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‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years | UN News

In a quiet hospital corridor in Kyiv, staff and volunteers push carts carrying steaming pots of chicken soup…
13 November 2026 Humanitarian Aid In a quiet hospital corridor in Kyiv…
For most people, a bowl of soup is unremarkable.

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Security Council LIVE: Fragile Gulf calm tested as threats to Hormuz shipping mount | UN News

Nearly nine months after Israeli and US strikes on Iran set off a regional war…
13 November 2026 Peace and Security Nearly nine months after Israeli and US strikes on Iran set off a regional…
Iran has all but closed the Strait of Hormuz, which carried a fifth of the world’s oil before the conflict.

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COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay | UN News

From emotional appeals for climate justice to high-stakes negotiations over billions of dollars…
Conference coverage By Laura Quinones in Antalya 13 November 2026 Climate and Environment From emotional appeals for climate justice…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that even tripling adaptation funding for vulnerable countries would meet less than a third…

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‘Lives are at stake’: Humanitarians call for swift entry of winter supplies in Gaza | UN News

Winter supplies must enter the Gaza Strip where “lives are at stake”…
13 November 2026 Humanitarian Aid Winter supplies must enter the Gaza Strip where “lives are at stake”…
“The devastating impact of the latest rainstorm in Gaza was preventable,” the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in the Occupied Palestinian…

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COP31: New initiative targets AI and reliable climate change information | UN News

New guidance has been issued to ensure that people everywhere can obtain credible climate change information from artificial intelligence (AI)…
13 November 2026 Climate and Environment New guidance has been issued to ensure that people everywhere can obtain credible climate…
The Priorities for Action on AI and Climate Information Integrity were launched at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Unrest fuelled by armed groups holds back response | UN News

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread amid repeated and ongoing deadly attacks…
By Daniel Johnson, Geneva 13 November 2026 Health The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues…
In an update, the UN Senior Ebola Response Coordinator, Julien Harneis…

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Six killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital | UN News

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on Wednesday night killed six people, injured 27 others and caused extensive damage.
12 November 2026 Peace and Security An Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on Wednesday night killed six people…
Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process ad interim…

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Aid is the ‘only hope’ for millions in Sudan, WFP chief warns, as funding cuts deepen hunger crisis | UN News

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new Executive Director has warned that funding cuts are worsening Sudan’s hunger crisis following his…
12 November 2026 Humanitarian Aid The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new Executive Director has warned that funding cuts are worsening…
Sudan is facing one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.

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New platform aims to get money moving before disaster strikes | UN News

UN agencies on Thursday launched a joint platform at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye…
12 November 2026 Climate and Environment UN agencies on Thursday launched a joint platform at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye…
“ Disasters are increasingly predictable, yet the financing needed to act ahead of them remains slow and fragmented ,” said…

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COP31: Cities rise up the climate agenda as leaders face demands for action | UN News

From flooded homes to melting Himalayan glaciers, the human cost of climate change took centre stage at COP31 on Thursday…
Conference coverage By Laura Quinones in Antalya 12 November 2026 Climate and Environment From flooded homes to melting Himalayan glaciers…
Resilient cities: Leaders hold a historic dialogue on housing, urban resilience and climate action.

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Kenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient discharged | UN News

Kenya began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak on Thursday…
12 November 2026 Health Kenya began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak on Thursday…
Authorities will now monitor the situation for 42 days before the country can be officially declared free of Ebola disease…

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Haiti: More than 1,000 killed between July and September, UN report reveals | UN News

More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti during the third quarter of this year…
12 November 2026 Peace and Security More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti during the third quarter of this…
Tweet URL It details bloody turf wars, sexual violence and other horrors…

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Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support | UN News

The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, expressed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza…
11 November 2026 Humanitarian Aid The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher…
“Foreign Ministers and partners have assured me of support…

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‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 | UN News

UN chief António Guterres called for a new global climate justice agreement at COP31 on Wednesday…
Conference coverage By Laura Quinones in Antalya 11 November 2026 Climate and Environment UN chief António Guterres called…
His appeal came as world leaders gathered in Antalya amid unresolved questions over climate finance and the future of fossil…

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From Japan to Rwanda, early warnings are saving lives – but millions remain unprotected | UN News

Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe, but for millions of people the warning never arrives…
11 November 2026 Climate and Environment Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe…
“ No one should lose their life simply because a warning came too late – or never came at all…

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Lebanon: Devastation awaits returnees as UN peacekeepers prepare exit | UN News

The situation in southern Lebanon remains volatile and extremely difficult for communities trying to rebuild their lives…
11 November 2026 Peace and Security The situation in southern Lebanon remains volatile and extremely difficult for communities trying…
Speaking to UN News from Naqoura in southern Lebanon, Kandice Ardiel…

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World News in Brief: Ending cholera by 2030 ‘within reach’, Haiti displacement and hunger, US human rights review rescheduled | UN News

Ending cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach…
10 November 2026 Health Ending cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach…
Last year was the deadliest for cholera since 1999, with almost 7,900 deaths, Dr.

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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo | UN News

Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since…
10 November 2026 Health Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic…
The cases were picked up at points of entry and control…

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Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening | UN News

Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region…
10 November 2026 Migrants and Refugees Violence in northern Nigeria is fueling a growing humanitarian crisis across the whole region…
Northern Nigeria has been experiencing multiple, overlapping security crises involving jihadist insurgencies, armed banditry, and farmer-herder conflicts…

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Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens | UN News

Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash remain in detention…
10 November 2026 Peace and Security Six journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the Egyptian fact-checking website Matsadash…
“ We are witnessing widening assaults on press freedom by Egyptian authorities, including the targeting…

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COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels | UN News

The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31…
Conference coverage By Laura Quinones in Antalya 10 November 2026 Climate and Environment The global energy transition took centre stage…
Beyond fossil fuels: Brazil presents a roadmap for the energy transition as the UN chief warns of the cost…

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Security Council LIVE: South Sudan’s first elections loom amid rising violence | UN News

With South Sudan just six weeks away from its first national elections since independence…
10 November 2026 Peace and Security With South Sudan just six weeks away from its first national elections since independence…
Ambassadors are expected to press for an inclusive process and credible polls, while civilians bear the brunt of fighting…

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When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data | UN News

Quality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action…
10 November 2026 Health Quality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action…
The study by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) finds that many countries on the continent are facing challenges…

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Sudan war: First ‘suicide’ drone attacks, now long-range strikes are the norm | UN News

Drones and drought are “closing in” on Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday…
By Daniel Johnson, Geneva 10 November 2026 Peace and Security Drones and drought are “closing in” on Sudan…
“It is an assault unlike anything Sudan has seen before.

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