Published on: 2026-05-11
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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Main news of the day at the UN and worldwide: strikes by drones in Sudan, nine cases of infection with the anti-virus, UN Secretary-General in Nairobi, roadmap for strengthening cooperation between Mongolia and the Human Rights Office.
Drone attacks in Sudan
Drone strikes became the causemore than 80 percent of deaths among the civilian population in Sudanfor the first four months of 2026. On Monday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated this, warning that the expanded use of drones could make the conflict even more deadly. According to the UN Human Rights Office, from January to April, at least 880 civilians were killed in Sudan as a result of drone strikes. Most of the civilian deaths related to drone attacks were recorded in the Kordofan region.
Antavirus outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Monday that as of today it is known thatnine cases of infection with the antivirus, seven of which were laboratory confirmed, including the most recent case in France. Among the infected, three deaths have been recorded. The WHO reported that all passengers remaining on board the cruise ship, where the outbreak was detected, left the liner by the end of the day near the shores of Tenerife. They are being evacuated from the Canary Islands by special flights. According to the organization, more than 30 crew members will remain on the ship. They will continue the journey to Rotterdam.
UN Head in Nairobi
General SecretaryAntónio Guterresparticipated on MondayAt the opening of the new office buildings of the UN complex in Nairobi, as well as at the laying ceremony of the conference center. In his speech, he called these projects a symbol of a “new stage” of the UN’s presence in Africa and a confirmation of the continent’s growing role in global politics. According to the Secretary-General, in two years, this venue will gather world leaders to discuss key international issues. The new conference complex will include an amphitheater and facilities with a total capacity of up to nine thousand people.
Cooperation between the UN and Mongolia
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, arrived on the eve of a two-day visit to the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. On Sunday, the UN’s chief human rights defender and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Batmönkh Battsétség, signedRoadmap for strengthening cooperation between Mongolia and the UN Human Rights Office. Summing up the results of the trip at a press conference in Ulaanbaatar on Monday, Tüürk announced that the roadmap provides for the establishment of a UN regional center in the capital of Mongolia for training and research in the field of human rights.
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