World Aug 29 WHO announces deal with Israel to allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case…
World Jun 14 U.S.-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether UN will keep delivering aid The U.N. has paused its work with the pier since June 8, when an operation by Israeli security forces rescued four Israeli hostages and killed more than 270 Palestinians.
World Jun 10 As UN pauses Gaza aid distribution from pier, U.S. plans to stockpile it on secure beach The U.S. military said Monday that it plans to stockpile aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier after one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war.
World Jun 10 UN Security Council votes to adopt resolution for Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan The resolution, which the council voted 14-0 in favor, with Russia abstaining, urges Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”…
Politics May 29 U.S. calls Algeria's proposed UN resolution demanding Israel halt offensive in Rafah not helpful Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, circulated the draft resolution Tuesday evening to its 15 members after emergency council consultations on the escalating Israeli operation in Rafah.
World May 23 UN approves resolution to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide over Serb opposition The vote in the 193-member General Assembly on Thursday was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concern among many countries about the impact of the vote on efforts to achieve reconciliation in deeply divided Bosnia.
World May 10 WATCH: UN General Assembly approves resolution granting new rights to Palestine, reviving membership bid The final list of rights and privileges in the draft annex includes giving Palestine the right to speak on all issues not just those related to the Palestinians and Middle East, the right to propose agenda items and reply in…
World Apr 24 Russia vetoes UN resolution on preventing nuclear arms race in space Russia dismissed the measure as politicized and said it didn’t go far enough in banning all types of weapons in space.
World Apr 22 Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff The review was carried out after Israel alleged that a dozen employees of the agency known as UNRWA had participated in Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks.
World Apr 18 WATCH: U.S. vetoes widely supported UN resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine The U.S. has vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed…