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Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable peopleJean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operationsAt a time…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before SeptemberThe world must prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the supercharged weather extremes…
June 2, 2026
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United Nations
Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigatorsThe UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence…
May 29, 2026
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Israel
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, told Israel there had been an “increasing number of cases” of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees, according to a letter shared by Israel’s…
May 29, 2026
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Israel-Gaza War (2023- )
Just a few days ago, a U.S. court ordered the Treasury Department to suspend its penalties on Francesca Albanese, whose work on Israel has drawn accusations of antisemitism.
May 28, 2026
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Climate crisis
Global temperature record could be broken as soon as 2027, with El Niño expected later this yearA record-breaking hot year is almost certain by 2030 as the climate crisis intensifies,…
May 28, 2026
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Extreme heat
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive daysThe UN climate chief has said an extreme early heat event…
May 27, 2026
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Israel & the Region
Candidate for United Nations secretary-general, who would be first Jew and woman to head the world body, has family in Israel and has led UN office critical of the Jewish…
May 26, 2026
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United States Politics and Government
The United Nations has a new plan for weighing economic gains alongside health and environmental progress. But consensus is elusive.
May 26, 2026
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Israel-Gaza war
I survived months of bombardment before escaping. The systematic dismantling of our home has harmed every aspect of women’s livesOlfat al-Kurd is a field researcher for B’Tselem, the Israeli Information…
May 25, 2026
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World
The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 18... The post Ukrainian strike on college…
May 23, 2026
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Climate crisis
Resolution backed by 141 states hailed as ‘new chapter’ that could improve climate diplomacy and litigation effortsWhen the UN general assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark climate crisis…
May 22, 2026
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