Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place.
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China have vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for โan immediate and sustained cease-fireโ in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
US calls for vote Friday on UN resolution declaring that immediate Gaza cease-fire is `imperative'
The United States is calling for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N. resolution declaring that โan immediate and sustained cease-fireโ in the Israel-Hamas war is โimperativeโ to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
US spearheads first UN resolution on artificial intelligence โ aimed at ensuring equal access
The United States is spearheading the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence, aimed at ensuring the new technology is โsafe, secure and trustworthyโ and that all countries, especially those in the developing world, have equal access.
UN envoy: Finding that some hostages were victims of sexual violence doesn't justify Israeli attacks
The U_N_ envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict is warning Israel that the finding of โclear and convincing informationโ that some hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct_ 7 attack in southern Israel were subjected to sexual violence โdoes not in any way legitimize further hostilities.โ.
UN chief urges Sudan's warring parties to halt hostilities during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
The United Nations chief is urging Sudanโs warring parties to halt hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the countryโs unity and โcould ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.โ.
Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks
Haitiโs government says it is extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce political battle for power.
New attacks by IS-linked group in Mozambique leave over 70 children missing. Thousands have fled
Aid agencies and local authorities say a surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in northern Mozambique has left more than 70 children missing and caused 100,000 people to flee their homes.
Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home
Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home.
UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country
United Nations peacekeepers have handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country, and as violence soars in the conflict-riddled region.
South Africa tells top UN court that it's accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians
South Africa has argued at the United Nationsโ top court that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and that Israelโs occupation of land sought for a Palestinian state is โinherently and fundamentally illegal.โ.
What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
The head of the UN's lead agency helping Palestinians accuses Israel of seeking to destroy it
The head of the main United Nations agency supporting people in Gaza alleges that Israel is intent on โdestroyingโ the organization along with the idea that Palestinians are refugees who have a right to return home one day.
Venezuela orders UN human rights office to close, accusing it of anti-government activity
Venezuelaโs government has ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend its operations and has given its staff 72 hours to leave the country, accusing it of promoting opposition to the South American country.
UN aid chief says warring Sudan generals agreed to talk on humanitarian issues. He's still waiting
A top U.N. official says that two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudanโs beleaguered civilians.
UN climate chief's blunt message: Fewer loopholes, way more cash to really halt climate change
The United Nations' climate chief says to keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more money โ trillions of dollars a year โ into financial help for poor nations.
UN agencies rally around agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some top donors cut funding
An array of U.N. organizations have united to warn of โcatastrophic consequences for the people of Gazaโ if key donor countries donโt resume funding for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main lifeline for people in the besieged territory.
Live updates | South Africa alleges Israel is ignoring court ruling as more are killed in north Gaza
South Africaโs foreign minister says Israel is ignoring the ruling by the United Nationsโ top court last week โ which ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death โ by killing hundreds more civilians in a matter of days in Gaza.
Top UN court rejects most of Ukraine's terror financing and discrimination case against Russia
The United Nationsโ top court has rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the countryโs east a decade ago and has discriminated against Crimeaโs multiethnic community since its annexation of the peninsula.
Live updates | UN court keeps genocide case against Israel alive as Gaza death toll surpasses 26,000
The death toll from the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 26,000 as the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to limit deaths and damage but stopped short of demanding a cease-fire in the Palestinian territory.
US defends its veto of call for Gaza cease-fire while Palestinians and others demand fighting stop
The United States defended its veto of a call for the immediate suspension of hostilities in Gaza at a U.N. meeting and again faced demands by the Palestinians and many other countries for a cease-fire now in the Israel-Hamas war โ as well as by a group of rabbis in the balcony.
UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters
The United Nations has issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024, pointing to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters.
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy premier and Mideast expert as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator
The Netherlandsโ former deputy prime minister and Mideast expert has been appointed the United Nations coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza, where there are more than 2 million desperate civilians in need of food, water and medicine.
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
The U.N. Security Council has adopted a watered-down resolution calling for immediate speeded-up aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza โ but without the original call for an โurgent suspension of hostilitiesโ between Israel and Hamas.
Live updates | UN Security Council calls for Gaza aid, but stops short of demanding a cease-fire
The U.N. Security Council has passed a new resolution that calls for speeding up aid deliveries into Gaza, but without the original call for an โurgent suspension of hostilitiesโ between Israel and Hamas.
UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
The U.N. says fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to 300,000 people to flee their homes in a province that had been a safe haven for families displaced by the country's devastating conflict.
UN Security Council again delays Gaza aid resolution vote as high-level talks try to avoid US veto
The U.N. Security Council has again delayed a vote on a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza as the Biden administration struggles to change key wording in high-level negotiations seeking to avoid a U.S. veto.
UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year's end
The Security Council has voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday.
UN Security Council delays vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid
The U.N. Security Council has delayed a vote on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for a halt to hostilities in Gaza to allow unhindered access to deliver humanitarian aid to the massive number of civilians in need of food, water and medicine until Tuesday morning, as members intensified negotiations to try to avoid another veto by the United States.
Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire
The Palestinians are hoping that a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta's pressure to go
The United Nations has ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali following the governmentโs request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation.