https://news.un.org/en/ en https://news.un.org/en/themes/custom/un_base_theme/images/un-emblem-for-rss.png https://news.un.org/en/ Global perspective Human stories United Nations Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:08:11 -0400 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168679 On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, unleashing a devastating storm surge that flooded homes, subways and tunnels, knocked out power and sparked deadly fires.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168679 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168696 Civilians in Sudan’s El Obeid live in constant fear of drone attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and of a wave of arbitrary arrests by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN-appointed independent investigators said on Wednesday.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168696 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168695 Youth-led protests against corruption and inequality in Serbia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Madagascar reflect a growing demand for reinforcing human rights around the world, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said at a press briefing on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168695 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168694 The UN General Assembly on Wednesday called for the 34th time for an end to the US economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba – but with the weakest backing for the resolution in two decades. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168694 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168693 Reducing conflict is the single most effective way to tackle global hunger, the new head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Luke Lindberg, said on Wednesday, noting that conflict drives two thirds of the acute food insecurity affecting 266 million people worldwide. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168693 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168691 As online abuse, gender-based attacks and impunity ramp up the threats to women reporting from crisis zones, journalists and UN leaders are calling for urgent action to protect those who document conflict.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168691 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168689 As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need for continued efforts to contain spread of the disease.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168689 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168688 Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a UN-partnered report warned on Wednesday. For the first time, more than seven in 10 fatalities were attributable to human-caused climate change. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168688 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168687 The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. But climate change has already reduced its capacity to absorb carbon by approximately six per cent, a new UN report warns ahead of the COP31 climate conference in November.   https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168687 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168686 The General Assembly opened its annual debate on the US economic embargo against Cuba on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 28 October, Member States will vote for the 34th time on a resolution calling for it to end. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168686 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168685 Families in Gaza are bracing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles, with transport suspended on Tuesday due to Israel’s closure of the key Kerem Shalom crossing for election day.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168685 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168684 From Gaza to Yemen, women and girls are facing ever greater dangers this year simply surviving in war zones. The Security Council meets Tuesday to debate the best way to improve security for women caught up in conflict. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168684 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168683 An estimated 66.5 million domestic workers – representing more than four out of five domestic workers worldwide – were informally employed in 2025, a new report by the UN’s labour organisation has found. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168683 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168682 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine’s population as Russian airstrikes intensify and humanitarian needs grow in advance of another bitterly cold winter. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168682 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168677 Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking in more long-term global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168677 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168676 Twenty people associated with Kenya’s first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease have been reunited with their families after being released from quarantine following completion of a mandatory 21-day monitoring period.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168676 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168674 Around 36,600 people have fled into northern Kenya following an uptick in fighting on the Ethiopian side of the border.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168674 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168672 Israel’s “aggressive operation” in the West Bank city of Hebron raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Monday, as the number of Palestinians forced from their homes passed 3,000 on the eve of Israeli elections. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168672 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168673 War is growing deadlier for women and girls, who accounted for one in four of the more than 37,000 civilians killed in armed conflict last year – double their share in 2021 – according to major UN report released Monday.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168673 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168670 Top human rights experts investigating Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine said on Monday that the Russian authorities had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking civilians and vital energy infrastructure, among other violations of international law. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168670 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168669 UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for dialogue and diplomacy to end the war between Iran and the United States in remarks on Monday to journalists in Cairo, Egypt.  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168669 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168667 The UN’s Ebola coordinator and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) have deplored the killing of a nurse working to halt the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168667 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168666 Air traffic delays cost billions and turn journeys into ordeals. Some countries are already proving that better coordination saves thousands of flying hours and cuts emissions – and the UN’s aviation agency wants the rest of the world to follow. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168666 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168663 When Tahani Al-Numeiri heard the first explosions in Khartoum, her hometown, war seemed so remote that she assumed they were celebrations from a nearby wedding. It was the morning of 15 April 2023, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had just turned their guns on the army. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168663 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168665 The United Nations celebrates its 81st anniversary on Saturday, highlighting more than eight decades of work to advance peace, human rights and development around the world. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168665 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168664 The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, called on Friday for a swift return of inspectors to Iran, warning of growing fragility in the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168664 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168662 The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-confessed fan of K-pop sensation ENHYPEN and this week, he got the chance to tell them so in person. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168662 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168660 The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168660 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168661 UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday strongly condemned an escalation in drone strikes across Sudan this month, which killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds more in the first three weeks of October alone. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168661 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168657 A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168657 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 UN News - Global perspective Human stories