Somalia famine risk – OCHA, UNICEF

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Somalia famine risk – OCHA, UNICEF

Edited News | OCHA , UNICEF

At least six million people in Somalia are going days without enough food, UN aid teams warned on Friday, highlighting that nearly two million of this number are young children “at high risk of illness or death”.

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UN Geneva Press Briefing - 15 May 2026

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Press Conferences | OCHA , UNICEF , UNOG , WFP , FAO , WHO , UNEP , ILO , WMO

UN Geneva press briefing chaired by Rolando Gómez, Chief, Press and External Relations Section, UN Information Service, with the participation of representatives of OCHA, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO, UNEP, ILO and WMO.

Occupied West Bank, Gaza update - UNICEF, WHO

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Edited News | UNICEF , WHO

Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank; scores of Gaza amputees denied prosthetics, aid teams warn

Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming Palestinian children, while in Gaza tens of thousands with life-changing injuries lack access to treatment and rehabilitation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 12 May 2026

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Press Conferences | UN WOMEN , UNDP , UNEP , UNICEF , WHO

UN WOMEN: Ukraine war deadlier for women and girls; UNICEF: West Bank and East Jerusalem, children targeted in direct violence and dismantling of systems and services; WHO: Gaza, update on medical rehabilitation needs; UNDP: South Sudan: fragility, elections, local peacebuilding, justice access and community resilience; UNEP: Sand and Sustainability report.

UNEP - Press Conference: "Sand and Sustainability" report

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Press Conferences | UNEP

Launch of the United Nations Environment Programme’s report: ‘2026 Sand and Sustainability: An Essential Resource for Nature and Development’.

Hantavirus update - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 08 May 2026

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Press Conferences | UN WOMEN , WFP , WHO

UN Women - The situation of women and girls in Lebanon; WFPDeteriorating humanitarian conditions in Somalia; WHO - Hantavirus interim update

Lebanon emergency update - UNHCR, IFRC

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Edited News | UNHCR , IFRC

Death and destruction have continued unabated in Lebanon while communities are still unable to return to their homes despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April, humanitarians said on Tuesday.

Hantavirus latest - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

Deadly hantavirus on board cruise ship may be transmitted among humans - WHO

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.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 05 May 2026

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Press Conferences | ILO , UNHCR , IFRC , WHO , OHCHR , UNECE

ILO: Skills and Lifelong Learning report; UNHCR, IFRC: Lebanon, rise in humanitarian needs ; WHO: Cruise Ship Hantavirus; OHCHR: Mali, Civilians Impacted Amid Clashes; UNECE: Call for Water Cooperation in Central Africa; IFRC: Call for Protection of Humanitarian Personnel on the Anniversary of the IFRC founding

ITU - UNDRR Press Conference: Launch of joint report titled "When Digital Systems Fail: The Hidden Risks of our Digital World."

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Press Conferences | ITU , UNDRR

Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Kamal Kishore, will brief the media on the launch a joint report titled "When Digital Systems Fail: The Hidden Risks of our Digital World."

OHCHR - Conviction and sentencing of Kim Sokha, 33 others in Cambodia

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Edited News | OHCHR

UN rights chief concerned by upheld convictions of Cambodian activists.

Middle East crisis ripple effect - UNHCR, OHCHR

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Edited News | UNHCR , OHCHR

Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies

As the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and rights of the most vulnerable, UN agencies warned on Friday.