Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief

A child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the United

A child killed on average every 10 minutes in Gaza, says WHO chief
World

UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly called for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas

UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas
World

To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel

The United States and Russia have put forward rival plans at the United Nations to help Palestinian civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas conflict in the

To cease fire or pause? US, Russia poised for UN showdown on Israel
World

UN chief pleads for Gazans' safety, cites humanitarian law violations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded on Tuesday for civilians to be protected in the war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas

UN chief pleads for Gazans' safety, cites humanitarian law violations
World

US pushes UN to back Israel self-defense, demand Iran stop arms to Hamas

The United States proposed on Saturday a draft U.N.

US pushes UN to back Israel self-defense, demand Iran stop arms to Hamas
World

US veto at UN to shield Israel could weaken its Ukraine rallying cry

U.S. credibility rallying support for issues like Ukraine may have been compromised, some diplomats said, after Washington this week blocked United

US veto at UN to shield Israel could weaken its Ukraine rallying cry
World

UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on Israel-Gaza conflict

The United Nations Security Council will now vote on Wednesday on a Brazilian-drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses in the conflict

UN Security Council to vote Wednesday on Israel-Gaza conflict
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UN to vote on rival resolutions on Israel and Gaza

The United Nations Security Council was due to vote on Monday on rival draft resolutions on Israel and Gaza that focus largely on the humanitarian

UN to vote on rival resolutions on Israel and Gaza
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Palestinian UN envoy urges UN chief to stop Israel 'crime against humanity'

The Palestinian United Nations envoy appealed to U.N.

Palestinian UN envoy urges UN chief to stop Israel 'crime against humanity'
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Israel UN envoy decries 'war crimes,' vows to obliterate Hamas

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday accused Palestinian Islamist group Hamas of committing war crimes, vowing that it was time to "obliterate"

Israel UN envoy decries 'war crimes,' vows to obliterate Hamas
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UN vote on foreign police mission to Haiti set for Monday

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday to approve the deployment of foreign police to Haiti and authorize the use of force to help

UN vote on foreign police mission to Haiti set for Monday
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China, Russia fail to stop UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses

Life for North Koreans is a "daily struggle devoid of hope," the United Nations human rights chief told a Security Council meeting on Wednesday that

China, Russia fail to stop UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses
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Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday named and shamed Israel's armed and security forces, Palestinian militants Hamas and Islamic

Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children
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UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan

The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza

UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan
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UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to a global list of offenders for committing violations against children in 2023,

UN chief to call out Israel, Hamas for violations against children
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Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan

Russia and China, which hold veto powers in the U.N.

Russia, China wrangle with US over UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire plan
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South Korea plans to convene UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses

South Korea plans to convene in mid-June a public United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea, Seoul's U.N. envoy said

South Korea plans to convene UN meeting on North Korea rights abuses
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US boycotts UN tribute to late Iran president

The United States boycotted a United Nations tribute to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday because it said he was "involved in numerous,

US boycotts UN tribute to late Iran president
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US to boycott UN tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash

The United States will boycott a United Nations tribute on Thursday to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed earlier this month in a helicopter

US to boycott UN tribute to Iran leader killed in helicopter crash
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Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says

The United Nations, which has warned of famine in Gaza, said on Wednesday the amount of humanitarian aid entering the enclave has dropped by two-thirds

Gaza aid deliveries drop by two-thirds since Israel's move into Rafah, UN says
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US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza

Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza and should "remove all barriers to the flow of aid at scale through all crossings and routes"

US tells UN: Israel undermines goals with civilian harm in Gaza
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Algeria proposes UN action to 'stop killing in Rafah'

Algeria on Tuesday proposed a draft U.N.

Algeria proposes UN action to 'stop killing in Rafah'
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UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began

Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian assistance entering the enclave since May 7, after Israel

UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel's Rafah operation began
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UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza

The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after deliveries were halted

UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza
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Russia fails in rival UN bid on nuclear, other weapons in space

A Russian-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on all countries to prevent "for all time" the placement, threat or use of any

Russia fails in rival UN bid on nuclear, other weapons in space

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