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First Person: Surviving death row in Thailand
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167466
Published: May 10, 2026 12:00
A Thai woman who spent more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of drugs trafficking – including eight on death row – has told the UN how learning to sew helped her find meaning in life behind bars, and a job when she was released.
Nuclear energy in the Middle East: A realistic choice or a risk?
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167448
Published: May 9, 2026 12:00
As global electricity demand grows, so does the popularity of nuclear energy. In the Middle East, several countries are evaluating or advancing nuclear power projects, balancing weighty issues such as regional security, climatic conditions and…
Wider hantavirus outbreak risk is ‘absolutely low’, insists UN health agency
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167465
Published: May 8, 2026 12:00
The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from the…
‘Every Bird Counts:’ How city residents can help protect migratory birds
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167462
Published: May 8, 2026 12:00
Did you know that millions of birds may be migrating silently overhead right now as you read this – and you don’t even need to leave the house to see them?
Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167458
Published: May 7, 2026 12:00
A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is “not the start of another COVID pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167449
Published: May 6, 2026 12:00
It’s been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on board and sparked an international alert coordinated by the UN World Health…
Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167440
Published: May 5, 2026 12:00
Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out – although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167417
Published: May 4, 2026 12:00
Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN agencies, along with war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying…
Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167431
Published: May 3, 2026 12:00
Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167423
Published: May 2, 2026 12:00
Demining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said this week.
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/05/1167421
Published: May 1, 2026 12:00
The strain on food, fuel and aid systems worldwide continues as the Middle East crisis deepens. Rising oil prices, supply disruptions and mounting transport costs are affecting humanitarian operations and access to essential goods far beyond the region.…
Hormuz disruption deepens energy shock through vulnerable regions
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/04/1167411
Published: April 30, 2026 12:00
With no end in sight to the shipping stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz and as Brent crude oil prices hovered at around $118 in trading on Thursday, the prospect of running out of fuel, gas and more has focused attention in the world’s capitals on finding…
Central Asia celebrates 20 years as a nuclear-weapon-free zone
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/04/1167410
Published: April 30, 2026 12:00
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan was once the Soviet Union’s primary testing ground for nuclear weapons. Today, in an age of rising nuclear threats, the Semipalatinsk Treaty – which saw a group of Central Asian countries renounce nuclear weapons in 2006 – is more…
UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/04/1167403
Published: April 29, 2026 12:00
The UN’s top human rights official warned on Wednesday that Iranians’ rights are being eroded in “harsh and brutal ways,” citing a surge in executions, mass arrests and alleged abuses amid a widening crackdown on dissent during the ongoing conflict.
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/04/1167401
Published: April 29, 2026 12:00
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces 'horrific violence'
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/04/1167390
Published: April 28, 2026 12:00
Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in a catastrophic cycle of violence, hunger, and displacement – but this time, the world is failing to take notice.