United Nations

Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending UN meeting, secretary-general says

By Associated Press

Antonio Guterres says Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate rulers.

As Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza, U.S. says it will block another UN cease-fire resolution

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution.

Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court

By Mike Corder, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

U.S. envoy says Israel has not shown evidence that Hamas is diverting UN aid in Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel has not presented specific evidence for its claim that Hamas is diverting U.N. aid, and its recent targeted killings of Gaza police commanders safeguarding truck convoys have made it “virtually impossible” to distribute the goods safely, a top U.S.

Top UN court rejects South Africa’s request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah

By Associated Press

The International Court of Justice last month ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of ordering an end to the military offensive that has laid waste…

UN chief warns climate chaos and food crises threaten global peace: ‘Empty bellies fuel unrest’

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a high-level U,N. meeting Tuesday that climate disasters imperil food production and "empty bellies fuel unrest."…

Landmark report details how human activities can disrupt animal migrations

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Habitat destruction, pollution, unsustainable hunting and fishing, and climate change are among the ways people are disrupting routes migratory species traverse each year, pushing some to the brink of extinction.

UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan

By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press

The U.N. food agency says it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry.

Europe may see new influx of migrants if conflict in Sudan persists, UN refugee chief says

By Tom Odula, Associated Press

More than 9 million people are thought to be displaced in Sudan and 1.5 million refugees have fled the country in months of clashes between the Sudanese military and paramilitary forces.

UN expert says more needs to be done to address human rights abuses in the Philippines

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the killings of journalists and rights activists.