UN News - Global perspective Human stories episodes:

• May 13, 2026UN News Today 13 May 2026

  • UN human rights chief condemns Nigeria marketplace bombings
  • Ukraine: attack on aid convoy reaching vulnerable communities - WFP 
  • Gaza police increasingly targeted by Israeli military, alleges OHCHR

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• May 12, 2026UN News Today 12 May 2026

  • Children shot, stabbed, beaten and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank: UNICEF
  • Hantavirus transmission kept low thanks to united effort: WHO
  • A world without sand? UN partners push for alternatives amid shortages 

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• May 11, 2026UN News Today 11 May 2026

  • Strait of Hormuz de-escalation is urgent for African planters and people, says UN chief
  • Hantavirus: WHO assesses exposure risk as cruise liner docks in Tenerife
  • Sudan war: armed drones caused 80 per cent of civilian killings (OHCHR)

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• May 08, 2026UN News Today 08 May 2026

  • Deadly hantavirus outbreak is not a new COVID, insists UN health agency
  • Lebanon crisis leaves families foraging for food: WFP
  • Strait of Hormuz crisis linked to looming famine in Somalia 

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• May 07, 2026UN News Today 7 May 2026

  • UN rights chief Türk says ‘widening repression’ must end in Tunisia
  • Gaza: ‘Rats bite children in their sleep’ aid teams say, in plea for supplies
  • Ukraine: aid convoys deliver life-saving relief near the frontline

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• May 06, 2026UN News Today 06 May 2026

  • Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease: WHO 
  • Middle East crisis: Security Council holds consultations as Hormuz crisis continues
  • Israel urged to release arrested Gaza-bound flotilla members: OHCHR

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• May 05, 2026UN News Today 05 May 2026

  • Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship 

  • In Lebanon, fears and dangers persist, despite ceasefire: UNHCR 

  • ITU UNDRR back call for early warning system to avoid a ‘digital pandemic’ 

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• May 04, 2026UN News Today 04 May 2026

  • Strait of Hormuz, the UN maritime agency continues to urge maximum caution
  • WHO assisting with cruise-liner deadly respiratory illness outbreak
  • Press freedom is shrinking and reporters still risk deadly danger: UNESCO

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• May 01, 2026UN News Today 01 May 2026

  • Middle East war: Growing consequences on global humanitarian supply chains: UNHCR
  • UN chief welcomes release of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest
  • New death penalty in Israel perpetuates racial discrimination against Palestinians, warn independent human rights experts: OHCHR

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• April 30, 2026UN News Today 30 April 2026

  • Hormuz crisis highlights need for strategic change of course on energy - UNECE 
  • Gaza: Disease spike linked to rodent infestation, scabies and fleas - UNRWA
  • Scam no more: how the Philippines is cracking down on online fraud centres UNODC

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