# UN News

> Latest UN news

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id496893005](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id496893005)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id496893005`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** United Nations
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (41 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2012-01-31
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/un-news/id496893005)
- **Website:** [https://news.un.org/en/content/un-news-go](https://news.un.org/en/content/un-news-go)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.un.org/en/about-us/privacy-notice/](https://www.un.org/en/about-us/privacy-notice/)

## Description

This is your destination for daily multimedia updates on UN’s breaking news and events through text, photos, infographics, audio and video in 9 languages. 
Use this fully multilingual app in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Hindi. 
 
The app’s updated features include: 
• Global updates on peace and security, sustainable development, human rights, climate change and other UN priorities
• News, Videos and Audio Programmes, including Podcasts
• In-depth stories, photo features, field reports and interviews with top UN officials and envoys
• Live broadcasts of the Security Council and General Assembly meetings
• Customizable newsfeed in My News
• Bookmarks
• Easy search
• Text to audio function
• Social media feeds on multiple platforms 
• Access to the UN.org website 
• Automatic translation and more… 

UN News app is your gateway to the world of verified information from the United Nations.

## Rankings

- #190,618 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall sentiment is mixed: many applaud the clean design, official status, and improved navigation, with smoother performance reported by some. But frequent loading failures, notification bugs, and device-compatibility issues (screen-size formatting, orientation, and iPad behavior) dominate negative feedback. Users also complain about not resuming where they left off and concerns about biased reporting. Improvements in reliability and consistency across devices would significantly improve the app's usefulness as a primary UN news source.

### Pros

- Clean, modern design and a clean interface.
- Improved navigation and smarter search to find stories by topic and region.
- Official United Nations news source; reliable primary source for international news.
- Smoother performance and improved responsiveness.

### Cons

- Frequent loading failures; stories won’t load and downloads show errors.
- Notifications are excessive and sometimes broken or not updating after updates.
- Poor device compatibility and UI issues on newer iPhones/iPads (screen size formatting, orientation support, unpressable top article).
- Doesn't resume where you left off when you leave the app.
- Perceived bias in reporting, with limited critical coverage of certain topics.

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