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UN News Today

United Nations
Gaza
Lebanon
Sudan
World Health Organization
UNICEF
Ukraine
United Nations
Democratic Republic Of the Congo
World Food Programme
Afghanistan
Israel
UNRWA
Myanmar
Yemen
Ebola
UNHCR
El Niño
Venezuela
UN Human Rights Office
South Sudan

Daily news bulletin from the United Nations. Music by Joachim Harris.

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Latest Episodes

• $228 billion damage to homes from tsunamis, flooding and tremors: UNDRR

• Gazan farmers confronting danger to grow crops in war-torn enclave: FAO

• WHO supports call for mental health care in the community

• New devastating flooding disaster hits Nepal – UNICEF

• ‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts

• Bridge Valdés Press freedom winner highlights bias against victims of sexual violence

• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay

• Nepal flooding disaster could happen again without international support -UNICEF

• Gaza: Almost all women and girls are displaced, most live in tents or ruins- UN Women

• Myanmar’s spiral into poverty: UNDP

• On World Sight Day, cheap reading glasses still out of reach: WHO

• 235,000 Gazans living hundreds of flood-prone sites

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Recent Guests

Halima Tu-Amadou
UNICEF Communications Chief in the DRC
UNICEF
Episode: UN News Today 06 October 2026
Baba Balogh
UNHCR spokesperson for protection
UNHCR
Episode: UN News Today 30 September 2026
Christophe Bouliarac
UNICEF spokesperson
UNICEF
Episode: UN News Today 30 September 2026
Karina Zalit
Head of WHO Latvia country office
WHO
Episode: UN News Today 30 September 2026
Hania Skipalska
Executive director of UN Partner, the Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health and country director of Healthright International
UN Partner; Healthright International
Episode: UN News Today 29 September 2026
Dr. Annette Heinzelmann
WHO Regional Emergency Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
World Health Organization (WHO)
Episode: UN News Today 29 September 2026
Achille Aya
UNICEF representative in Yemen
UNICEF
Episode: UN News Today 25 September 2026
Ajit Sungay
Head of OHCHR in the occupied Palestinian territory
OHCHR
Episode: UN News Today 25 September 2026
Baba Baloch
UNHCR spokesperson speaking in Geneva
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Episode: UN News Today 22 September 2026

Host

Daniel Johnson
Host of UN News Today

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 465 ratings
  • the sound is…

    I like the content to know what is going on in other countries and to not forget people suffering now, but I’m afraid that the starting music is rather too scary and loud.

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    8:o;8
    Japan2 years ago
  • Transcript please!

    love the news, listening everyday. but i found there’s no transcript on your web since this week… would you please provide? thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Zoe0629
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • 12 November 2022

    These African countries need to be looking to China for their funding, they have wed themselves to financially China. Why are they asking for monies from the Western countries? Without China and the other great emitter India, these funds can not move forward. Pakistan with their huge dam projects, the need to look at their own finances.

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    United States4 years ago
  • Reads too fast!

    The information is very important, but I can’t retain any of it because the caster races through the words

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    Skanben
    United Arab Emirates4 years ago
  • Please keep up the good work!

    This is an honest look at the brutal truth.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cal(i)fornia
    United States4 years ago

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Feedback highlights the value of timely, on-the-ground UN reporting and humanitarian context.
Overall, listeners appreciate the global scope and credibility of updates on crises and UN actions.
Some listeners request transcripts and slower narration for non-native English speakers.

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Middle East war: UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to 39 heritage sites in danger
Q: What information does UNESCO have?
UNESCO confirms damage to several sites, ongoing verification through satellite imagery and on-site assessments, and notes that as of the latest update a subset of sites has been confirmed damaged, with UNESCO coordinating with national authorities to document and protect affected properties.
Bringing aid to remote communities in hurricane-affected Jamaica remains the priority
Q: What are the main challenges that WFP will encounter?
The main challenge is the logistics of reaching isolated communities in need of assistance.
Bringing aid to remote communities in hurricane-affected Jamaica remains the priority
Q: What are people's most urgent needs right now?
The main priority is to ensure families have enough to eat as well as hygiene kits, medicine, and generators for electricity.
Bringing aid to remote communities in hurricane-affected Jamaica remains the priority
Q: What are the immediate needs of people in the hurricane's path?
The urgent needs include food, clean water, and power, as many have lost their homes and livelihoods.
West Bank: Greater freedom of movement, ‘extremely critical’
Q: How can the Israeli administrative changes pose a threat to the integrity of the occupied Palestinian territory?
The streamlining of settlement approvals exacerbates fears about potential annexation and the ongoing occupation.

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Daily international news briefings focusing on urgent humanitarian crises, conflict, health outbreaks, and global governance. Topics commonly covered include armed conflict and civilian harm, large-scale displacement, disease outbreaks, and the work of UN agencies in relief and accountability. Episodes often synthesize casualty figures, humanitarian needs, and aid responses, with on-the-ground reporting and official UN perspectives. A notable strength is the concise, issue-driven format that keeps listeners informed about rapidly evolving global events, making it useful for professionals tracking international affairs, policy, and humanitarian operations. The show tends to emphasize the UN system's response, humanitarian coordination, and t... more

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