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.
- Despite hurdles, don’t give up on Sustainable Development Goals, UN urges July 13, 2026In a world of “parallel realities” where stark inequalities seemingly divide people and challenge the promise of multilateralism, the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to bring people together and help them achieve a better reality.
- Security Council LIVE: Top UN officials call for de-escalation in Yemen July 13, 2026As the UN chief’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, calls for swift de-escalation following reports of Saudi Arabian airstrikes and Iranian aircraft landing in the country, the Security Council’s emergency meeting at 3pm (local time) on Monday heard briefings from top officials on the latest humanitarian and political situation.
- Strait of Hormuz: UN agencies call for diplomacy to end attacks July 13, 2026As both Washington and Tehran claim to control the critical commercial shipping route through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, UN agencies on Monday are calling for de-escalation amid the recent spike in strikes in the region related to the US-Iran war.
- World News in Brief: Aid deliveries to Gaza restricted, UN prepares El Nino response, El Salvador eliminates disease July 13, 2026The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for greater humanitarian access to Gaza, warning that restrictions on aid deliveries, ongoing violence and funding shortages are severely limiting its ability to reach people in need.
- International Criminal Court ‘a critical cog’ in global justice efforts July 13, 2026The United Nations upheld the critical role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday in the global fight to end impunity for grave crimes, amid calls for it to be abolished.
- 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.
- 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.
- ‘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.