Collated by Peter Hulm
February 2026
On invasion anniversary, UN says Ukraine cannot be divided — 24 February 2026 (LINK)
US special envoy Witkoff plans to meet Ukraine's top negotiator in Geneva
Dozens of delegates have walked out of Russian ambassador Gennady Gatilov's speech to the UN conference on disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland. They gathered outside the room holding the Ukrainian flag, returning once the ambassador had finished speaking.
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Why did US abstain from UN General Assembly vote? Tammy Bruce, the US deputy ambassador to the UN, says she welcomed the General Assembly resolution's appeal for a ceasefire. But she said the resolution included "language that is likely to distract" from diplomatic efforts to end the war rather than support them — without explaining what specific language was at issue. The US delegation had pressed for a separate vote on paragraphs involving Ukraine's territorial integrity and international law, but its push was rejected. — (LINK)
New York City Commissioner defends the UN's presence in Turtle Bay — 21 February 2026 (LINK)
GEN: Geneva expertise in medicinal and aromatic plants — 20 February 2026 (LINK)
Vatican declines to join Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace', calls for UN leadership — 18 February 2026 (LINK)
Excruciating tropical disease chikungunya can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds — 18 February 2026 (LINK)
ECOSOC calls for overhaul of agrifood systems — 16 February 2026 (LINK)
— In 2024, an estimated 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, and chronic hunger affected 96 million more people than in 2015.
UN chief pushes for decolonization of Western Sahara, 16 territories — 16 February 2026 (LINK)
New recombinant mpox strain detected in UK and India, WHO urges continued monitoring — 14 February 2026 (LINK)
WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as "unethical": CDC awarded $1.6 million for study birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau — 13 February 2026 (LINK)
At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan's el-Fasher, U.N. Human Rights Office says — 13 February 2026 (LINK)
UNICEF reports child recruitment by armed groups quadruples in Colombia over past 5 years — (LINK) ground.news: 17 media reports — 12 February 2026 (LINK)
UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objections — 12 February 2026 (LINK)
UNDP begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump — (LINK) ground.news: 15 media reports — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 — 11 February 2026 (LINK)
Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations, White House official says — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
UN: FAO report warns fish fraud extends to one fifth of global catch — 10 February 2026 (LINK)
Global economy must move past GDP as a measure of human progress and wellbeing to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief: "Let us not forget that when we destroy a forest, we are creating GDP. When we overfish, we are creating GDP." — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years for "colluding with foreign forces" under the city's controversial national security law — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
UK, UN and EU deplore 'monumental injustice' of Jimmy Lai's 20-year jail sentence — (LINK)
EU delegation in Geneva receives special honorary award for 11 years of social media excellence — 9 February 2026 (LINK)
New York Post: Let the morally and financially bankrupt UN perish — 7 February 2026 (LINK)
UN chief speaks of 'grave moment' as final US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires: "For the first time in more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits on the strategic nuclear arsenals" of the two countries — 4 February 2026 (LINK)
Trump signs law that withholds United States dues to World Anti-Doping Agency until the organization takes steps to address U.S. accusations that WADA is beholden to Chinese influence — 3 February 2026 (LINK)
Michelle Bachelet of Chile is running for the UN's top post with regional backing — 2 February 2026 (LINK)
Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax: Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax — 1 February 2026 (LINK)
— Negotiations on a planned global tax treaty will resume at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, with dozens of countries supporting stronger rules that would make polluters pay for the impact of their activities.
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