Official news on Thursday, 22 October 2026
35 stories published by 16 official publishers on 22 October 2026, from UN and global, National, Devolved and state. Each links to the original and to a saved copy.
People named: Wes Streeting (2), Andy Burnham (2), Dan Jarvis (2), Katie White, Louise Haigh, Dame Angela Eagle, Angela Rayner, John Healey, Mr James Frith, Mr Douglas Alexander.
Countries named: Ukraine (2), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2), France (2), Somalia, Malawi, Rwanda, Nigeria, Nepal, South Sudan, Ethiopia.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- Closure of Mandate 'Must Never Be Confused with Resolution of Human Rights Violations’, Third Committee Hears, as Experts Warn of Discrimination, Barriers to Health, Justice
- As 3D-Printed Weapons Test Conventional-Arms Control, First Committee Calls for Stronger Tracing
- Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
- Continuity of care in Lita: A hospital transformed by the Ebola response
- Hope Kasamba: polio vaccinator, Malawi
- Improving dietary diversity for better health among children in Africa
- Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Rwanda’s Decriminalisation of Defamation, Raise Questions on Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and the Closure of Thousands of Places of Worship
- ‘Connect the dots’ between street protests and global turmoil, urges Guterres
- DR Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands
- Mothers get nearly eight times more paid leave than fathers – and women pay the price
- Nepal’s deadly glacier flood a ‘defining moment’ for the international community
- First human case of Shamonda virus reported in France as patient dies
- World News in Brief: Russian attacks intensify, UN team tours West Bank, ‘unlawful’ elderly deaths
- General Assembly, 22nd & 23rd Meetings (AM & PM) 22 October 2026
- At the border, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan strengthen Ebola surveillance
- WHO Ethiopia and Plan International Ethiopia champion girls’ leadership through Girls Takeover 2026 campaign
- Sixth Committee Considers Potential Rules Governing Expulsion of Foreigners, Responsibility of International Organizations
Level 6: National government
- Military planes and helicopters to fight wildfires from the sky
- Regulators unveil plans to simplify Senior Manager and Certification Regime
- Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – September 2026
- PM puts communities first in government investment rules shake up
- Chief of the General Staff's speech at the opening of Telford Gun Hall
- How to submit applications and complaints to the CAC
- Social media campaign urges Brits to get vaccinated for winter
- National energy security supported by new subsea cable factory
- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's speech at the opening of Telford Gun Hall
- Households encouraged to take small, simple steps to stay prepared in an emergency
- School Teachers’ Review Body remit letter: working conditions for 2027
- Latest weekly winter virus surveillance data
- CCTV appeal after Lancashire waste dumping
- Subsea cable saboteurs face jail and unlimited fines under new security crackdown
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- New lab means babies in Wales will be screened for more conditions
- First meeting of expert panel advising on new economic development agency for Wales
- Wales set to welcome historic Tour de France in Year of Cycling
- Cabinet Minister for Health and Care response to latest NHS Activity and Performance data: August and September 2026