Global Peace & Conflict Updates

Tehran 15 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:50 Tehran Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 15 January 2026 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi alleged in a letter to the UN Secretary-General that current and former U.S. officials “directly incited violence and terrorist acts” amid protests in Iran, deeming  it “a flagrant violation of the principles of international […]

Lebanon 16 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:42 Lebanon Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 Lebanon’s health ministry reported one fatality from an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon.

Tehran 16 January 2026 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:43 Tehran Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed that Iran had “extensive documentation indicating the involvement of the U.S. and Israel in these terrorist actions [protests]”. Relatedly. President Masoud Pezeshkian also alleged that the U.S. and Israel played a role.

Washington 16 January 2026 #1 gnada Sat, 01/17/2026 – 03:44 Washington Sat, 01/17/2026 – 12:00 16 January 2026 President Trump wrote: “I greatly respect the fact that all scheduled hangings, which were to take place yesterday (Over 800 of them), have been cancelled by the leadership of Iran. Thank you”!

Peacekeeping operations in the Middle East are facing mounting security risks, funding pressures and political uncertainty, the head of UN peacekeeping warned on Friday.

In war-torn Sudan, local communities say they don’t have enough settlements for the internally displaced, few solutions for women who have suffered sexual violence – and there’s a lack of aid available for people with disabilities.

Gulf Tensions Spill into Somalia as Mogadishu Severs UAE Ties emactaggart Fri, 01/16/2026 – 14:56 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Africa 16 January 2026 2 […]

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.

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.