UN - Top Stories

1. United Nations revises 2026 regular budget proposal, pairing cost reductions with initial reform measures

   The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative - a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective and resilient as it marks its 80th anniversary.

2. UN’s humanitarian work is ‘underfunded, overstretched, and under attack’

   “Underfunded, overstretched and under attack” is how the United Nation’s top aid official has referred to the UN and the support it is providing to the humanitarian sector.

3. Deadly attacks and collapsing services push Sudan closer to catastrophe

   The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe. 

4. UN condemns ‘deadly escalation’ in Gaza City

   The United Nations has condemned the deadly Israeli military offensive in Gaza City that occurred this past weekend, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.

5. World News in Brief: Pandemic treaty update, DR Congo Ebola response, more casualties in Ukraine

   The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for countries to overcome the remaining obstacles to concluding the global pandemic treaty.