UN Security Council Faces Fresh Division Over Iran Sanctions Monitoring
The UN Security Council has faced renewed divisions over the international monitoring of sanctions on Iran after Russia and China vetoed a US-backed resolution seeking to extend the mandate of UN experts overseeing the sanctions regime. According to reporting on the 17 September vote, the proposal received 11 votes in favour, with Russia and China…
WHO Highlights Patient Safety as Noncommunicable Diseases Put Growing Pressure on Health Systems
The World Health Organization marked World Patient Safety Day 2026 on 17 September with a focus on making healthcare for people with noncommunicable diseases safer. WHO’s campaign highlights the need to reduce avoidable harm while improving the quality and safety of care for conditions that require long-term treatment and monitoring. The agency says patient safety…
UNICEF Warns More Than 250,000 Children Face Acute Malnutrition in Haiti
UNICEF says more than a quarter of a million children in Haiti are facing acute malnutrition amid continuing violence, displacement and difficulties accessing food and essential services. The agency’s latest assessment highlights the growing nutritional risks for children as humanitarian conditions deteriorate. UNICEF is supporting screening and treatment programmes while working with health and nutrition…
WFP Expands Yemen Emergency Response as Fighting Forces Thousands to Flee
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in Yemen as renewed fighting along the country’s western coast forces thousands of families from their homes. WFP says it has already provided food assistance to 45,000 people affected by the latest displacement and is preparing to support an additional 1.5 million people…
UN Warns Global Water Crisis Is Entering a New and Unstable Phase
The United Nations weather agency is warning that the world is entering a period in which abnormal water supplies could become the new normal, as river flows, groundwater reserves and glaciers show continuing signs of disruption. The World Meteorological Organization says increasingly irregular water availability is making it more difficult for countries and communities to…
China’s New Exit Rules Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Freedom to Leave the Country
BEIJING, CHINA (HRNW) — Human Rights Watch has raised concerns over new Chinese regulations that took effect September 15, saying they expand government authority to prevent Chinese nationals and foreigners from leaving the country. The regulations, known as Decree No. 841, contain 19 articles governing exit and entry administration. Human Rights Watch says several provisions…
Amnesty Warns Algeria’s Proposed Return to Executions Would Threaten Right to Life
ALGIERS, ALGERIA (HRNW) — Amnesty International has urged Algeria to abandon plans to expand the use of the death penalty, warning that proposed legal changes could reverse more than three decades without an execution in the country. The organization issued its warning as Algerian authorities examine amendments to the Penal Code that could expand capital…
MSF Warns of Malnutrition Crisis as Healthcare Services Collapse Across Somalia’s Mudug Region
GALKAYO, SOMALIA (HRNW) — Médecins Sans Frontières has warned that children in Somalia’s Mudug region are reaching hospitals later and in more serious condition as community healthcare and nutrition services close because of severe funding shortages. MSF said its 28-bed inpatient malnutrition ward at Mudug Regional Hospital in Galkayo has been operating beyond capacity since…
Renewed Fighting in Yemen Displaces More Than 57,000 Children, UNICEF Warns
AMMAN, JORDAN (HRNW) — UNICEF has warned that renewed fighting across Yemen has pushed more than 12 million children deeper into crisis, with over 57,000 children displaced in just two weeks as violence disrupts healthcare, education and family life. UNICEF said more than 104,000 people, including the 57,000 children, have been displaced since the latest…
UNICEF Appeals for $97.5 Million to Protect 540,000 Children During Winter in Gaza and West Bank
ERUSALEM, STATE OF PALESTINE (HRNW) — UNICEF has launched an urgent US$97.5 million winter response appeal to protect approximately 540,000 children and their families across the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as winter approaches amid displacement, inadequate shelter, flooding risks and disruption to essential services. The UNICEF response will cover the period from October…