Weekly Graphic: Exports Drive Modest European Recovery
(click to enlarge) The European economy regained some momentum in the second quarter of 2026. Gross domestic product increased by 0.6 percent
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‘Money alone won’t get us there’: UN steps up aid for 12 forgotten crises
Getting aid to people in the world’s most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willing to help it reach those in dire need.
Daily Memo: US Sends More Assets to Middle East
Middle East reinforcement. The United States is reportedly sending 9,000 troops (including 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines) and the USS Theodore Roosevelt
Global life expectancy bounces back to near pre-pandemic levels, WHO says
People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Ukraine war ‘a human rights catastrophe’ that must end, says Türk
The war in Ukraine is a human rights catastrophe that is “growing and intensifying by the week” and threatening an even greater disaster across the region, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday...
Collective action needed to tackle global information crisis, UN-led dialogue hears
Governments, UN entities, civil society, media, academia and the private sector have called for stronger cooperation and practical action to respond to a rapidly changing global information landscape.
World News in Brief: Cycle of violence continues in Haiti, seafarer deaths off Somalia, food insecurity in the Middle East
Haitians remain in the grip of lethal gang violence as it continues to “adapt and expand”, the UN’s top rights official, Volker Türk, said on Friday.
China Just Made Trump’s Energy Dilemma Worse
Barely a week after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington in an effort to stabilize U.S.-China relations, Beijing
Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter
Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating consequences on Palestinians who urgently need them in the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organi...
‘I have not lost my dreams’: Refugee education funding cuts threaten millions
A teenage girl who fled war-torn Sudan for neighbouring Egypt and hopes to pursue a technology degree is an example of why countries must ensure that young refugees can continue to learn.
UN Member States weigh latest Security Council veto, this time on Iran
The General Assembly met on Thursday to examine the Security Council’s latest veto, cast by China and Russia over a United States-backed sanctions panel of experts on Iran nuclear facilities.