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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which they patrol. more
UN chief Antonio Guterres urges global community to repeat ‘utter condemnation’ of 7 October Hamas terror attack

In a message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed on 7 October, the UN Secretary-General has ...

Antonio Guterres urges global solutions as uncertain world edges toward a ‘powder keg’

The world is locked in a “purgatory of polarity” with a growing number of governments and others feeling entitled to a “get out of jail free card”, Secretary-Gener ...

UNGA:US President Joe Biden feels the world is at an inflection point but ‘there’s always a way forward’

United States President Joe Biden told leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that with the world at a historical inflection point “our task, our test, is to make sure that the fo ...

West Bank killing: UN rights office calls for accountability

The perpetrators of a deadly rampage targeting a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank must face justice to deter future attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, insisted on Fr ...

New political era in Bangladesh provides ‘historic opportunity’ for reform, says UN

The political transition underway in Bangladesh represents an historic opportunity to ensure governance is anchored in human rights, inclusivity and the rule of law, the UN High Commissio ...

UN finalised treaty targeting cybercrime

UN Member States have finalised a new treaty targeting cybercrime, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Friday.

US-Russia prisoner swap: UN rights experts call it ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’

A UN independent human rights expert has welcomed the landmark prisoner swap on Thursday involving the United States, Russia and five other countries.

UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages

The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a ...

Secretary-General António Guterres, other officials condemn Golan attack amid fear over Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalation

Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 ...