Official news on Wednesday, 28 October 2026
62 stories published by 24 official publishers on 28 October 2026, from UN and global, National, Devolved and state. Each links to the original and to a saved copy.
People named: John Healey (11), Andy Burnham (4), Jonathan Reynolds (3), Mr Douglas Alexander (2), Stephen Kinnock (2), Heidi Alexander, Chris Bryant, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Nick Timothy, Luke Pollard.
Countries named: Ukraine (6), United States (3), Democratic Republic of the Congo (2), Afghanistan, Yemen, Armenia, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Poland.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- ‘The Future of Sudan’s People Cannot Be Built on Impunity’, Third Committee Hears, as Experts Warn of Deadly Repression in Iran, Afghanistan
- Sixth Committee Debate on International Law Commission Report Highlights Work on Official Immunity
- Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
- First Committee Approves 3 Draft Resolutions, 2 Decisions on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Outer Space is Vital in Tackling Disasters, Food Insecurity, Climate Change, Fourth Committee Says, Stressing the Need for Data Cooperation
- Decisions on Recruitment, Promotion Must Be ‘Transparent, Bias-Free’, Secretary-General Says in Anti-Racism Event
- Activities of Secretary-General in Armenia, 15-17 October
- General Assembly Adopts Resolution to Lift United States Embargo of Cuba
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- La Guinée équatoriale évalue ses capacités à prévenir, détecter et répondre aux urgences sanitaires
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Holds Panel Discussion on Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Development
- Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
- Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
- DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000
- Ending conflict is ‘number one thing’ to reduce world hunger, new WFP chief says
- Protecting the storytellers: Women journalists on the frontline of conflict
- Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid trapped between drones and incarceration
- UN human rights chief urges better protection of civilians in conflicts
- Backing for UN call to end Cuba embargo falls to 20-year low
- General Assembly, 28th Meeting (AM) 28 October 2026
- General Assembly, 28th Meeting (AM) 28 October 2026
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- Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: In Niania, dialogue transforms mistrust into community engagement
- First Committee Advances Broad Package of Nuclear Disarmament Texts
- With Conflicts Escalating Worldwide, Security Council Underscores Need to Protect Women, Girls, Include Them in Peace Negotiations
Level 6: National government
- LPC recommendations take the National Living Wage to £13.21
- What the Autumn Budget 2026 means for your energy bills
- Leeds station set for biggest transformation in a generation as government backs city’s growth with a £303 million upgrade
- UK boosts support to Ukraine with £10 billion package
- Budget 2026 speech
- Government and Rolls-Royce agree £2.5bn to build jet engines in the UK and create tens of thousands of jobs
- Budget 2026 Fact Sheet: Delivering for Every Region
- Further support for Ukraine
- Breathing space for Scottish families and businesses at Budget
- Breathing space for Northern Ireland families and businesses
- Making registration applications easier and more efficient
- 8/2026: Details of the Budget package and the multipliers for 2027/2028
- Increase of UK Export Finance cover limit for Ukraine
- Breathing space for Welsh families and businesses at Budget 2026
- Cutting electric vehicle charging costs
- Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee - October 2026
- How we protected the UK and space in September 2026
- British exporters to be given greater access to finance as UKEF strengthens support for Ukraine
- Budget 2026: Breathing space for Welsh families and businesses
- Prime Minister and Chancellor’s call with the President of Ukraine: 28 October 2026
- Budget 2026: Breathing space for today, hope for the future
- Monetary policy remit: Budget 2026
- MOD appoints its first Director General Innovation
- The Chancellor’s Letter to the National Wealth Fund
- Government letter to the British Business Bank
- Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee: Budget 2026
- Joint statement from Multilateral Defence Mechanism members
- Russia's war against Ukraine is costing more and achieving less: UK statement to the FSC
- Curfew and clean-up order for Cornwall waste criminal
- Lord Chancellor letter to Nick Timothy MP: October 2026
- Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Seoul
- Scottish Secretary welcomes apprenticeships at Navantia Fife yard
- 8th UK-Taiwan Energy Dialogue and 21st UK-Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference
- Chancellor abolishes standing charges on gas bills to make payments fairer
- RSH warns council to make fundamental changes for tenants
- UK engineering firm appointed to deliver major decommissioning project at Dungeness A