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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues
- UN News
The strain on food, fuel and aid systems worldwide continues as the the Middle East crisis deepens. Rising oil prices, supply disruptions and mounting transport costs are affecting humanitarian operations and access to essential goods far beyond the region. Stay with us this Friday for live updates.
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
- UN News
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 war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying to do their job. The aim is to get a better understanding about what press freedom means in practice and why it is worth defending. Thanks for joining us.
World News in Brief: Displacement in South Sudan, fraud centres in the Philippines, new migration patterns in Latin America
- UN News
In South Sudan, the UN aid coordination office [OCHA] reported on Thursday that conflict and flooding continue to drive displacement and food insecurity higher throughout the country.
Lebanon strikes deepen crisis as hunger rises and conditions worsen in Gaza
- UN News
At least nine people were reported to have been killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as ongoing hostilities continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians and drive a worsening humanitarian crisis marked by rising hunger and strained public services.
DPRK Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council
- UN News
The continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development by The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain “a matter of serious concern,” the UN’s political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Hormuz crisis strangling global economy, Guterres warns, demanding solutions to end stalemate
- UN News
The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions into poverty, trigger a surge in global hunger and even tip the world towards recession, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday.
Central Asia celebrates 20 years as a nuclear-weapon-free zone
- UN News
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan was once the Soviet Union’s primary testing ground for nuclear weapons. Today, in an age of rising nuclear threats, the Semipalatinsk Treaty – which saw a group of Central Asian countries renounce nuclear weapons in 2006 – is more relevant than ever.
2015 nuclear deal ‘no basis’ for any new agreement with Iran
- UN News
The 2015 nuclear accord with Iran cannot be the starting point for a new agreement with the country, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday in New York.
World News in Brief: Europe warming twice as fast, acute hunger in Lebanon, peacekeepers deployed in Congo
- UN News
New data shows record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic last year, with glaciers shrinking and snow cover declining, according to the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict
- UN News
The UN’s top human rights official warned on Wednesday that Iranians’ rights are being eroded in “harsh and brutal ways,” citing a surge in executions, mass arrests and alleged abuses amid a widening crackdown on dissent during the ongoing conflict.
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