# UN News Today 18 May 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156/un-news-today-18-may-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156/un-news-today-18-may-2026.md Podcast: [UN News - Global perspective Human stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156) Published: 2026-05-18T15:41:27+00:00 Episode link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/audio/2026/05/1167536 Audio file: https://news.un.org/feed/listen/1167536/en/sites/default/files/audio/2026/05/18may2026-unnt_0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156/episodes/un-news-today-18-may-2026 Duration seconds: 307 ## Resource WHO supports response as Ebola confirmed in DR Congo’s Goma LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence, discrimination: UN rights chief South Sudan: Families return to Akobo, aid resumes after conflict  ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156/episodes/un-news-today-18-may-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/un-news-global-perspective-human-stories-444156/un-news-today-18-may-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.