The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since

The three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said they were in stable condition. Hours later in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in exchange left Ofer prison on buses at around 1:00…

One of the most consequential years for the planet has begun, with nations set to deliver fresh climate pledges as Trump returns to the White House and ICJ judges prepare a landmark ruling on climate accountability. Policy will also be shaped by a return to plastic treaty talks, Europe’s rollout…

French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday. Displaced Palestinians have started returning to the Gaza Strip and three Israeli hostages released.

Editorial: The global south needs a fairer deal than this one, in which it funds the lifestyle and wealth of the global north

The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping the country’s women

United States President-elect Donald Trump’s threats against Greenland, Canada and Panama create destabilizing uncertainty about the short-term intent of the U.S. and the long-term nature of its approach to international relationships. NATO’s leadership will have to work adroitly to avoid a crisis.

World Food Programme aid trucks enter Gaza to provide essential food supplies to over one million people in a critical humanitarian effort.

Community baselessly demonized by Republicans dread what Trump’s return means for TPS and immigrants

Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti to provide backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where spiralling gang violence has displaced more than a million people, including one in eight children.

UN agency prepares 4,000 aid trucks for Gaza post-ceasefire, emphasizing urgency for swift assistance.