Mar 02 169 people killed, including women and children, after insurgents raid a village in a remote area of South Sudan By Deng Machol, Associated Press The killings are part of an escalating wave of violence gripping South Sudan as government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir battle armed men believed to be loyal to opposition leader Riek Machar. Continue reading
Feb 28 UN chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The United Nations chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to negotiations “to pull the region, and our world, back from the brink.”… Continue reading
Feb 16 Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog ahead of U.S. talks By Jamey Keaten, Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press “I am in Geneva with real ideas to achieve a fair and equitable deal,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X. “What is not on the table: submission before threats.”… Continue reading
Feb 13 Indonesia prepares up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force By David Rising, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Officials now talk about sending 5,000 to 8,000 troops, focusing on engineering and medical units. Continue reading
Jan 30 This ancient pledge is made whenever Olympic Games are held By Derek Gatopoulos, Theodora Tongas, Associated Press The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Trump introduces Gaza 'Board of Peace' at Davos forum By Associated Press President Donald Trump inaugurated his newly created Board of Peace with a handful of founding members but offered few details about its mandate and how the panel will work or might pursue efforts to end global conflicts. Continue reading
Jan 20 Israel demolishes UNRWA offices for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem By Sam Metz, Associated Press Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA. Continue reading
Jan 09 UN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the… Continue reading
Jan 07 U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation By Matthew Lee, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. Continue reading
Jan 05 U.S. allies and adversaries alike use UN meeting to critique Venezuela intervention By Farnoush Amiri, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Before the U.N.'s most powerful body, countries critiqued — if sometimes obliquely — President Donald Trump's intervention in the South American country and his recent comments signaling the possibility of expanding military action to countries like Colombia and Mexico over… Continue reading