UNIDIR Press conference: 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor report - 25 August 2026

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UNIDIR Press conference: 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor report - 25 August 2026

Press Conferences | UNIDIR

Launch of the 2026 Arms Trade Treaty Monitor report

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Autonomous weapons controls

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Edited News | ICRC , UNODA

Amid unconfirmed reports that fully autonomous and AI-guided drones are now being used on the battlefield, UN chief António Guterres and the President of the Red Cross on Tuesday renewed their urgent call for stricter controls, before it is too late.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 25 August 2026

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Press Conferences | ICRC , OHCHR , UN , UNICEF

UN/ICRC: Renewed Call from UN Secretary-General and ICRC President to Adopt Rules on Autonomous Weapon Systems; OHCHR: Human rights situation in Myanmar new report; UNICEF: Worsening child nutrition crisis in Afghanistan 

OHCHR Treaty Bodies - Press conference: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 25 August 2026

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Press Conferences | OHCHR , Treaty Bodies

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) publishes findings on Finland, Honduras, India and Kuwait

Somalia child hunger - UNICEF

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Edited News | UNICEF

Somalia: child hunger surges as humanitarian aid dries up – UNICEF

The global funding crisis for vital lifesaving work is taking a growing toll on the most vulnerable children in Somalia, where hundreds of health and nutrition facilities have been forced to close, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday

DRC Ebola update - OCHA

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Edited News | OCHA

As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 21 August 2026

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Press Conferences | OCHA , WMO , UNICEF

OCHA: 100-day mark of the Ebola outbreak declaration, progress and challenges in the
response; UNICEF: Devastating impact of aid cuts on children in Somalia;
WHO: Ebola update; WMO: El Niño update

World Humanitarian Day - 19 August 2026

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Annual observance of World Humanitarian Day at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

Ebola DRC update - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

DRC: In the fight against Ebola, bikers transporting dead bodies hold key to community engagement - WHO

From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on Tuesday of a massive push for community engagement, a day after yet another ambulance attack.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 18 August 2026

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Press Conferences | OCHA , WHO , UNHCR

OCHA: World Humanitarian Day - legal framework, impunity and commemoration of aid workers killed in line of duty, drone use in attacks on aid workers; WHO - Healthcare in armed conflict, Bundibugyo virus update from Bunia, DRC - scaling up the Ebola response in DRC, the fastest growing outbreak in history, DRC; UNCHR: Lebanon update

Sudan maternal healthcare crisis - UNFPA

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Edited News | UNFPA

Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone 

Sudanese women about to give birth are losing their babies and sometimes their own lives because of a lack of specialist healthcare support, amid the ongoing war, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 14 August 2026

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Press Conferences | WHO , UNHCR , WFP , UNFPA , UNODA

WHO: update on Attacks on Health Care; UNFPA: Maternal health challenges in Darfur;
 WFP/ UNHCR: Critical funding shortfalls threaten life-saving food, nutrition, and other assistance for refugees in South Sudan

Colombia earthquake update - OCHA, WHO

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Edited News | OCHA , WHO

Colombia earthquake: International teams ready to support, says UN

As earthquake rescue efforts across western Colombia continued on Tuesday, UN agencies said that they stood ready to help “with everything we've got” if and when the request came from the authorities.