World May 10 Leaders worldwide struggle to draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid COVID mistakes in the future Envoys have been working long hours in recent weeks to prepare a draft ahead of a self-imposed deadline later this month: ratification of the accord at WHO's annual meeting. But deep divisions could derail it.
World Apr 08 UN Human Rights Council calls for end of weapons sales, shipments to Israel The sweeping but non-binding measure at the Human Rights Council takes aim at an array of Israeli actions such as impeding access to water and blocking shipments of humanitarian aid into Palestinian areas.
World Mar 19 UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023 The U.N. weather agency is sounding a "red alert" about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice.
Politics Mar 04 UN rights chief urges end to ‘repression’ of independent voices in Russia after Navalny’s death Volker Türk lamented dozens of conflicts around the world, widespread violations of human rights law that have impacted millions, and displacements caused by war — which could escalate in places like the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and Sudan.
World Feb 23 Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says Sudan plunged into chaos in April when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival Sudanese forces — the country's military and a paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces.
Politics Jan 31 UN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel…
Politics Jan 18 Red Cross toes fine line trying to help civilians in Israel-Hamas war amid pressure from Netanyahu The International Committee of the Red Cross has been losing influence, funding and staff, and disparaging remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are just the latest headache for the Geneva-based humanitarian group.
World Jan 18 In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza Isaac Herzog said Thursday at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that the relationship is still fragile but is "an opportunity to move forward."…
World Jan 17 Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security Speaking at World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Blinken said Wednesday that the view of leaders in the Arab and Muslim world have changed on Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state would…
World Jan 15 At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for the World Economic Forum Climate, conflict and the rise of artificial intelligence round out a to-do list of global priorities at this year's edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites.