World news
We share the latest publications of the major organizations working for children. Each article links to its official source. Updated automatically every hour.
October 2, 2026
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell concluded a visit to Lebanon today, calling for urgent action to protect children from the ongoing impact of conflict and economic crisis and to place their rights and needs at the centre of the country’s recovery.…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteOctober 1, 2026
A drone strike on the Al Mina Al Bari shelter for internally displaced people in Al Obeid, in Sudan’s North Kordofan State, late last night reportedly killed one boy and injured 12 children, including five boys and seven girls. “Children and families in Al…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteOctober 1, 2026
“UNICEF is deeply concerned by the escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia and the impact on children and their families. “UNICEF is aware of reports of children being injured or killed, and residential areas and public facilities damaged. “UNICEF urges…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteOctober 1, 2026
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell was in Syria for a three-day visit, calling for children to be placed at the centre of the country’s recovery as families return home. With millions of Syrians returning home, Russell highlighted support for children…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteSeptember 30, 2026
"UNICEF is deeply concerned by reports that children have been killed and injured in recent clashes in Baidoa, South West State of Somalia. Reports also indicate that a health facility has been damaged. "Children are once again bearing the heaviest burden of…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteSeptember 30, 2026
Four in five households in Lebanon are struggling to afford basic necessities as conflict compounds years of economic crisis, pushing children into hunger, out of education and into work, UNICEF warned today. A new UNICEF report, An Enduring Nightmare, reveals…
Read the article on the UNICEF websiteOctober 12, 2026
The Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response provides a strong reaffirmation of the global solidarity and commitment needed to protect future generations from the devastating impacts of pandemics.
Read the article on the WHO websiteOctober 12, 2026
WHO launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path towards a world where every country can detect and understand emerging health threats within 24 hours of their appearance by 2030.
Read the article on the WHO websiteOctober 9, 2026
WHO has released a new guide to support countries in shifting away from institutionalized mental health care models focused on long-term stays in psychiatric hospitals towards person-centred care in the community that respect people’s rights and choices.
Read the article on the WHO websiteOctober 8, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners today launched a new global roadmap to tackle hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia, which affect millions of women every year.
Read the article on the WHO websiteOctober 7, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first guidelines addressing the sharp rise in obesity among children and adolescents, setting out how health systems and health workers can deliver timely, evidence-based and people-centred care.
Read the article on the WHO websiteSeptember 30, 2026
To help host countries and event organizers better anticipate and manage heat-related health risks, WHO is releasing a new set of resources under the title Prevention and management of heat-related illness at mass gatherings, building on evidence synthesized…
Read the article on the WHO websiteOctober 9, 2026
A suspected drone strike has left at least 40 dead in Sudan’s Blue Nile State – near the Ethiopian border - according to initial reports from the ground, according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric. Most of the casualties were women and girls.
Read the article on the UN News websiteOctober 8, 2026
Afghan women and girls are being arrested, detained and threatened with arrest by Taliban authorities, the UN warned on Thursday as record numbers of returnees struggle to rebuild their lives back home.
Read the article on the UN News websiteOctober 7, 2026
New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter.
Read the article on the UN News websiteOctober 5, 2026
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity.
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 28, 2026
“No country is free of racism.” That warning from US youth activist Marley Dias set the tone on Monday as UN Member States reinvigorated global efforts against racism, discrimination and xenophobia with a new declaration.
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 28, 2026
Support for water and sanitation at the biggest camp in the world for Syrian refugees is under threat from a lack of funding – combined with the impact of climate change – the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday.
Read the article on the UN News websiteOctober 6, 2026
For a long time, launching something beyond Earth was reserved for a relatively small number of national space programmes. That is changing.
Read the article on the UN News websiteOctober 4, 2026
Right after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, UNOOSA, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, was established and has since been monitoring developments across more than 77 successful lunar missions and other journeys while also taking a lead role in…
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 22, 2026
A new academic year is underway in many countries across the world, yet millions of children still attend schools where the water is unsafe to drink, toilets are unusable and there is nowhere to properly wash their hands.
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 21, 2026
The world's first scientific body on artificial intelligence (AI) called on Monday for safeguards to be adapted as current firewalls are “unravelling”.
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 17, 2026
The UN Secretary-General has called for concerted action by governments, technology companies and civil society to stamp out hate speech, emphasizing that “its toxic message is spreading fast and striking deep”.
Read the article on the UN News websiteSeptember 15, 2026
When UNICEF’s Representative in Haiti Geetanjali Narayan stepped into a classroom in Port-au-Prince at the start of the new school year, she asked the children a simple question: What did they most need from the UN children’s agency?
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