The edition for Monday, October 12, 2026. 5 items. All editions.
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Oct. 10, 2026 — The UN human rights office voiced concern over reports of mass detentions of demonstrators, protest leaders, civil society members, lawyers and journalists before and during large-scale protests in Delhi, and urged the release of those arbitrarily detained, UN News reported.
Oct. 10, 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate end to renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia and said he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country, UN News reported.
Oct. 12, 2026 — The number of people living in multidimensional poverty rose for the first time in 15 years, to 1.2 billion, according to the 2026 update of the index published by the UN Development Programme and Oxford University, UN News reported. That is 51.5 million more than in 2025; 617 million are children, and 83% live in rural areas. Part of the rise reflects population growth and updated estimates. "The rise in poverty should be a wake-up call for the world," said UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo.
Oct. 11, 2026 — At least 139 migrants died when their boat capsized off Djibouti, and 84 remain missing, the UN migration agency IOM said, UN News reported. The boat, carrying 305 people from Djibouti toward Yemen, went down near Guehere, north of Obock, early Oct. 9; about 82 survived. IOM called it one of the deadliest shipwrecks recorded on the Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. "No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way," said IOM Director General Amy Pope.
Oct. 11, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 11 report on the Riyadh airport attack. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport, saying attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international law. "These attacks must cease immediately," he said, UN News reported. Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority put the wounded at 309, some critically. Houthi media said an airstrike, which they blamed on Saudi Arabia, hit Sanaa's airport the same day.