News from the United Nations

• UN warns West Bank settler violence hits ‘all-time high’ as calls grow to end occupation July 29, 2026
  Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlements while settlers and Israeli security forces have “often” acted together to attack local Palestinian communities, the UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Wednesday.
• Hunger hampers Ebola response as cases top 3,200 in DR Congo July 29, 2026
  The UN emergency food agency appealed for immediate funding on Wednesday, warning that deepening hunger is undermining the response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has now infected more than 3,200 people.
• Cyprus: Guterres calls for renewed trust and a new meeting on the way forward July 29, 2026
  The United Nations Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust between its two communities. 
• Security Council LIVE: Updates on Gaza, West Bank amid regional tensions July 28, 2026
  Regional tensions are mounting as the US-Iran war continues and a rising number of Israeli attacks are threatening Gaza’s fragile October ceasefire that ended two years of war with Hamas. Security Council members heard briefings followed by an open debate on Tuesday. UN News app users click here for live coverage.
• Forced online scams: IOM warns trafficking networks are booming July 28, 2026
  A job advert can hide a criminal network, and a single click can lead to a nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked every year on the promise of legitimate work abroad, only to be held captive and forced into online scam operations.
• A hijab inspection, a slap, a warning letter: Inside three months of Taliban rule July 28, 2026
  A woman is stopped for buying groceries alone. The shopkeeper who served her is slapped and hauled in for questioning. A teacher is turned away from her own classroom for wearing the wrong cloak.  
• HIV, hepatitis, STI gains at risk as funding falls, WHO warns July 28, 2026
  Years of progress in tackling HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at risk of stalling, leaving millions of people without access to life-saving prevention, testing and treatment, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
• Climate alarm ‘blaring from every direction’ July 28, 2026
  Climate-driven disasters are reaching “nightmare proportions” due to humanity’s “addiction” to fossil fuels, a top UN official warned on Tuesday.
• Mount Olympus and D-Day beaches among new World Heritage Sites July 28, 2026
  From the peaks of Mount Olympus in Greece to the shores of the “D-Day” beaches in France, 25 cultural or natural landmarks from across the globe have been newly inscribed on the World Heritage List, updated annually by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
• Cyberattacks and the digital divide are creating new barriers to HIV services July 27, 2026
  Cyberattacks, data breaches, online harassment and other forms of technology-facilitated violence are becoming significant obstacles to HIV prevention and treatment, according to a UNAIDS specialist who says digital security has become inseparable from the fight against the epidemic itself.