UN News - Global perspective Human stories episodes:

• May 29, 2026UN News Today 29 May 2026

  • DR Congo: Early detection of Ebola critical WHO warns, as treatment trials get underway
  • UN human rights office urges child safety improvements online
  • Thousands on the brink of famine in South Sudan: WFP

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• May 28, 2026UN News Today 28 May 2026

  • WHO chief appeals for ceasefire as DR Congo bears brunt of deadly new Ebola strain 

  • UN human rights chief warns against dangerous escalation in Ukraine 

  • Independent experts warn French prison conditions may breach international law 

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• May 26, 2026UN News Today 26 May 2026

  • Secretary-General warns Security Council UN Charter is facing ‘profound strain’
  • Air travel safe for now in face of Ebola emergency says UN aviation agency
  • UN alarmed by escalating attacks and destruction in Ukraine

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• May 22, 2026UN News Today 22 May 2026

  • Healthcare in Gaza crippled by severe shortage of medical supplies
  • Aid operations disrupted as civilian toll rises in Ukraine
  • UN warns against forced returns to Afghanistan

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• May 21, 2026UN News Today 21 May 2026

  • Humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza amid ceasefire delays
  • Afghanistan ruling erodes women’s rights
  • Response to Ebola outbreak ramps up

   

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• May 20, 2026UN News Today 20 May 2026

  • Ebola outbreak risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: Tedros
  • UN chief calls for Security Council reform during Japan visit
  • UN launches $529 million plan for Afghan returnees

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• May 19, 2026UN News Today 19 May 2026

  • DR Congo/Uganda Ebola outbreak: the search for patient zero
  • Myanmar hunger crisis deepens, EU boosts aid via WFP
  • World trade wavers as Middle East crisis remains unresolved

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• May 18, 2026UN News Today 18 May 2026

  • WHO supports response as Ebola confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma 
  • LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence, discrimination: UN rights chief 
  • South Sudan: Families return to Akobo, aid resumes after conflict 

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• May 15, 2026UN News Today 15 May 2026

  • Somalia: ‘real and credible risk of famine’, warn aid teams
  • Sudan: 825,000 small children face near-starvation: UNICEF
  • Ukraine: another UN convoy attacked twice in Kherson

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• May 14, 2026UN News Today 14 May 2026

  • Sudan war: staggering civilian suffering continues alongside famine risk
  • Ukraine: aid teams condemn night of heavy Russian attacks in Kyiv - OCHA
  • Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble

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