RUNDOWN FOR FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026

GENEVA / SUDAN EL OBEID ALERT (2:10)

World Food Programme (WFP) Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat today (17 Jul) said, “we are providing even not the full food ration to the people, but even that reduced food ration is being shared by the recipients with other families, because they know that they don't have any other source of income.” UNTV CH

OHCHR / PAKISTAN ADMINISTERED KASHMIR (2:31)

UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence appealed for calm in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir amid a wave of unrest ahead of regional elections at the end of the month. OHCHR / UNTV CH

CHINA / AI METEOROLOGICAL FORUM (0:00)

The Secretary-General noted that the Forum highlighted early warning systems as one of the clearest ways AI can serve humanity - helping save lives by giving communities critical time to prepare for disaster. COURTESY OF WAIC2026

CHINA / AI CONFERENCE GUTERRES (4:00)

“Technology that will shape the future of humanity must be shaped by all humanity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. COURTESY OF WAIC2026

CHINA / GUTERRES XI JINPING (3:24)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. The Secretary-General thanked President Xi for China’s valuable support to the United Nations. COURTESY OF CCTV

UNEP / DIGITAL PASSPORT SUSTAINABLE DENIM (7:54)

This story takes viewers inside Tunisia's denim manufacturing sector, where producers are testing Digital Product Passport systems that compile information about a garment's materials, components and production processes into a single QR-code-based record. UNEP

UN / LEBANON UPDATE (1:29)

United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists in New York that the pace of returns to communities in South Lebanon “has slowed in recent days due to ongoing hostilities,” adding that “though the intensity of these hostilities has decreased, the situation continues to affect civilians and hamper recovery efforts.” UNIFEED

GAZA / JOURNALISM AND MEDIA RESOURCES (4:37)

Journalists and recent media graduates in Gaza are increasingly relying on smartphones as their primary reporting tool as the war continues, media institutions remain damaged, and access to professional equipment becomes increasingly difficult, under a training programme supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNIFEED