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UN security council needs major changes – permanent seats for African countries is just one

Recently, the US ambassador to the United Nations announced America’s support for the creation of two new permanent UN security council seats for African states. Gary Wilson, a scholar of international law and relations – specifically issues related to the United Nations – argues that although Africa’s time may have…

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Equatorial Guinea and Gabon face off at the ICJ over oil-rich islands

Equatorial Guinea asked judges at the International Court of Justice to reject Gabon's claim to several islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea.

Radio France Internationale

In a tumultuous world, we rely on the United Nations more than ever – but it is failing

There should be leadership but instead we see grandiose initiatives and a reluctance to address fundamental flaws, says former UN under secretary general Jamal Benomar

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Israel-UN Relations Sink To New Depths

Israel's long-contentious relationship with the United Nations has since October 7 spiralled to new depths, amid insults and accusations and even a questioning of the country's continued UN membership.

International Business Times

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight

The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future

The Independent UK

AFP seize 48kg of cocaine and methamphetamine at Sydney airport – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Children learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done

Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely

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Hezbollah confirms leader killed in Lebanon air strike

THE leader of militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in an Israeli air strike in Beirut, it has been confirmed ...

The National (Scotland)

Israel-Hamas war latest: Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs after a night of Israeli attacks

Israel's attacks on Hezbollah targets pounded areas around Lebanon's capital overnight

The Independent UK

Netanyahu defies calls for ceasefire at UN as Israeli missiles target Beirut

Israeli PM says his country ‘seeks peace’ but will continue ‘degrading’ Hezbollah as part of its multi-front war

The Guardian - UK

'Israel must comply': Wong's fresh warning in UN speech

No state should pretend the rules of war don't apply to them, Australia's foreign minister will tell the United Nations General Assembly.

AAP

At the UN, young people push to make sure the generational shift is faster — and more substantial

As a big young cohort comes of age in a troubled world, it’s coming with ideas about inclusion, participation and authority in the United Nations and other organizations

The Independent UK

Netanyahu tells UN Israel will continue attacks on Gaza, Lebanon

Prime Minister says Israel will ‘continue degrading Hezbollah’ until it achieves its goals along Lebanon border.

Al Jazeera

Civil society groups nudge and cajole world leaders from the sidelines of United Nations week

Every September, a crush of events unfold on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the annual high-level meetings of world leaders in New York

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Lebanon fears Gaza-like carnage as Israel ramps up airstrikes across the country

Almost one year after launching its war on Hamas in Gaza, Israel has turned its focus on Lebanon, significantly ratcheting up the air campaign against its archenemy Hezbollah

The Independent UK

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves

At the United Nations, the troika of the current and next two presidents of U.N. climate conferences are telling other leaders to make their required climate-fighting targets much more ambitious

AAP

New Zealand announces Security Council campaign in 2039

New Zealand has announced it will campaign to join the United Nations Security Council in 15 years' time.

The Independent UK

What to know from the UN: Ukraine doesn't want the world to forget, and attention turns to Lebanon

Sometimes the issues brought forward at the United Nations signature annual meeting may feel a bit familiar. Climate change is always in focus, especially in the past few years. There are regular disputes about who is on the security council. Pleas to stop wars and address hunger.

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Evening Standard

Brits told 'leave Lebanon now' as Israel threatens ground invasion

Move suggests escalation in conflict in Lebanon which has already left hundreds dead and displaced many more

The National (Scotland)

Demonstration to be held for Lebanon in Glasgow this Saturday – all you need to know

A DEMONSTRATION for Lebanon is to be held in Glasgow this Saturday as the United Nations confirmed more than 90,000 people have been displaced by…

The Independent UK

Head of United Nations calls global situation 'unsustainable' as annual meeting of leaders opens

The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are driving modern civilization toward “a powder keg that risks engulfing the world

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South Africa's President Calls For UN Security Council Reform

President Ramaphosa advocates for African representation in the UN Security Council and condemns Israel's actions in Gaza, drawing parallels to apartheid.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s President Erdogan says UN and Western values are ‘dying’ in Gaza

The Turkish president called on the UN General Assembly to take coercive measures against Israel.

Latin Times

As Wars Rage, UN's Critics Say Global Body Is Failing Its Mission

Maintaining peace and international security is one of the UN's central missions, but its record has been badly tarnished as bloodshed intensifies in conflicts across the world, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.

The Independent UK

What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears

The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York.

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