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World News in Brief: Children at risk in South Sudan, Balochistan attacks, summit backs boost for undersea cable security

·February 4, 2026·2 min read

Clashes in Jonglei state since the start of 2026 have displaced at least 250,000 people, mainly in the north and centre of the state, cutting families off from lifesaving care in areas already suffering some of the highest malnutrition rates in the country. Deadly risks “We are extremely concerned for women...

World News in Brief: IOM warning for Sudan returnees, Nipah virus alert for India, food security in Afghanistan

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·January 30, 2026·2 min read

They did so despite extensive damage to housing, basic services, vital infrastructure, and an uncertain future. The highest number of returns were recorded in Khartoum State, where more than 1.3 million people have made the journey home, followed by nearby Aj Jazirah State, according to IOM’s latest data. Pockets of...

Yemen: Security Council votes on final extension of Hudaydah Mission

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·January 29, 2026·1 min read

Resolution 2813 (2026), submitted by the United Kingdom, received 13 votes in favour and none against. Two countries – China and Russia – abstained. It calls for the effective, efficient and safe drawdown of the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), as well as planning and preparation for transitioning any residual functions to the Office...

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate as Middle East crises mount

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·January 28, 2026·1 min read

The UN Security Council is holding a high-level open debate on the Middle East which is expected to focus on the Gaza peace plan – including the role of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace – the continuing humanitarian crisis in the enclave and turmoil in the West Bank and...

Limited access restored to Syria’s Al Hol camp amid security concerns

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·January 24, 2026·1 min read

Briefing reporters in New York, Farhan Haq said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, was able to access the camp on Friday together with Syrian Government officials and establish contact with some residents. Essential supplies have also resumed. Al Hol is one of the region’s largest displacement sites, housing tens of...

Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council

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·January 20, 2026·4 min read

Briefing ambassadors, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the situation in Darfur had “darkened even further,” with civilians subjected to what she described as collective torture amid a widening war between Sudan’s rival military forces. “The picture that is emerging is appalling: organised, widespread, mass criminality including mass executions,”...

Security Council LIVE: UN raises alarm over deadly Iran protests and ‘possible military strikes’

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·January 16, 2026·1 min read

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York in emergency session on Iran, amid escalating concern over reports that hundreds have been killed during weeks of nationwide anti-government protests. The meeting was requested by the United States. Demonstrations that began in late December, fuelled by soaring inflation, rising food prices...

Security Council LIVE: ‘The power of the law must prevail,’ says Guterres

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·January 5, 2026·1 min read

The Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to address the US rendition of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, a move that has sent shockwaves through the region and beyond. The UN chief António Guterres told ambassadors there must be respect for national sovereignty, “political independence...

Security Council: New faces, old tensions as five nations take their seats

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·January 4, 2026·4 min read

Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia have begun two-year terms as non-permanent members, replacing Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, whose terms ended last month. They join the other five non-permanent members – Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia – who...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Briefing on threats to international peace and security

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·December 30, 2025·1 min read

The UN Security Council meets today to hear a briefing on threats to international peace and security following Israel’s recent recognition of the northern region of Somalia as an independent and sovereign state. Follow live below and UN News app users can click here and go here for all our...

UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff

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·December 26, 2025·4 min read

Briefing ambassadors on Tuesday, UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that US military presence and operations off Venezuela’s coast have expanded since the Council last discussed the issue in October, further heightening tensions. The United States has described its expanded military deployment as part of what it calls a “non-international...

Security Council remains divided over Iran nuclear programme, sanctions stay in place

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·December 25, 2025·2 min read

“Despite intensified diplomatic efforts during the second half of 2025, there was no agreement on the way forward regarding the Iran nuclear programme,” concluded the UN’s chief diplomat, Rosemary DiCarlo. Ms. DiCarlo – the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs – reminded the Council that the best option for...