News from the United Nations
- Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns July 13, 2026Some 3.7 million children under five in Afghanistan are at heightened risk of malnutrition due to food insecurity, poor diets and inadequate access to basic services as the peak season for life-threatening wasting looms.
- From NASA to the classroom: The engineer bringing AI to those left behind July 12, 2026Nia Jetter spent two decades building spacecraft and robots. Now she is trying to make sure the artificial intelligence revolution doesn't leave anyone behind.
- Reviving communities home by home in Gaza July 12, 2026Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own.
- UN chief urges Iran and US to ‘urgently resume negotiations’ as Gulf strikes escalate July 12, 2026Renewed strikes and counterstrikes between Iran and the United States in the Gulf region have raised fears of a return to all‑out war, with Washington denying Tehran’s claim that it had closed the crucial Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
- ‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza's search for the dead goes on July 11, 2026After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still be buried under the debris of homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
- Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change July 11, 2026From local communities to the global stage, a diverse group of young leaders from Thailand is helping shape conversations on public policy, climate action, inclusion, indigenous rights, disability access and youth wellbeing.
- New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities July 10, 2026In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
- South Sudan: UN acts ahead of drought to protect thousands July 10, 2026As drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
- World News in Brief: UN spotlights education aid solution, Sri Lanka prison violence, humanitarian aid to Venezuela July 10, 2026The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) urged international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps, warning in a Friday report that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children.
- Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support July 10, 2026At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UN’s gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday.