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January 23, 2026 7:23 PM
The U.N. human rights chief urged the Trump administration on Friday to ensure that its migration policies respect individual rights and international law, citing concerns over arbitrary and unlawful arrests and detentions. "Individuals are being su...
January 23, 2026 4:18 PM
A U.N.-backed security force deployed to Haiti to help local police fight off armed gangs that have taken over much of the country should get more troops in April and reach full strength by summer, the U.N.'s special envoy for Haiti said on Thursday....
January 23, 2026 4:08 PM
Nearly 35 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger this year, including 3 million children facing severe malnutrition, the United Nations said on Thursday, following the collapse of global aid budgets. Speaking at the launch of the 2026 humanitarian ...
January 23, 2026 10:58 AM
The United Nations said on Thursday it was taking management responsibility for vast camps in Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children associated with Islamic State, after the rapid collapse of Kurdish-led forces who guarded them for yea...
January 20, 2026 3:09 PM
The United Nations Development Programme will move close to 400 staff from its New York headquarters to Germany and Spain, it said late on Monday, following funding cuts by the United States. "The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evo...
January 19, 2026 10:17 PM
The U.N. warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is worsening and that gains made to tackle malnutrition and health would go into reverse due to funding cuts. "We are expecting things to be much worse in 2026," Julien Harneis, U.N....
January 18, 2026 8:19 PM
A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, providing countries with a legally binding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by ...
January 16, 2026 6:52 PM
Thousands of people in Nigeria's strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday. Aroun...
January 15, 2026 7:02 PM
A new United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. The president of the 193-member General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, asked countries on Wednesday to nominate candidates by April 1, s...
January 8, 2026 3:20 PM
A United Nations (UN) report has projected India’s GDP growth at a robust 6.6 per cent in 2026, even as global economic growth is expected to slow to 2.7 per cent due to geopolitical risks and policy uncertainty. “Strong demand in major markets ...
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