Jordan’s Umm al-Jimal village added to UNESCO heritage list | History News

Jordan’s Umm al-Jimal village added to UNESCO heritage list | History News

The earliest structures at the site date back to the first century AD, when it formed part of the Nabataean Kingdom. Jordan’s Umm al-Jimal village has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, a move hailed by the country’s tourism and antiquities minister as a “great achievement”. The United Nations…

Under Israeli law, UNRWA is about to become a terrorist organisation | Israel-Palestine conflict

Under Israeli law, UNRWA is about to become a terrorist organisation | Israel-Palestine conflict

Since it launched its genocidal war against the Palestinian people, Israel has crossed many red lines. Neither the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the supreme judicial organ of the United Nations, to stop its “plausible” genocide in Gaza, nor the damning advisory opinion of the…

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

UN chief calls for action to stem ‘extreme heat epidemic’ | United Nations News

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat. The head of the United Nations has called on countries to take action to address the effects of “crippling heat”, as the world experiences record-high temperatures that have put vulnerable communities at…

Can Palestinians expect changes after ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Can Palestinians expect changes after ICJ ruling on Israel’s occupation? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The International Court of Justice’s ruling last week against Israel is just the latest sign of the growing public pressure the country faces amid its ongoing war on Gaza. But the case predated the war – a result of a 2022 request from the United Nations General Assembly for the…

‘Impunity must end’: World reacts to ICJ ruling against Israeli occupation | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Impunity must end’: World reacts to ICJ ruling against Israeli occupation | Israel-Palestine conflict News

International reaction has poured in since a ruling by the top United Nations court that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful and should swiftly be brought to an end. Palestinian officials have hailed the International Court of Justice ruling as a “watershed moment” in their decades-long…

‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on UNRWA chief | United Nations News

‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on UNRWA chief | United Nations News

Israeli government official calling Phillipe Lazzarini a ‘terrorist sympathiser’ also puts his safety at risk, UN says. The United Nations has denounced an Israeli government spokesperson for calling the head of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) a “terrorist sympathiser”. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said…

UN chief slams Israel for dooming prospects for two-state solution | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN chief slams Israel for dooming prospects for two-state solution | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Antonio Guterres says recent developments in the occupied West Bank are ‘driving a stake through the heart’ of a two-state solution. Israel’s policy toward the occupied West Bank is dooming any prospect of a two-state solution with the Palestinians, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Through administrative and legal steps,…

Despite UN appeal, US and UK don’t fund ‘critical lifeline’ to Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Despite UN appeal, US and UK don’t fund ‘critical lifeline’ to Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel has tried for years to dismantle the UNRWA, which helps Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere. The United Nations chief has led an internationally backed effort to support its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) but has yet to persuade its biggest Western donors. The United States and the United…

Kenyan police contingent arrives in Haiti as protests roil Nairobi | Conflict News

Kenyan police contingent arrives in Haiti as protests roil Nairobi | Conflict News

Hundreds of officers travelled to Haiti to begin a UN-backed mission to curtail the influence of the country’s gangs. A group of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti, marking the beginning of a United Nations-backed mission to combat powerful armed gangs that have wreaked turmoil in the Caribbean country….