World May 24 U.S. announces $524 million for Horn of Africa drought; Germany, UK also make pledges U.N. Secretary-General Guterres told would-be donors to make a major injection of funding to prevent the crisis caused by drought, mass displacement after years of conflict and skyrocketing food prices "from turning into catastrophe."…
World May 15 UN to commemorate 1948 Palestinian ‘catastrophe’ for the first time The United Nations will officially mark the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from what is now Israel on the 75th anniversary of their exodus — an action stemming from the U.N.’s partition of British-ruled Palestine into separate Jewish…
World Apr 24 UN chief, national representatives berate Russia’s top diplomat over Ukraine The United Nations chief and representatives from Western nations berated Russia's top diplomat as he chaired a U.N. meeting. They accused Moscow of violating the U.N. Charter by attacking Ukraine and occupying part of its territory.
Politics Apr 03 Russia rejects U.S. claims its UN Security Council presidency is an ‘April Fool’s joke’ Russia's U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool's joke. Vassily Nebenzia says Russia will be an "honest broker."…
Science Mar 22 A quarter of the world does not have access to safe drinking water, new UN report says The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 came Tuesday on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years.
World Feb 23 WATCH: UN approves nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to leave Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces.
World Jan 30 UN says Taliban ban on women aid workers is a potential death blow The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the Taliban's ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan is "a potential death blow" to many important humanitarian programs.
World Jan 20 UN says Taliban is divided on whether or not to restore women’s rights Haq told reporters that "the key thing is to reconcile" the two disparate groups.
World Jan 19 Israel and Palestinians clash at UN Security Council meeting as tensions rise Israel's U.N. ambassador is accusing the Palestinians of stabbing a knife into any chance for reconciliation by seeking an advisory opinion from the U.N.'s highest court on Israel's decades-old occupation.
World Jan 09 UN votes to extend critical aid from Turkey to Syria’s rebel north The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to keep key a border crossing from Turkey to Syria's rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for another six months.