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Trump says he'll nominate Stefanik as UN ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as his choice to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, choosing one of his staunchest allies in the House to take on a top ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
UN says gangs looted aid trucks in Gaza
United Nations agencies confirm gangs violently looted dozens of aid trucks in Gaza. And speaking from Beirut Tuesday, where meetings were taking place regarding a possible cease-fire in the ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
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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 -
Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN
The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than everTop stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says
U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimesterWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
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Israeli troops had withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after arresting most of the medical staff.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 -
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Vaccination centre and aid official’s car bombarded in Gaza, says UN
Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pause. . A polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
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 - November 8 -
Nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza were women and children, UN says
Israel is rejecting a new United Nations report on the early months of the war in Gaza that says 70% of those killed were women and children. Meanwhile, Israel is warning its citizens to avoid ...Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
Israeli construction along buffer zone with Syria violates ceasefire, UN says
New trenches and berms are being constructed along the frontier in the occupied Golan Heights.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Cop29 live: Slashing methane emissions is ‘our emergency brake’, UN says
Cop29 presidency announces new drive to cut methane emissions from waste dumps as G20 reaffirms transition from fossil fuels. The UK government has conceded that Australia was mistakenly included ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
‘Utter ruin’: Gaza economy would take 350 years to return to pre-conflict level, UN says
Report says ‘intense military operations in Gaza have left unprecedented humanitarian, environmental and social catastrophe’. Middle East crisis – live updates Gaza’s economy has been left ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
A UN report says it could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild if it remains under a blockade
U.N. agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against HamasWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out
Means to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction. The huge cuts in carbon emissions now needed to end the climate ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran
IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and a doctors group say
A doctors group and the United Nations say fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one ...World - ABC News - October 27 -
War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
The International Organization for Migration says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year agoWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur
Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions. Middle East crisis – live updates The UN should consider suspending Israel as a ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
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 -
‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children
Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the war. Nearly 70% of the people killed in the war in Gaza are women ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Cop29: UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – live updates
Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done. In the halls of Cop29, activists from Oil Change International gathered around a computer to ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
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French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty
Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate. France must investigate the use of its military systems by ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says
Drivers in Saturday's convoy were forced at gunpoint to unload their food supplies, according to Unrwa.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN saysWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levelsWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
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Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says
The UN says bakeries and kitchens have shut down due to limited supplies in the region.Top stories - BBC News - 21 hours ago -
UN force says Israeli project on Syria border saw 'severe violations' of a cease-fire deal after AP report on work there
UN force says Israeli project on Syria border saw 'severe violations' of a cease-fire deal after AP report on work thereWorld - ABC News - November 12 -
Israel pushes for expanded UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon
Netanyahu government wants Unifil forces to patrol much larger area and carry out border inspectionsBusiness - Financial Times - October 24