UN officials say ‘atrocities must end’ in Gaza as Israeli raids kill dozens | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN officials say ‘atrocities must end’ in Gaza as Israeli raids kill dozens | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Heads of UN agencies say they cannot do their jobs ‘in the face of overwhelming need and ongoing violence’. Leading United Nations officials have demanded “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip nearly one year into the war between Israel and Palestinian group…

UN aims ‘to bring multilateralism back’ as it adopts Pact for the Future | United Nations News

UN aims ‘to bring multilateralism back’ as it adopts Pact for the Future | United Nations News

UN member countries adopt blueprint for the future to tackle wars, environmental threats and technological challenges facing humanity. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a “Pact for the Future”, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement that is a “step-change towards more effective, inclusive, networked multilateralism”….

UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN votes against Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Will it change anything? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Most countries have backed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that sets a deadline for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory amid rising international criticism of Israel. The resolution, passed on Wednesday, is not legally binding. But it includes stern rebukes of Israel and won the…

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian attacks on Ukraine power grid probably violate humanitarian law: UN | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian air strikes on Ukraine’s electricity generation, transmission and distribution facilities probably violate international humanitarian law, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU). The report published on Thursday focused on nine waves of attacks between March and August this year. HRMMU said it had visited…

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict News

WFP suspends staff movements in Gaza after Israeli forces attack its team | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN food agency says it’s the first time in the 10-month-long war that one of its vehicles has been directly shot at near a checkpoint. The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip “until further notice” after one of…

At least 13 killed, 14 missing after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency | Refugees News

At least 13 killed, 14 missing after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency | Refugees News

Eleven men and two women among the dead as search operations continue, International Organization for Migration says. At least 13 people have died and 14 others are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations migration agency has said. “A migrant boat capsized off the…

US tells UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire ‘in sight’ ahead of Cairo talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US tells UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire ‘in sight’ ahead of Cairo talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The US insists, despite evidence to the contrary, that Netanyahu has agreed to a proposal to suspend the war. A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal “now is in sight”, the United States envoy to the United Nations has told the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a new round of…

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, UN experts warn | Hunger News

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, UN experts warn | Hunger News

The number of acutely malnourished children has increased by 34 percent compared with last year, a United Nations report says. Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have said. A report published on Sunday by the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase…

UN chief calls for ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus | United Nations News

UN chief calls for ‘polio pause’ in Gaza war to tackle virus | United Nations News

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for humanitarian pauses in the war in Gaza in order to conduct a polio vaccine campaign after the virus was detected in the besieged territory. “It is impossible to conduct a polio vaccination campaign with war raging all over,” he told reporters at…