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UN Security Council Holds Another Emergency Meeting On Israel-Gaza Hostilities

Ambassadors to the United Nations, landed safely in Tel Aviv, experiencing life in a city under attack

Zenger

UN refugee agency criticises mass arrivals crackdown

'Freedom from arbitrary detention is a fundamental human right,' the United Nations refugee agency says of NZ's plans to increase the maximum period of warrantless detention for asylum seekers.

Newsroom.co.nz

No deal yet on extending Ukraine grain deal, UN proposals in focus

Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations discussed on Thursday U.N. proposals to extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters

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UN urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting continues

The United Nations has urged countries with influence in Africa to help end the conflict in Sudan after reported progress in truce talks.

The New Daily

The Nakba at 75 – Palestinians' struggle to get recognition for their 'catastrophe'

On May 15, 2023, the United Nations will stage a high-level special meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba – the mass displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians from their homeland in 1948.

The Conversation

Hezbollah Builds 27 New Bases In Lebanon Under Cover Of Fake NGO

Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon

Zenger

Banana fungus may worsen hunger crisis in Venezuela

A resistant fungus which wilts banana and plantain plants and infects soil could worsen the food crisis in Venezuela, where 6.5 million people already suffer hunger, growers groups and a United Nations agency say.

Reuters

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Kremlin says Russia's view on Black Sea grain deal understood by all parties

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia's stance on the Black Sea grain deal - that its own interests must be taken into account in talks aimed at extending it beyond May 18 - was understood by all relevant parties.

Reuters

Mothers' education has a powerful role shaping their children's futures

Providing equitable quality education for all people is one of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To meet this goal, international organizations and national and local governments have invested heavily in expanding education.

The Conversation

Outbound inspections resume under Black Sea grain deal - UN

The United Nations said inspections resumed on Tuesday of outbound vessels under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters

United Nations says over 700,000 people displaced within Sudan since mid-April

Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding the figure had doubled in a week.

Radio France Internationale

Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained: Report

Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements.

The New Daily

Ukraine says it has alternatives if grain export deal not extended

Ukraine has alternative ways of transporting grain if a deal on safe Black Sea exports is not extended on May 18, and would not see that outcome as an "apocalyptic scenario", its agriculture minister said.

Reuters

UN report: Female Afghan UN employees harassed, detained

The U.N. says some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body

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No Black Sea grain deal ships inspected as Russian deadline looms

The United Nations said no ships were inspected on Sunday or Monday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit on May 18 over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports.

Reuters

US push for UN censure of North Korea appears to stall -diplomats

U.N. Security Council negotiations on a U.S. push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches appear to have stalled after diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging.

Reuters

Ukraine says Russia has effectively stopped Black Sea grain deal

Russia has effectively stopped the Black sea grain deal by refusing to register incoming vessels, Ukraine's reconstruction ministry said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Russian forces evacuate towns near Zaporizhzhia plant as IAEA warns of ‘very real nuclear safety risk’

Russian forces evacuated residents from a town near the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Sunday as the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said he was “extremely concerned” about the safety of the facility.

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Daily Mirror

Russia triggers 'mad panic' by evacuating town near Europe's largest nuclear power plant

Russia's evacuation has prompted an announcement from the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, who expressed growing concern about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia power station

Reason

Will 2024 Bring the Return of the Neocons?

The GOP nominee can forge a humbler path on foreign policy—or turn back to failed neoconservatism.

The Independent UK

Nuclear watchdog growingly worried over Ukraine plant safety

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is expressing growing anxiety about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

The Independent UK

UN again seeks to reassure Afghans it will deliver aid

The United Nations is seeking yet again to reassure the Afghan people that it won’t abandon them

Reuters

UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women

The United Nations said on Friday it will continue to keep Afghan staff working from home after the Taliban administration began enforcing a ban on Afghan women working for the world body a month ago.

Al Jazeera

At least 176 people killed in eastern DR Congo floods

Torrential rain in South Kivu province causes river to overflow, washing away homes, leaving buildings encased in mud.

The New Daily

Khartoum civilians caught between bitter foes as fighting continues to rage

Civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital saytheir plight is being ignored by both the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

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