Iran calls UN nuclear watchdog resolution ‘hasty, unwise’ | United Nations News

Iran calls UN nuclear watchdog resolution ‘hasty, unwise’ | United Nations News

IAEA board passed a resolution criticising Iran and urging it to step up cooperation with the United Nations watchdog. Iran has denounced a decision by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors to pass a resolution criticising Tehran as “hasty and unwise”, Iranian State TV reported. The UN…

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for ban on fossil fuel ads | United Nations News

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief calls for ban on fossil fuel ads | United Nations News

Antonio Guterres urges a 30 percent cut in global fossil fuel production and use by 2030 amid record high temperatures. Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service has said, as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…

US calls for swift police deployment to Haiti after missionaries killed | Police News

US calls for swift police deployment to Haiti after missionaries killed | Police News

The administration of United States President Joe Biden has called for the rapid deployment of a Kenyan-led security force to Haiti following the killing of three missionaries working with a US group in the violence-hit Caribbean country. The appeal on Friday came shortly after the non-profit Missions in Haiti Inc…

UN Security Council passes motion denouncing attacks on aid workers | United Nations News

UN Security Council passes motion denouncing attacks on aid workers | United Nations News

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution denouncing attacks on UN staff and aid workers in conflict zones as record numbers of UN personnel have been killed in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. The resolution, which calls on all countries to protect humanitarian workers in accordance with…

Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US involved? | Police News

Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US involved? | Police News

Kenyan President William Ruto is in the United States for a three-day state visit in the first such trip for an African leader since 2008. When Ruto meets his counterpart Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, at the top of their agenda will be a multinational security intervention…

Amid global polarisation, the pandemic agreement encourages cooperation | World Health Organization

Amid global polarisation, the pandemic agreement encourages cooperation | World Health Organization

For more than two years, countries of the world have worked together towards one historic and generational goal – to ensure we are better prepared for the next pandemic by learning lessons from the devastation caused by COVID-19. At a time when conflicts, politics and economics have wrought destruction, discord…

South Africa seeks third intervention against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza

South Africa seeks third intervention against Israel at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed “Stop the carnage,” South Africa told the ICJ in their third attempt to seek provisions against Israel in its war on Gaza. At today’s hearing, the UN’s top court was told an end to the hostilities was a matter of extreme urgency and that Israel’s actions clearly indicate “genocidal…

What could sweeping UNGA support for Palestine’s full UN membership mean? | Israel War on Gaza

What could sweeping UNGA support for Palestine’s full UN membership mean? | Israel War on Gaza

A total of 143 member nations voted in favour, reflecting global opinion on Israel’s war on Gaza. The international community has debated Palestinian statehood for decades. Full membership at the United Nations would effectively recognise that. Sweeping support at the General Assembly is the first step, but the final seal…

South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza’s Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to withdraw from Gaza’s Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

South Africa seeks new emergency measures over Israel’s latest offensive against the southern city in Gaza. South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah as part of additional emergency measures over the war in Gaza, the United Nations’s top court said….