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NewsAfter four years of destruction and the coldest winter yet, UNHCR’s Salih urges support for Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine, 20 February 2026 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, today urged sustained international solidarity and stronger support for Ukrainians ...
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NewsUkraine: Four years of war leaves displaced on the brink
Note: Ukraine marks four years of full-scale war on Tuesday 24 February 2026. The below press release from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warns that displaced ...
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NewsUN launches first global AI panel to help the world “separate facts from fakes, science from slop”
New York, 4 February 2026 – The United Nations has launched what it calls a first global panel of 40 distinguished individuals working independently from ...
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NewsThe World Health Organization seeks US$ 1 billion to respond to emergencies in nearly a dozen countries
Geneva, 3 February 2026 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an appeal for nearly US$ 1 billion which it said would allow it ...
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NewsUpdate: Record numbers of government and organization leaders attended the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters
Note: The World Economic Forum ended its annual meeting (19-23 January) attended by close to 3,000 leaders from across regions, sectors and generations from 130 ...
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NewsUN vows to continue to deliver on its mandates despite US withdrawal from scores of organizations
New York, 8 January 2026 – The United Nations will continue to implement mandates given by its member states regardless of a decision by the ...
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NewsGlobal economy shows resilience, but trade tensions and fiscal strains cloud outlook, UN warns
Note: Geopolitical risks, policy uncertainty and fiscal challenges continue to cloud the global economic outlook. In 2025, a sharp rise in United States tariffs unsettled ...
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NewsUN Chief issues New Year’s call to world leaders: “Get serious. Choose planet and people over pain.”
New York, 29 December 2025 — Opening the year with an urgent appeal, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders today to get “priorities ...
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NewsLatest food security report confirms fears of deepening hunger crisis in Afghanistan as winter sets in
Note: The World Food Programme has issued its latest report on the food security situation in Afghanistan, where the rate of hunger is soaring to ...
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NewsGlobal summit on traditional medicine seeks to advance evidence and data to inform policies: WHO
Geneva/New York, 14 December 2025 – With growing number of people worldwide now using traditional medicine when they cannot afford regular health services, the World ...
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News2026: Millions in need will not get aid unless global solidarity revived
Oslo, 8 December 2025 – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a press release that highlights fear that the lack of funding means that millions of ...
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NewsRebuilding Multilateralism: Europe’s Role in UN Reform
Note: The European Centre for Socio-Economic, Technological and Environmental Research has announced the conference “Rebuilding Multilateralism: Europe’s Role in UN Reform.” The conference on 3 ...
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