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Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia
More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the countryWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
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Starmer rejects calls for slavery reparations ahead of Commonwealth summit
PM plans to focus on ‘future-facing challenges’ such as climate change but Caribbean leaders hope to raise the issueWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit
Russian president’s goal to de-dollarize world economy alarms members that do not want bloc to turn against west. Vladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
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Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 UN biodiversity summit in ColombiaWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
UN summit agrees deal on genetic data but fails on wider finance to protect nature
Pharma and agritech groups among those expected to make payments for information drawn from the living worldBusiness - Financial Times - November 2 -
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia
Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972. See all our ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Gaza war's 'darkest moment' unfolding in north, UN says
Volker Türk has called on world leaders to act, saying states had a duty to ensure respect for international humanitarian law.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that
The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain itWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
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UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says
A UN agency verified victims from a six-month period and said it found international law violations.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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French weapons used in Sudan war despite UN arms embargo - Amnesty
French authorities have not commented while the UAE has previously denied arming the RSF.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
How to end the war in Gaza ‘once and for all’?
President Biden and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris have called for an end to the war in Gaza, while Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz has stated that the death of Hamas leader ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
At BRICS Summit, One of Putin’s Guests Stands Out: Turkey’s President
President Vladimir V. Putin, hoping to prove he is not the pariah that the West has tried to make him, this week welcomed leaders from China, India and Iran, among other nations. Then, there was ...World - The New York Times - October 24 -
UN calls for thorough investigation into all killings during Bangladesh unrest
A top United Nations human rights official has called for a thorough investigation of all killings and other rights violations during the violent unrest leading up to and after the fall of ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
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Israel launched a dozen attacks on UN troops in Lebanon, says leaked report
Confidential document says 15 peacekeepers injured by white phosphorusBusiness - Financial Times - October 23 -
Israel bill to restrict UN relief for Palestinians sparks ‘grave concern’
Foreign ministers of seven major nations oppose draft legislation that could hobble UN aid agency UNRWABusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in GazaWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
The Guardian view on Israel v the UN: the making of an outlaw state | Editorial
Banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency with no replacement will only cripple aid to Palestinians in their hour of need. It is a deeply irresponsible move by Israeli lawmakers. Israel’s ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israel passes two laws which Western governments fear could have devastating consequences for civilians in the Gaza Strip.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Israel passes law banning UN humanitarian relief agency for Palestinians
Israel passed a law on Monday banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), according to multiple reports. Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Strike on Gaza Hospital Destroys UN Supplies, Palestinian Officials Say
Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff. The Israeli military said it was “unaware of a strike” there.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Israel withdraws from agreement with UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Israel notified the United Nations on Monday that it was withdrawing from the 1967 agreement with UNRWA, the main aid agency for Palestinian refugees, following passage of two laws in the country’s ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN over deadly pager explosions
A Lebanese government minister says his country is filing a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers ...Tech - ABC News - November 6 -
