Aug 29 U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law. Continue reading
Aug 28 UN votes to end its peacekeeping operations in Lebanon next year after nearly 5 decades By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades, bowing to demands from the United States and its close ally Israel. Continue reading
Aug 23 Trucks carrying UN food aid to Sudan’s famine-hit Darfur region destroyed by drone attack By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press A drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying desperately needed food to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur region destroyed three vehicles that had caught fire, the World Food Program said. All drivers and personnel were safe. Continue reading
Aug 12 Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press The biggest issue at the talks is whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on things like better design, recycling and reuse. Continue reading
Aug 11 This sculpture at the UN is covered in more trash each day as nations work toward ending plastic pollution By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Delegates to the treaty talks pass by the sculpture daily, drowning in plastic, as a reminder of their responsibility to solve the plastic pollution crisis. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:48 New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published in The Lancet. It calls plastics a… Continue watching
Aug 07 July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say By Paolo Santalucia, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The scientists say extremes — including heat and deadly floods — persisted in July despite a slightly lower global average temperature. Continue reading
Aug 06 Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action By Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots when crowds approached its forces. The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announced further military action — and possibly plans for Israel to fully reoccupy Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:37 Supplies trickling into Gaza not enough to prevent Palestinian deaths, UN office warns By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson Sunday marks one week since Israel began daily “tactical pauses” of fighting in parts of Gaza to allow more aid into the territory. But humanitarian groups say supplies are only trickling in, with violence continuing to kill aid-seekers as the… Continue watching
Jul 29 Lebanon military court convicts 6 for killing UN peacekeeper in 2022 By Abby Sewell, Associated Press Lebanon’s military court has convicted six people for killing a U.N. peacekeeper, according to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Continue reading