Geneva-filtered UN News
Collated by Peter Hulm
New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says: previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus (LINK) — 10 August 2026
DRC's Ebola outbreak began months before it was officially declared, says WHO: earlier cases were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid (LINK) — 10 August 2026
UNCTAD head emerges as surprise, strong contender to be first female head of UN as continuity candidate: Rebeca Grynspan secured 10 "encourage" votes, four "no opinion" votes and one "discourage" vote from Security Council members (LINK) — 9 August 2026
— Guardian: the identity of the discourage vote is not known, but the fact that she had only one objection places her in a strong opening position.
Putin told he 'must stop' after Russian strike destroys WHO warehouse in Ukraine (LINK) — 9 August 2026
FAO: Food prices edged up in July 1% more than a year ago amid heatwaves and energy price hikes: sugar up 5.6% since June, cereals 3.4% (6.9% on year), maize 3.6%, vegetable oil 2% — highest price since June 2022 (LINK) — 7 August 2026
Peacocks return to UN Geneva (LINK) — 7 August 2026
Greece put Mount Olympus forward for UNESCO World Heritage status in 2014. Twelve years later, at the mythological home of Zeus and the twelve gods of the ancient world, the committee has finally said yes (LINK) — 6 August 2026
Ebola outbreak spreading faster than efforts to fight it: WHO (LINK) — 5 August 2026
Only 26 percent of Afghanistan humanitarian response plan funded as aid agencies warn of deepening crisis (LINK) — 5 August 2026
Politico: The UN is in crisis. Who wants to run it? (LINK) — 5 August 2026
New UN cybercrime treaty could be used to crack down on dissent (LINK) — 5 August 2026
Afghanistan's child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, WFP says (LINK) — 4 August 2026
Jewish Chronicle: United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative: UNICEF-led survey found child malnutrition in Gaza to be exceptionally low by regional and even Western standards (LINK) — 4 August 2026
— "Equally important, it also deals a final blow to the highly controversial 'famine' designation issued one year ago by the Famine Review Committee of the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system. Contrary to the prevailing narrative, the survey found that acute malnutrition measured by WHZ ranged from merely 0.2 to 0.8 per cent across Gaza's regions. For comparison, Gaza's pre-war rate was 0.8 per cent – an already relatively low rate comparable to those seen in developed countries and well below those reported in nearby countries such as Egypt (2.9 per cent) or Jordan (2.0 per cent)."
Denmark targets August 21 for second Security Council UN chief poll (LINK) — 3 August 2026
Newsweek: The UN is hiring a captain for a sinking ship (LINK limited) — 3 August 2026
— The candidates are "an impressive field, ranging from former ministers to the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog. Yet, not one of them is qualified for the job. It's because the job description itself is simply impossible for one person to fulfill."
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