UN News Today

UN News Today

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Viimeisin 17.09.2026

Daily news bulletin from the United Nations, covering global affairs and UN activities. Each episode provides a concise roundup of key developments and stories from around the world. The podcast is produced by the United Nations and features music by Joachim Harris.

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  • UN News Today 17 September 2026 17.09.2026 4min
    Yemen escalation forces 57,000 children from homes: UNICEF The world must wake up to water cycle changes: WMO‘Entire’ human rights treaty body system risks crumbling, UN warns
  • UN News Today 16 September 2026 16.09.2026 6min
    SG’s report on reprisals against human rights activists covers 32 countriesStop attacking merchant ships and seafarers, says IMO chiefFamilies feared buried in Gaza building collapse: OCHAAI’s role in ‘denialism’ trend must be countered by truth, says rights expert: HRC63 
  • UN News Today 15 September 2026 15.09.2026 5min
    DR Congo: Ebola outbreak still needs massive funding boost to contain deadly spread – OCHA, WHOSuper El Niño already causing more misery in South Sudan: WFPBelarus criminal justice system weaponized to crush dissent, says Human Rights Council
  • UN News Today 14 September 2026 14.09.2026 4min
    ‘Alarming increase’ in enforced disappearances, warns GuterresSouth Sudan: UNICEF reaches communities in Jonglei State cut off by warGaza: Another strike on UNRWA school sheltering displaced families
  • UN News Today 11 September 2026 11.09.2026 3min
    Escalating fighting displaces thousands in YemenUN stands with the families of 9/11 victimsNew report examines evolution of terrorist propaganda
  • UN News Today 10 September 2026 10.09.2026 4min
    Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’: Human Rights expertsClimate disasters disrupt schooling for 171 million children in 2025, warns UNICEF Independent rights experts pay tribute to 9/11 victims but say some counter-terrorism measures were “unnecessary and disproportionate”
  • UN News Today 09 September 2026 09.09.2026 4min
    Attacks on education worldwide have never been higher warns Education Cannot WaitAfghanistan: plight of the country’s people is going from bad to worse, says UN human rights chief DR Congo Ebola response gets $225 million US boost
  • UN News Today 08 September 2026 08.09.2026 4min
    In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to surviveSudan war: summary killings and sex attacks ongoingWHO warns tobacco use can (seriously) undermine fertility
  • UN News Today 07 September 2026 07.09.2026 4min
    Human Rights Council adds impetus to calls for end to Sudan warAI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’Wildfires linked to above-average air pollution across Spain, Canada, Africa: WMO
  • UN News Today 04 September 2026 04.09.2026 4min
    Ukraine: Warehouse attacks put medical aid at risk, WHO warns UN and partners seek nearly $50 million for NepalWest Bank: Report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps
  • UN News Today 03 September 2026 03.09.2026 4min
    El Niño likely to impact weather patterns into 2027Iran draft legislation could lead to more journalists jailed: Rights investigatorsInfrastructure destruction caused by the recent floods in Nepal raises risk of disease outbreaks
  • UN News Today 02 September 2026 02.09.2026 4min
    Global warming likely to reach 1.8°C above pre-industrial levelsFloods on the Nepal-Tibet border leave 2.2 million tonnes of debrisExperts urge US to end strikes on alleged drug boats
  • UN News Today 01 September 2026 01.09.2026 5min
    More than 1,000 now dead after Nepal-Tibet floodsWFP forced to cut food assistance in West BankIOM helps administer nearly 13,800 measles vaccines in Yemen
  • UN News Today 31 August 2026 31.08.2026 5min
    Secretary-General calls for action towards racial equalityUN committee urges collective effort on reparationsSenior UN official attends Pacific forum in Palau
  • UN News Today 28 August 2026 28.08.2026 5min
    Nepal: Humanitarian situation remains dire as rescues persistLebanon: Civilians face difficulties returning homeIMO: Six-thousand seafarers remain trapped in Strait of Hormuz
  • UN News Today 27 August 2026 27.08.2026 4min
    Nepal disaster: Amid massive destruction, aid teams contribute to response DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Most under-5s succumb to the deadly disease – WHOSouth Africa: 50,000 migrants displaced amid surge in racist hate crimes
  • UN News Today 26 August 2026 26.08.2026 5min
    Ukraine: At least 3,900 children killed or injured since start of Russian full-scale invasion - UNICEF African nations pledge to train three million health workers - WHO It’s time to tackle the $1 trillion cost of land degradation: UN deputy chief 
  • UN News Today 25 August 2026 25.08.2026 4min
    Joint UN-Red Cross appeal for stricter controls on autonomous weapons Afghanistan nutrition emergency leaves 3.7 million suffering from wasting - UNICEFRed Sea pirates: Release all captive seafarers immediately, insists IMO chief
  • UN News Today 24 August 2026 24.08.2026 4min
    Lebanese people struggle to return home amid ‘systematic’ destruction: UNIFIL100 days into DRC Ebola outbreak, deadly toll continues to climb: WHOSudan war: $22 million education investment for 200,000 children – Education Cannot Wait 
  • UN News Today 21 August 2026 21.08.2026 4min
    DRC Ebola outbreak spreading ‘exponentially’ OCHA Somalia’s children are first to suffer in latest round of funding cuts: UNICEFColombia earthquake: 1.2 million need aid as some communities remain out of reach

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