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... Senate blocks Venezuela war powers bill after Vance breaks deadlock

The vote failed after two Republicans withdrew their previous support under intense pressure from the Trump administration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/14/senate-venezuela-war-powers/

... Vance’s Greenland meeting ends with ‘fundamental disagreement’

Diplomats from Denmark and Greenland agreed to set up a “high-level working group” after the White House talks, but said there was little consensus so far.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/14/trump-greenland-jd-vance/

... Trump says Iran has stopped killings as U.S. weighs military options

The Pentagon earlier had moved troops and equipment away from some facilities in the Middle East, echoing measures taken before U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last year.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/14/us-iran-troops-withdraw-qatar/

... Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger

 A staggering 55 million people across West and Central Africa are expected to suffer crisis levels of hunger, or worse, during the lean season from June to August as funding cuts to humanitarian operations continue amid rising violence and displacement.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166776

... Ukraine: Families in ‘survival mode’ amid Russian strikes and deadly cold

Families across Ukraine are in “constant survival mode” amid ongoing waves of Russian missile and drone strikes that have left blocks without power for days at a time, while temperatures plunge to deadly lows, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166774

... Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force

Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, marking a major step forward in efforts to ensure the health of ocean ecosystems for decades to come.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166762

... Iran: UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ to avert more death, wider escalation

As nationwide protests in Iran appear to ease after nearly three weeks of unrest and bloodshed, a senior UN official called on Thursday for action to prevent further escalation. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166773

... UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads

In his final annual address outlining his priorities, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is “brimming with conflict, impunity, inequality and unpredictability” – even as international cooperation is fraying at the moment it is most needed.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166772

... In Gaza, 800,000 people now live in dangerous locations prone to flooding

Fighting the harsh winter storms in Gaza, Amina stays awake at night, hitting the canvas of the tent above her head to prevent it from collapsing under the pooled water.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166770

... Security Council LIVE: UN raises alarm over deadly Iran protests and ‘possible military strikes’

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York in emergency session on Iran, amid escalating concern over reports that hundreds have been killed during weeks of nationwide anti-government protests. The meeting was requested by the United States. Demonstrations that began in late December, fuelled by soaring inflation, rising food prices and the collapse of the national currency, triggered a deadly and widespread crackdown with thousands injured and detained, according to numerous firsthand accounts.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166769

... WFP warns Sudan food aid could run out in March

The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday that it is struggling to keep emergency operations running in Sudan, where more than 1,000 days of war have pushed families to the brink. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166766

... Myanmar’s Rohingya people called ‘Muslim dogs’ before attacks, ICJ hears

Hearings continued on Thursday at the UN’s top court into the Gambia’s claim that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people, with allegations that military officials incited violence through hate speech, calling the ethnic minority “Muslim dogs” who should be made “extinct”.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166764

... The UN is ‘worth fighting for’: General Assembly President

With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities for its resumed 80th session. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166763

... Yemen’s fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis

A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions of civilians, senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Wednesday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166761

... East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law

The temporary closure of a UN-run health centre in East Jerusalem is the latest phase in “a pattern of deliberate disregard” for international law, the head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166760

... 11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns

The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166758

... Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply

Global unemployment remains stable, but progress toward decent work has stalled, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), which warns that young people continue to struggle in a job market which risks being further undermined by AI and trade policy uncertainty.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166751

... In Haiti’s storm-hit south, food vouchers restore choice and dignity for families

Standing outside a colourfully painted building in southeastern Haiti, at the entrance to a bustling shop called Gods Will Depot where bags of food are stacked to the ceiling, Ketia surveys the large pile of groceries she has selected for her family: a big sack of flour, packages of spaghetti, boxed milk, some bars of soap.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166757

... World News in Brief: Escalating fighting in Sudan, displacement in Syria’s Aleppo, $1.5 billion appeal for South Sudan

More civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday. 
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166756

... ‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says

Conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than 15 years after the end of the civil war, with survivors still denied justice, recognition and reparations, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday.
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/01/1166755