Global extreme poverty sees first increase in 20 years — UN Report
NEW YORK, Oct 18 — The world experienced the first increase in extreme poverty in 20 years, and inequality has risen sharply and remains high,...
Iran vows to retaliate over Hamas leader’s assassination ‘when it deems necessary and appropriate’
HAMILTON (Canada), Aug 1 — Iran’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) affirmed Wednesday that his country will retaliate for the assassination of Hamas political...
More than 670 feared dead in Papua landslide, difficult terrain hampers relief
SYDNEY, May 27 — Unstable terrain, remote locations and damaged roads are hampering relief efforts in Papua New Guinea after more than 670 people were feared killed...
UN rights expert calls for imposing sanctions on Israel until it complies with ICJ’s ruling
GENEVA, May 25 — Francesca Albanese, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, on Saturday,...
Palestine’s UN envoy welcomes Ireland, Norway, Spain’s decision to recognise Palestinian state
HAMILTON (Canada), May 23 — Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Riyad Mansour welcomed a decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain on Wednesday to...
UN Relief chief sounds alarm over worsening Gaza humanitarian crisis amid Israeli blockade
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — The United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, raised concerns about the growing humanitarian...
Palestinians seek probe into hundreds of bodies at hospitals, some killed in ‘execution’ style
DUBAI, April 26 — A Palestinian civil defence team on Thursday called on the United Nations to investigate what it said were war crimes at a Gaza...
Meningitis, hepatitis break out in refugee camps, says Gaza Health Ministry
GAZA CITY, April 25 — Gaza’s Health Ministry has reported the outbreak of meningitis and hepatitis among displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The ministry...
Israel yet to show proof Unrwa staff are from terrorist groups, review finds
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT, April 23 — Israel has yet to provide evidence for its accusations that hundreds of staff with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) are...
UN warns 800,000 people in Sudan city in ‘extreme, immediate danger’
UNITED NATIONS, April 20 — Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to...
US stops UN from recognising a Palestinian state through membership
NEW YORK, April 19 — The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognising a Palestinian state by casting a veto in the Security...
UN committee unable to agree on Palestinian bid for full membership
NEW YORK, April 17 — A United Nations Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full UN member “was unable to make a unanimous...