The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Houthis seize key Yemeni port of Mocha in drive to take control of Red Sea coast

Iran and its proxies move closer to full control of two shipping chokepoints as regional conflict widens

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

First Thing: Trump makes highly unusual promise of $5,000 for all if Republicans win midterms

Speaking in Dallas, the president raised ethical concerns with an apparent $1tn offer to the electorate

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

‘Clean energy is the surest path’: Europe should be leading the energy transition, says UN executive

“If humanity doesn't cut the fossil fuel pollution baking our planet, this summer's brutal heat, fires and droughts will seem mild compared to the permanent climate nightmare that will follow,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary.

Euronews · Sep 10

‘Institutional neglect’: 25 years on from 9/11, experts sound alarm over US counter-terror efforts

Budget cuts, loss of knowledgeable officials and diverted resources raise risk of another attack, experts warn

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

Sheikh Hasina's daughter resigns from WHO post following fraud allegations

Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Sep 10

Iran-US war latest: Tehran-backed rebels capture key Red Sea port raising fears of further shipping threat

The capture could give Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the US

The Independent UK · Sep 10

August hottest month ever recorded globally, says EU monitor

The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 10

World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell

Warning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

August was world’s joint hottest month on record – scientists

Heatwaves in August continued a run of extreme heat that began in May.

Evening Standard · Sep 10

Haiti's Diaspora in Chile Watches Washington Repeat a Cycle Santiago Knows Too Well

Nearly 200,000 returned to Haiti in 2026 — most from the Dominican Republic, not the U.S. Chile's Haitian diaspora explains why that gap matters.

Latin Times · Sep 10