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…
World Apr 17 UN appeals for $2.8 billion in aid to help millions of Palestinians at risk of famine Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, told reporters Tuesday that "massive operations" are required to restore those services and meet minimum standards – and this can't be done during military…
World Apr 03 Palestinians will seek full UN membership again, but U.S. is almost certain to block the request In September 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the Palestinian Authority's application to become the 194th member of the United Nations.
Politics Mar 28 Russian veto effectively ends the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions Russia's vote on Thursday prompted Western accusations that Moscow was acting to shield its weapons purchases from North Korea for use in its war against Ukraine, in violation of sanctions.
World Mar 25 UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq made the announcement Monday.
World Mar 25 Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation’s trip to Washington after U.S. abstains on UN Gaza cease-fire resolution The United States, which abstained, warned that the resolution approved on Monday could hurt negotiations to halt hostilities.
Politics Mar 21 The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is ‘safe, secure and trustworthy’ The resolution aims to close the digital divide between rich developed countries and poorer developing countries and make sure they are all at the table in discussions on AI.