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UN Security Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution
The measure passes after the US refrains from using its veto, in a shift from its previous position.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
UN says many bullet wounds among Gaza convoy injured
Some 760 people were reportedly injured and more than 100 died after a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
‘Madness’: Netanyahu’s handling of US relations under scrutiny after UN vote
Tone in parts of Israeli media borders on contempt, as prime minister’s growing friction with Biden linked to US abstention. The Israeli prime minister’s handling of relations with the Biden administration, which led the US on Monday to decline to ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
Sweden and Canada resume aid to UN Gaza agency
The decision comes as investigators probe if some UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
Promovían un cuerpo lleno de curvas. Luego adelgazaron
¿Las influentes de tallas grandes deben una explicación a sus seguidores cuando sus cuerpos cambian?The New York Times - Lifestyle - United Nations -
UN Security Council approves Gaza cease-fire resolution as US abstains
The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed its first resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after the U.S. abstained from the vote on Israel's war against Hamas. The final vote was 14 in favor, no votes against and one abstention. ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record
Kingdom chosen to chair Commission on Status of Women after unopposed bid, to dismay of human rights groups. Saudi Arabia has been chosen as the chair of the UN commission that is supposed to promote gender equality and empower women around the ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
UN calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza amid urgent efforts to avoid famine
António Guterres says Palestinian people ‘remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare’ as Israel stands accused of blocking aid. Middle East crisis – live updatesAntónio Guterres, the UN secretary general, has again called for a humanitarian ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
Spending deal bars US funds to UN agency for Palestinians – live
Congressional leaders formally announce $1.2tn spending deal to fund federal government days before shutdown deadline. US Congress releases $1.2tn spending package to avert shutdownThe US has drafted a new UN security council resolution calling ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
UN chief urges probe into Gaza aid convoy tragedy
At least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
Earth on brink of surpassing key warming threshold: UN weather agency
The United Nations weather agency issued a “red alert” Tuesday, warning the Earth is at risk of surpassing the global warming limit following last year’s record-breaking temperatures and other environmental changes. The World Meteorological ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
It’s now or never for Cyprus reunification, says top UN official
UN special representative for divided island says time is running out to settle decades-long dispute. Efforts to reunite Cyprus are approaching a decisive moment, a top UN official has said, as he urged leaders on both sides to show political ...The Guardian - World - United Nations -
UN finds 'convincing information' of sexual violence against hostages
The UN also found "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes took place during Hamas's 7 October attack.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
UN chief calls for slavery reparations
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for slavery reparations over the transatlantic slave trade, which deprived enslaved people of “education, healthcare, opportunity and prosperity.” “We call for reparatory justice ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
UN seeks $4B for aid in Syria as civilians face growing humanitarian crisis
A U_N_ humanitarian official is appealing for more than $4 billion in life-saving aid for more than 10 million Syrians, saying that the country's largely forgotten crisis remains “one of the most deadly to civilians in the world.”ABC News - Top stories - United Nations -
White House hails first UN AI resolution as 'landmark achievement'
The White House applauded the newly approved United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence (AI) safety Thursday, calling it a “historic step” to ensuring “trustworthy” advancements in technology. The U.N. General Assembly approved the ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
UN finds ‘grounds to believe’ Hamas committed sexual violence on October 7
Special envoy’s report also says ‘sexualised torture’ may still be ongoing against hostagesFinancial Times - Business - United Nations -
Netanyahu cancels Washington delegation after UN cease-fire vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday canceled a high-stakes delegation to Washington after the U.S. declined to veto a United Nation Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
UN Security Council rejects US-proposed Gaza resolution
The United Nations Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S.-backed resolution that called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and a release of all hostages held by Hamas, after Russia and China voted against the proposal. The final vote on the ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
Famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza: UN food agency
The United Nations's food agency warned famine is “imminent” in part of Gaza as Israel continues to target the region. The World Food Programme (WFP) said a new report found famine “is imminent in the northern part of the Gaza Strip” with the ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
Graham posts series of videos with Netanyahu after UN vote spat
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) posted a series of videos alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday after the Israeli leader’s recent spat with the U.S. over its abstention from a United Nations cease-fire resolution. In a series ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
Cotton: US decision to abstain from UN cease-fire vote 'deeply offensive'
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday decried the United States's decision to abstain from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. “The Biden administration abstaining from the UN ceasefire vote is ...The Hill - Politics - United Nations -
UN Security Council adopts Gaza cease-fire resolution
The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.ABC News - Top stories - United Nations -
UN Is Expected to Consider a Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution Today
The Security Council is expected to consider a draft resolution that explicitly demands a truce during Ramadan, as well as the unconditional release of hostages held in Gaza.The New York Times - World - United Nations -
US submits draft UN resolution for "immediate cease-fire," Blinken says
The U.S. has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for "an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages," Secretary Blinken said.ABC News - Top stories - United Nations -
Palestinians across Middle East face ‘catastrophe’ with UN agency’s cash crunch
Refugees in Lebanon particularly at risk as closure of basic services loomsFinancial Times - Business - United Nations -
UN nuclear chief tells Japan transparency is 'very important' in ruined nuclear plant's discharges
The head of the U.N. atomic agency has emphasized to Japan’s government the importance of transparency in its ongoing discharges of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantABC News - World - United Nations -
Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan's stability, a UN report warns
A U.N. commission has warned that mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, saying the already dire humanitarian situation in the country will ...ABC News - World - United Nations -
UN chief decries Myanmar violence as 2 dozen villagers reported killed in airstrikes
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the escalating violence in Myanmar after reports and residents of the country's western Rakhine state said military airstrikes killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim ...ABC News - World - United Nations -
UN warns of climate impact on farms, rural households run by women in poor countries
The United Nations says that women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crisesABC News - World - United Nations -
UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'
A panel of U_N_-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.”ABC News - World - United Nations -
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UN chief urges immediate ceasefire on Rafah visit
Antonio Guterres called on Israel to give "total, unfettered" access to humanitarian aid in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories - United Nations -
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UN Adopts First Global Artificial Intelligence Resolution
Pushed by U.S., the General Assembly creates "a baseline set of principles to guide next steps in AIs development and use."Inc. - Business - United Nations -
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