UN in Brussels

26/08/2026

UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the link between armed conflict, violence and hunger is undeniable, with at least 266 million people facing acute food insecurity in 2025. WFP's Acting Executive Director Carl Skau said that disruptions to maritime trade threaten to push tens of millions more people into food insecurity and called for new, bold action to give hundreds of millions of people a path away from hunger and violence, back to peace and stability.

25/08/2026

Since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, 5,290 people have been infected 2,516 have died, according to latest health authority data.

UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.

25/08/2026

Lethal autonomous weapon systems – AI-powered machines that can select and kill targets without human oversight – are no longer science fiction. This eye-opening UN Video explainer breaks down the risks of killer robots and why the United Nations is calling for a global ban.

20/08/2026

EU support is helping Palestine Refugees from Syria in Lebanon meet essential needs amid poverty, displacement and limited livelihood opportunities.

The funding will also help sustain UNRWA services for vulnerable families.

New €3 million EU funding will help UNRWA provide cash assistance to around 22,000 Palestine Refugees from Syria living in Lebanon.

20/08/2026

Up to 40% of the world's land is degraded, affecting 3.2 billion people.

is underway in Ulaanbaatar under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.”

https://www.unccd.int/cop17

19/08/2026

On World Humanitarian Day, we honour the aid workers risking their lives to help communities in Sudan. More than 170 of them have been killed since the conflict began in 2023, yet they continue to deliver aid, cross front lines and negotiate access to those in need.

19/08/2026

19 August is .

Humanitarians are being killed, injured, detained and blocked from helping people every day.

The rules built to protect them are being ignored.

Our demand is clear:

Stop the violence. Stop the obstruction. Investigate every attack. Prosecute those responsible. Support survivors and families.

Join our call to protect humanitarians.

19/08/2026

When lives are at risk, the people who come to help should never be targets. Yet humanitarian workers continue to be killed, injured, abducted, detained and obstructed while carrying out their work.

United Nations OCHA reported that at least 326 humanitarian workers were killed across 21 countries in 2025, bringing the number killed over the three-year period to more than 1,000.

18/08/2026

Yevhen Sanin lost his life while trying to save others.

He died in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in May 2023 after his convoy was attacked while evacuating civilians.

Behind every humanitarian killed is a family whose life is torn apart.

17/08/2026

The Global Peace Flag transforms discarded fabrics into interconnected canvases, diverting textiles from landfills and giving people worldwide a space to express messages of peace.

In the exhibition Repurposing Fashion, Reimagining Peace, presented at United Nations Headquarters in New York, these canvases take on new life as dresses—bringing together fashion, sustainability, and the universal message of peace.

Organized by Runa Ray on behalf of Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice (FSEJ), the exhibition is endorsed by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.