against human rights activists covers 32 countriesStop attacking merchant ships and seafarers, says IMO chiefFamilies feared buried in Gaza building collapse: OCHAAI’s role in ‘denialism’ trend must be countered by truth, says rights expert: HRC63 

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still needs massive funding boost to contain deadly spread – OCHA, WHOSuper El Niño already causing more misery in South Sudan: WFPBelarus criminal justice system weaponized to crush dissent, says Human Rights Council

Escalating fighting displaces thousands in YemenUN stands with the families of 9/11 victimsNew report examines evolution of terrorist propaganda

Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’: Human Rights expertsClimate disasters disrupt schooling for 171 million children in 2025, warns UNICEF Independent rights experts pay tribute to 9/11 victims but say some counter-terrorism measures were “unnecessary and disproportionate”

Attacks on education worldwide have never been higher warns Education Cannot WaitAfghanistan: plight of the country’s people is going from bad to worse, says UN human rights chief DR Congo Ebola response gets $225 million US boost

In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to surviveSudan war: summary killings and sex attacks ongoingWHO warns tobacco use can (seriously) undermine fertility

Human Rights Council adds impetus to calls for end to Sudan warAI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’Wildfires linked to above-average air pollution across Spain, Canada, Africa: WMO

Ukraine: Warehouse attacks put medical aid at risk, WHO warns UN and partners seek nearly $50 million for NepalWest Bank: Report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps

El Niño likely to impact weather patterns into 2027Iran draft legislation could lead to more journalists jailed: Rights investigatorsInfrastructure destruction caused by the recent floods in Nepal raises risk of disease outbreaks

Global warming likely to reach 1.8°C above pre-industrial levelsFloods on the Nepal-Tibet border leave 2.2 million tonnes of debrisExperts urge US to end strikes on alleged drug boats

More than 1,000 now dead after Nepal-Tibet floodsWFP forced to cut food assistance in West BankIOM helps administer nearly 13,800 measles vaccines in Yemen

Secretary-General calls for action towards racial equalityUN committee urges collective effort on reparationsSenior UN official attends Pacific forum in Palau

Nepal: Humanitarian situation remains dire as rescues persistLebanon: Civilians face difficulties returning homeIMO: Six-thousand seafarers remain trapped in Strait of Hormuz

Nepal disaster: Amid massive destruction, aid teams contribute to response DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Most under-5s succumb to the deadly disease – WHOSouth Africa: 50,000 migrants displaced amid surge in racist hate crimes

Ukraine: At least 3,900 children killed or injured since start of Russian full-scale invasion - UNICEF African nations pledge to train three million health workers - WHO It’s time to tackle the $1 trillion cost of land degradation: UN deputy chief 

Joint UN-Red Cross appeal for stricter controls on autonomous weapons Afghanistan nutrition emergency leaves 3.7 million suffering from wasting - UNICEFRed Sea pirates: Release all captive seafarers immediately, insists IMO chief

Lebanese people struggle to return home amid ‘systematic’ destruction: UNIFIL100 days into DRC Ebola outbreak, deadly toll continues to climb: WHOSudan war: $22 million education investment for 200,000 children – Education Cannot Wait 

DRC Ebola outbreak spreading ‘exponentially’ OCHA Somalia’s children are first to suffer in latest round of funding cuts: UNICEFColombia earthquake: 1.2 million need aid as some communities remain out of reach

DRC receives 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as Bundibugyo outbreak spreadsAtrocity crime risks are converging in South Sudan, warns Human Rights Council panel Children account for half of mpox infections in Guinea-Bissau's first outbreak 

Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensifyZambia elections: UN human rights chief’s concern over opposition arrestsChad: mass vaccination boost to confront cholera outbreak –UNICEF

Ebola outbreak responders highlight key role of motorbike riders - WHOLebanon: 860,000 return home to ruined homes and without basic services - UNHCRGaza: Just three per cent of cropland is fit for farming – FAO, UNOSAT

Yemen: alarm at escalating clashes: OHCHR Ebola outbreak is largest DR Congo has ever faced: WHOBiological Weapons Convention talks mull verification measures 

Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone - UNFPASouth Sudan funding cuts threaten aid to more than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers Healthcare attacks scourge having an immediate and lasting impact on patient care: WHO

Settler siege of Palestinian families marks now low, says OHCHRAfghanistan: Education ban for girls is hardest to bearMyanmar: WFP warns monsoon flooding could make hunger crisis worse

UN maritime agency condemns deadly attack on Red Sea shipAfghanistan: Harsh reality of five years of Taliban rule – UN WomenWHO stands by vaccination policy benefits for children

Myanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians Colombia earthquake update - OCHA, WHO Ebola outbreak passes grim new threshold with 2,000 dead

Ukraine: UNICEF highlights war’s psychological toll on youngstersDR Congo: Ebola response hamstrung by lack of healthcare facilities - WHOLack of accountability into abuse in Afghanistan: UNAMA

Food prices edged up in July amid heatwaves and energy price hikes - FAO  Hormuz crisis: UN maritime agency stresses 'day after' needs for trapped seafarers  UN rights chief Türk stands up for transitional justice amid attacks on international law 

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Agencies on high alert in displacement campsGaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’Guatemala: El Niño coupled with lean season driving 3.2 million people into acute food insecurity - IPC

Strengthening El Niño set to significantly worsen food insecurity into 2027 – WFP  UN’s Türk says he’s alarmed at a sharp rise in executions and death sentences in Iran  Trapped shipping in Strait of Hormuz is an ecological timebomb - IMO  

Unprecedented levels of child hunger in Afghanistan: WFP DR Congo: Ebola Bundibugyo treatment trials update: WHO Hormuz crunch caused 95 pc drop in natural gas exports: ITC

DR Congo: New treatment centre set to open doors to Ebola patients: OCHA Gaza’s families still struggling with massive food shortages: WFPSudan drone strike in North Darfur highlights huge needs @UNFPA 

UNICEF urges protection after another child killed in IranWorld must take preventive action on El Niño, says WMOWHO: Climate change increases health risks of wildfire smoke

Prevention is the best defence against the wildfire crisis, says UNUN rights chief denounces a further crackdown on dissent in UgandaAfghans returning from neighbouring countries face heightened trafficking risks

DR Congo: WFP increases food aid as Ebola outbreak widensShrinking student population creates new challenges in Latin AmericaSudan: Children bear brunt of violence, UNICEF warns

UN peace coordinator urges Security Council to act on Gaza, West BankMany scam callers victims of human trafficking: IOMNepal: School lunch programme improves millions of lives

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 

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

‘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

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  

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  

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

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 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

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  

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

Ukraine aid chief condemns deadly attack on KyivMilitary strikes and maritime incidents threaten fragile Gulf ceasefireConflict and shrinking aid push Nigeria into hunger crisis

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 

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

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

 

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

Venezuela quake latest - OCHA and partnersUkraine's front-line communities' desperation - OHCHR Migration agency helped nearly 18 million people worldwide in 2025 - IOM

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

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 

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

Gaza ceasefire ‘a cruel and deadly illusion’Ebola poses high risk to displaced communities in DR Congo UN celebrates valuable refugee contributions to society

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

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

‘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 

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 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

Global refugee numbers drop for first time in a decadeTransboundary animal diseases threaten livelihoodsHeatwaves in Europe are becoming a recurring public health crisis

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 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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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 

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

Healthcare in Gaza crippled by severe shortage of medical suppliesAid operations disrupted as civilian toll rises in UkraineUN warns against forced returns to Afghanistan

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza amid ceasefire delaysAfghanistan ruling erodes women’s rightsResponse to Ebola outbreak ramps up

 

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

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

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 

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

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 human rights chief condemns Nigeria marketplace bombingsUkraine: attack on aid convoy reaching vulnerable communities - WFP Gaza police increasingly targeted by Israeli military, alleges OHCHR

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 

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)

‘Alarming increase’ in enforced disappearances, warns GuterresSouth Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities in Jonglei State cut off by warGaza: Another strike on UNRWA school sheltering displaced families