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UN demands end to Israeli forces’ support of settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians
UN human rights office expresses concern over escalating violence after deaths near Nablus over weekendThe UN...
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Mexico calls on UN to expel Ecuador over embassy raid as tensions soar
Ecuadorian police forced their way inside embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president who was seeking...
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against...
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UN chief joins condemnation of Ecuadorian raid on Mexican embassy
António Guterres voices ‘alarm’ as Latin American governments sharply criticise Quito’s move to arrest former vice-presidentThe...
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UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on...
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Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency
Exclusive: Aid officials warn that transferring Unrwa’s functions to other bodies with famine looming would be...
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Russia criticised for using veto to end UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions
Ukraine’s foreign minister calls veto ‘guilty plea’ amid claims Pyongyang is aiding Moscow’s war against KyivRussia...
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Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show
Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid...
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Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli PM cancels White House visit by two ministers and says US ‘abandoned its policy in...
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UN rights expert report to call for Israel arms embargo over ‘acts of genocide’
Special rapporteur will tell human rights council Israel’s actions ‘reveal an intent to physically destroy Palestinians...
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The security council vote is a significant moment – but the US says its Gaza policy is unchanged
Washington’s decision not to use its veto is an acknowledgement of its failure to lead the...
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Medical crisis in Gaza hospitals at ‘unimaginable’ level, aid agencies say
Visiting medical team reported untreated open wounds, shortage of supplies to pin fractures and lack of...
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Israel will no longer approve Unrwa food aid to northern Gaza, agency says
Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid...
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Mass grave of at least 65 people found in Libya, UN migration agency says
International Organization for Migration believes those discovered ‘died in process of being smuggled through the desert’A...
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What did US Gaza ceasefire resolution say and why did Russia and China veto it?
Draft resolution put before UN represents important tonal – but not substantive – shift for White...
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The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks
Draft resolution loosens linkage between Gaza ceasefire and hostage release as US tries to claw back...
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US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution
Source says wording suggests significant movement in US position as pressure mounts on Israel to halt...
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Israeli diplomats pre-emptively attack findings of Unrwa inquiries
UN refugee agency criticised by Israel, which claims Unrwa staff were implicated in 7 October Hamas...
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UN must block Iranian missile supply to Houthis in Yemen, UK and US say
Calls during Yemen briefing come as missile believed to have been launched by Houthis strikes a...
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Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby
Where Spanish-flagged vessel Open Arms will dock, and how supplies will be distributed, is still unclearA...
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Israel broke international law with tank shelling that killed journalist, UN finds
IDF fired two rounds at ‘clearly identifiable journalists’ in Lebanon last year when there was no...
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UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown
Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa...
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Food aid convoy for northern Gaza looted after delay at Israeli checkpoint
Trucks attacked by desperate people as logistical obstacles and restrictions imposed by Israel limit urgently needed...
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Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims
Internal analysis by UNRWA, based on interviews with released Palestinians, describes dog attacks and the prolonged...