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Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping

In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the report called for the immediate deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect civilians.

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U.N. To Vote On Palestinian Resolution Against Israel

UN to vote on resolution demanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. Resolution calls for an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 bor...

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'We are getting close' to taking action against Hezbollah, Israeli ambassador to UN says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Israel's new ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon. Earlier this Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made the safe return of residents to the north of Israel – which is facing near-daily attacks by Hezbollah from neighbouring Lebanon – an official war goal. "We are still…

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US airs frustration with Israel's military about strikes in Gaza

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza

The Independent UK

Former Ronald Reagan staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president

More than a dozen who served under Republican president quote his call for a ‘Time for Choosing’

The Guardian - US

Turkey buries US activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements, laid to rest in home town Didim in western Turkey.

Al Jazeera

Turkey To Bury Activist Shot In West Bank

Mourners will gather in southwest Turkey Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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UN is cutting back on Yemen activities after crackdown by Houthi rebels on humanitarian staff

The U.N. is cutting back its activities in Yemen in response to a crackdown by Houthi rebels on staff working for the U.N. and other organizations, the top U.N. aid official says

The Independent UK

The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says

The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its level before Israeli forces began a blistering military response to the Oct. 7 attacks in the territory, the United Nations says

The Independent UK

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE

The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed…

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$How the United Nations’ Pact for the Future could help heal a fractured world$

How the United Nations’ Pact for the Future could help heal a fractured world

The problems of the world, including climate change, ongoing war, the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging diseases, human rights abuses and gross inequality, are spilling well beyond national borders and the ability — or willingness — of individual countries to manage them.

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New president of UN General Assembly calls for unity to tackle borderless issues

Cameroon’s former prime minister has taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly and called for nations to unite and to address global challenges from climate change and poverty to conflicts and armed violence

The Independent UK

Nicaragua Strips Nationality Of 135 Exiled Political Prisoners

Nicaragua on Tuesday revoked the nationality of 135 former political prisoners who were freed and flown to Guatemala last week in a deal negotiated by the United States.

International Business Times

Kenya-led mission to Haiti faces scrutiny as UN mandate deadline looms

Almost one year after the United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti, the future of the Kenya-led operation in the Caribbean country is in doubt. Having met with limited success in combatting gang violence, it's not certain the UN mandate will be renewed next month.

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UN chief 'never seen such death and destruction' as in Gaza amid Israel assault

THE head of the United Nations has spoken out amid Israel's ongoing assault of Gaza, saying he had "never seen such a level of death and…

The Independent UK

The UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he's seen

The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure

Latin Times

U.S. conducts new deportation flight to Haiti despite lack of progress in security area

The flight took place a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country to meet with top officials

The Independent UK

Calls for probe into ‘deeply disturbing’ killing of US-Turkish woman in occupied West Bank

UN and United States call for investigation into fatal shooting of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces

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Proposed resolution asks UN to plan for UN peacekeepers to replace Kenya-led police mission in Haiti

The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution asking the United Nations to begin planning for a U.N. peacekeeping operation to replace the Kenya-led mission now in the Caribbean nation helping police to quell gang violence

Evening Standard

Germany is not adopting Tories' failed Rwanda plan, says Keir Starmer

Germany’s ambassador in London Miguel Berger also took to X, also known as Twitter, to reject suggestions that Berlin is considering the move

Radio France Internationale

UN weather agency warns of 'red alert' after record heat

Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog head is in Ukraine out of renewed concern over Zaporizhzhia power plant safety

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is holding talks with senior officials in Ukraine after attacks were reported near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

UN will continue to engage the Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws restricting women

A U.N. spokesman says the United Nations will continue to engage all stakeholders in Afghanistan including the Taliban, even though they issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and severed ties with the U.N. mission

International Business Times

Taliban's Morality Ministry Refuses To Cooperate With UN Afghan Mission

The Taliban government's morality ministry said it would not cooperate with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan, calling it "an opposing side".

The Independent UK

Bangladesh's government led by Yunus signs UNconvention involving enforced disappearance

An interim government in Bangladesh has signed the instrument of accession to an international convention of the United Nations aiming at preventing enforced disappearances as a state party

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