UNCTAD: World Trade Hits Record $35 Trillion, but Developing Countries Face Rising Barriers as Global Growth Slows
UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2026, presented on 9 October, says world trade hit a record $35 trillion in 2025,…
UN Human Rights Office Urges India to Free ‘Arbitrarily Detained’ Protesters After Mass Detentions in Delhi
The UN human rights office has urged India to release anyone arbitrarily detained during mass protests in Delhi on 10…
OPCW Council Confronts Sudan Over Chemical Weapons Allegations and calls for Investigation.
The Hague, October 11, 2026 — The Sudanese army is once again facing mounting international pressure over allegations that it…
Guterres Urges Immediate Halt to Renewed Fighting in Northern Ethiopia
10 October 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar…
World Mental Health Day: UN Chief Calls for Community Care and a Stronger Voice for Patients
10 October 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on governments to invest in community-based mental health care and involve…
World Post Day: Guterres Highlights Postal Networks as a Gateway to Inclusion
9 October 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres used his World Post Day message to highlight postal networks as providers…
UN Envoy Warns Yemen Has Returned to Full-Scale War
NEW YORK, 9 October 2026 — UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council that Yemen had returned to…
UN Chief Condemns US Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court
NEW YORK, 9 October 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned United States sanctions against the International Criminal Court, according…
UN Political Affairs Chief Presses for Afghan Women’s Rights After Kabul Visit
KABUL, 5 October 2026 — United Nations political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo concluded a visit to Afghanistan after raising restrictions…
CEDAW Opens 93rd Geneva Session Amid UN Liquidity Crisis
GENEVA, 5 October 2026 — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women opened its 93rd session in…
WFP Demands Investigation After Aid-Truck Driver Killed in Sudan Airstrike
KHARTOUM, 5 October 2026 — The United Nations World Food Programme has strongly condemned an aerial attack on two contracted…
France and Spain Back Closer European Unity and Stronger Trade Defences
Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sánchez have welcomed discussion of a possible British return to the European Union while calling for…