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IAEA finds no evidence of hits on Iran nuclear facilities, urges restraint

The United Nations nuclear watchdog – the IAEA – has called for restraint and renewed diplomacy, having found no clear evidence of damage to Iran’s atomic facilities after the latest air strikes on the country.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief warns ‘rule of force’ is attacking human rights as world order shifts

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has issued a blunt warning that global human rights are under constant pressure, with powerful actors increasingly sidelining international law and deploying new technologies in ways that deepen inequality.

Radio France Internationale

Russia demands release of Maduro and condemns US ‘crimes’ in Venezuela

Russia condemned US actions in Venezuela and urged the immediate release of detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a United Nations Security Council session on Monday (5 January).

The Independent UK

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Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

Given the escalating scale of inequality in the world, shouldn’t countries be banding together to set up an international panel on the issue, along the same lines as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations body set up to assess the science related to climate change? The…

The Conversation

US proposal at the UN for Gaza stabilization force faces concerns from Russia, China and Arabs

A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries

The Independent UK

Top UN Court To Rule On Israel's Gaza Aid Obligations

The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel's obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire.

International Business Times

UN Chief Says World Should Not Be Intimidated By Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank.

International Business Times

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Israel Launches Major Ground Offensive In Gaza City As UN Accuses It Of Genocide

The assault comes as an independent United Nations inquiry issued a landmark finding accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza — a charge Israel has denounced as "false and distorted.''

International Business Times

At Least 21,000 Children Disabled In Gaza War: UN Committee

At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday.

International Business Times

UN official says 'all hope is gone' if Israeli offensive on famine-stricken Gaza City goes ahead

A United Nations official tells The Associated Press that if Israel’s military goes ahead with a planned offensive in Gaza City, then “all hope is gone that we’re ever going to see the end to this."

The Independent UK

Taiwan court sentences ex-legislator's son for illegal fuel transfers to North Korea

Illegal transfers at sea are one of the few ways North Korea, largely isolated from the international community, can obtain fuel because of strict United Nations sanctions against its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.

Euronews

Islamic State-linked fighters displace over 46,000 people in northern Mozambique, UN says

The United Nations says attacks by insurgents in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province displaced more than 46,000 people in the space of eight days last month

The Independent UK

UN urges peaceful settlement of disputes as UN chief points to 'the horror show in Gaza'

The U.N. Security Council has urged the 193 United Nations member nations to use all possible means to settle disputes peacefully

The Independent UK

Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza

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Israeli fire kills 41 in Gaza with many deaths near aid centre

The United Nations said the blockade brought the Palestinian enclave to the brink of famine and that food supplies remain critically low

International Business Times

Israel And UN Clash Over Aid To Gaza

Israel accused the United Nations Wednesday of seeking to "block" Gaza aid distribution, as the global body said it was doing its utmost to gather the limited assistance greenlighted by Israel's authorities.

The Independent UK

UN expert says Guatemalan prosecutor's office using criminal law to pursue opponents

A United Nations expert has warned at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, journalists and others

International Business Times

ICJ Sides With E.Guinea In Spat With Gabon Over Oil-rich Islands

The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters.

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UN agency, Rohingya refugees allege Indian authorities cast dozens of them into the sea near Myanmar

Indian authorities last week allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar after providing them with life jackets, a United Nations agency, family members of the refugees and their lawyer said

Radio France Internationale

International Court of Justice throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE

The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.

The Independent UK

Top UN court wraps a week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza

The top United Nations court is wrapping a week of hearings on what Israel must do to ensure desperately needed humanitarian aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe forced the young woman to work as her maid and provide free childcare

The Independent UK

UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip

The Conversation

Why Africa’s young scientists should help check the quality of climate change research

Scientific research is essential for addressing the climate crisis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body, assesses the science on climate change through its regular assessment reports. These reports reflect scientific consensus on the causes and impacts of and possible solutions to climate change.

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