Indonesia and Guinea battle it out for the final place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games [Miguel Medina/AFP]
News from the United Nations
- El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO June 2, 2026The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the Pacific Ocean-warming phenomenon will bring above-average temperatures “nearly everywhere” and fuel more extreme weather.
- Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO June 2, 2026The UN health agency in Lebanon is verifying reports of strikes on a hospital in the southern city of Tyre on Monday, amid a concerning rise in attacks on healthcare in the country.
- UN deplores another wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine June 2, 2026Overnight attacks in three key cities in Ukraine have left several civilians dead, scores more injured, and homes, hospitals and shops destroyed or damaged, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday.
- UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support June 2, 2026As the world approaches nine years since the mass displacement of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has appealed to the international community not to abandon the 1.2 million refugees living in the country, most of them in camps in Cox’s Bazar.
- Lebanon: Families flee Beirut as Israel threatens renewed strikes on Hezbollah June 1, 2026As hostilities escalate in Lebanon despite a recent ceasefire extension, the United Nations continues to push for peace and support displaced civilians by providing food, protection and other assistance.
- From Libyan deserts to 3D-printed guns: The weapons that never go away June 1, 2026Years after conflicts fade from the headlines, the weapons used to fight them often continue to circulate – crossing borders, fuelling crime and undermining an often-fragile peace. Now, ghost guns, 3D-printed firearms and increasingly sophisticated trafficking networks are creating new challenges for governments worldwide.
- World News in Brief: Updates from Gaza, the West Bank and Afghanistan, UN development reforms, change at the top of WFP June 1, 2026Families in Gaza living on or near the so-called Yellow Line controlled by the Israeli military have told the UN they live in constant fear of being killed or injured.
- Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Lebanon as Israeli attacks casts pall over Iran-US negotiations June 1, 2026The Security Council meets late on Monday at France’s request, as concern grows over escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah amid warnings of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, and confusion over the status of US-Iran peace talks linked to the faltering ceasefires. Follow live here from New York.
- UN stresses the need for de-escalation in Ukraine war as attacks rise June 1, 2026The United Nations continues to warn against the dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine, a senior official told the Security Council on Monday, underlining the need for restraint and dialogue.
- DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurses discharged after full recovery June 1, 2026Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that sparked an international health alert.