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As the UN votes on the Israel-Gaza war, Palestine can only observe

As a non-member observer, Palestine can speak at UN meetings but can’t vote on resolutions about the situation in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Palestinians plead 'stop the bombs' at UN meeting but Israel insists Hamas must be 'obliterated'

“Stop the bombs and save lives!”

The Independent UK

Two more resolutions to halt Israel-Gaza war fail at UN Security Council

Elected members to work on new draft resolution amid growing frustration at council’s failure to act.

Al Jazeera

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UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions

The U.N. Security Council has failed again to address the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, rejecting rival United States and Russian resolutions

The Independent UK

Israel to refuse visas to UN officials after Guterres speech on Gaza war

Protesting the UN chief’s criticism, Israel’s envoy says ‘the time has come to teach them a lesson’.

Al Jazeera

US resists ceasefire call in UN Security Council debate on Israel-Gaza war

First open debate on conflict hears repeated calls for immediate ceasefire amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

UN warns of increasing gang violence in Haiti amid calls for Kenya-led peace mission

Kenyan court on Tuesday extended an order barring the government from deploying hundreds of police officers to Haiti on a UN-backed mission aiming to pacify the troubled Caribbean nation.

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China’s Wang urges peace in calls with Israeli, Palestinian counterparts

Chinese foreign minister expresses deep sadness at deaths of civilians in the war that started on October 7.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war tests Western unity as Global South slams 'double standards'

International responses to the October 7 Hamas attack were broadly split between the Global North and South over condemnations of the killings of just Israeli civilians in the terror attack or all civilians in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But as the Gaza humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, divisions are increasing within…

France 24

UN Security Council meets to vote on rival Russian and Brazilian resolutions on Israel-Hamas war

The U.N. Security Council is meeting to debate rival Russian and Brazilian resolutions that reflect deep divisions over the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the latest Hamas’ attacks and Israeli retaliation

The Independent UK

Russia’s UN ambassador calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict

Vassily Nebenzia says UN Security Council should restart peace talks with ‘view to establishing a Palestinian state.

Al Jazeera

Letters to The Editor — October 13, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu's Letters to The Editor

The Hindu

UN envoy: Colombian president's commitments to rural reforms and peace efforts highlight first year

Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said

The Independent UK

UN Security Council reform is a song in a loop

The United Nations Security Council is ripe for reform to bring it into the second quarter of the 21st century

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India wants Israel to quit occupied areas: from the Archives, October 11, 1973

From the Archives

The Conversation

Is Taiwan a country or not?

Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

UN Security Council meets on Gaza-Israel, but fails to agree on statement

US pushes for harsh condemnation of Hamas but fails to achieve the consensus necessary for a statement.

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Over 2500 dead, missing as 186,000 people cross Mediterranean to Europe in 2023

Over 2,500 people died or have gone missing while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Al Jazeera

More than 2,500 dead, missing as 186,000 cross Mediterranean in 2023

UN refugee agency says ‘no end in sight’ to the lives lost in Mediterranean and on land routes to sea departure points.

The Conversation

The UN and the multilateral system are in crisis – what the Global South must do

The planet is on fire, but almost all the firefighters have deserted. At the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19 in New York, the leaders of four of the five permanent members of the Security Council – the UN’s most powerful executive body –…

The Independent UK

The U.N. system is 'sclerotic and hobbled' and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says

A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision making at the United Nations

The Conversation

Stripping Russia's veto power on the Security Council is all but impossible. Perhaps we should expect less from the UN instead

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to do anything to stop the war in Ukraine – or any other conflict.

The Independent UK

UN incapable of stopping aggressors like Putin invading other countries, says Zelensky

‘Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the UN when it comes to defence of sovereign border of nations,’ Ukrainian leader tells Security Council

Al Jazeera

Six unforgettable UN General Assembly moments

Al Jazeera looks back at key UN General Assembly speeches as world leaders and top diplomats gather for 78th session.

The Independent UK

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

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