United Nations

Europe Today

Ukraine needs help this winter, says acclaimed actor Coster-Waldau

Ukraine needs help this winter, says UN goodwill ambassador and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

2 November 2026

Yemen

UN demands investigation after death of staff member held by Houthis

Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani said more than 70 UN staff members and dozens of humanitarian workers remain in Houthi custody.

1 November 2026

Nature

From nature finance to invasive species: What’s at stake at COP17?

Biodiversity goals are off track as the UN nature summit faces funding and political tensions on its final day.

30 October 2026

Nature

One of Europe’s most polluted cities earns a UN Environment title

350 football pitches’ worth of degraded urban areas have been restored.

29 October 2026

World News

Support for UN vote to end US embargo on Cuba falls to 30-year low

Similar resolutions have been approved almost every year since 1992, but usually by overwhelming margins.

28 October 2026

Climate

Are the super-rich cashing in on climate chaos?

Climate pledges fall short as Oxfam exposes how the super-rich profit from disaster.

27 October 2026

Qatar

World Investment Forum examines fall in new business projects

Foreign investment is rising, but fewer new projects are being announced and funding remains concentrated in a few economies. At the World Investment Forum in Doha, officials and investors are discussing how more countries can benefit and create jobs.

26 October 2026

United Arab Emirates

UN chief race enters decisive phase as new contender arrives

UAE’s star diplomat Lana Nusseibeh has entered the race for the UN secretary-general position, challenging front-runner Rebeca Grynspan at a decisive time for the global organisation's future. The UN chief race could now lead to the first ever female secretary-general.

23 October 2026

Gaza

UN food agency to cut aid to 500,000 people in Gaza

Families who keep their support will get smaller rations and less cash, even though two-thirds of the territory’s population still needs help to survive.

19 October 2026

Europe Today

UN aid boss: Children will die from budget cuts UN 'forced to make'

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has warned of worsening conditions in conflict zones, describing places such as Sudan and Gaza as an “atrocities lab”, where new weapons are being developed and tested amid devastating human suffering.

19 October 2026

Europe Today

France counts cost of violence as Ukraine hits St Petersburg

France is cleaning up after the worst unrest in years, as violent groups hijacked the marches. Also on today's Europe Today: Ukraine hits St. Petersburg in a large-scale drone attack, and the UN’s aid chief, Tom Fletcher, warns that more aid workers are at risk of dying.

19 October 2026

Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza dread another winter with nowhere safe to shelter

More than 44,000 people still live in buildings marked for demolition across the territory, unable to leave because no alternative shelter exists. Euronews spoke to families in Al-Mughraqa as tarpaulin prices double and Israel blocks timber and shelter kits from entering Gaza.

16 October 2026

Earth News

‘End handouts’ for fossil fuels, urges UN chief ahead of COP17

Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows.

16 October 2026

Europe News

EU steps up Lebanon security role as UN peacekeepers prepare to leave

EU foreign ministers approved a civilian-military mission to train Lebanon’s armed forces. It will not replace UNIFIL, whose mandate ends in December. Personnel numbers and participating countries are yet to be confirmed.

12 October 2026

Nature

200 nations made a pact to protect nature. Now, they face a reckoning

Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge.

12 October 2026

Saudi Arabia

Houthis claim Riyadh further airport attacks as death toll rises to 13

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the weekend attacks on Riyadh airport. Saturday’s death toll rose to 13, while a further strike on Sunday killed one person. Flights remain suspended as Trump weighs US involvement.

11 October 2026