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UN Prepares To Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo

The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

UN delays vote calling for Gaza ceasefire as US objects to resolution wording

US says it cannot support a reference to a ‘cessation of hostilities’, but might accept a call for a ‘suspension of hostilities’

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2023

Gaza update: deadlock in the UN security council means no relief for suffering Palestinian civilians

Day by day, as Israel continues its assault on Gaza, the death toll mounts. According to the Gaza health ministry more than 18,500 people have now been killed in the Israeli army’s air and ground assault – and the Israel Defence Forces have lost 115 personnel, including ten killed on…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023

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Gaza war: deadlock in the security council shows that the UN is no longer fit for purpose

As Israel launched its ground offensive in Gaza on October 27 – having conducted airstrikes in the weeks following the horrific attack by Hamas on October 7 – the UN general assembly convened an emergency session. With reports of upwards of 7,000 civilian deaths in Gaza, the general assembly passed…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023

Palestinians expect a high vote in UN General Assembly demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

The Palestinians are expecting a high vote for a U.N. General Assembly resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

UN Assembly Moves Past Security Council To Take Lead On Gaza

The UN General Assembly was due to vote Tuesday on a non-binding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza -- a call that the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

Israel Battles Hamas As UN Labels Gaza 'Hell On Earth'

Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the UN General Assembly was due to vote on a new demand for a ceasefire.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

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Israel Bombs Gaza After Warning Hamas Nears 'Dissolution'

Israel pressed on with its bombing of Gaza on Tuesday after saying its campaign to destroy Hamas has left the Palestinian militant group on the "the verge of dissolution".

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire

The Palestinians are hoping that a vote in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

UN envoys say ‘enough’ to Israel-Hamas war on trip to Gaza border

EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, says situation in Gaza ‘catastrophic, apocalyptic’.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023

What’s UN Resolution 377A, can it help in efforts to stop Israel-Gaza war?

The resolution empowers member states to make collective recommendations, but it is legally nonbinding.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023

Gaza bombardment continues after UN ceasefire vote fails

The US vetoed a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2023

US piles pressure on Israel over conduct in war on Hamas

Secretary of state Antony Blinken urges more to be done to protect civilians in Gaza – as UN Security Council votes on resolution calling for immediate humanitarian ceasefire

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

US deputy ambassador says an immediate ceasefire in Gaza would ‘only plant the seeds for the next war’.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2023

Gaza society 'on the brink of full-blown collapse', warns UN chief

UNITED Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has told an emergency meeting of the Security Council that he invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter…

Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2023

US raises criticism of Israel ahead of UNSC ceasefire meeting

US officials urge Israel to protect Gaza civilians but are unlikely to back calls for permanent truce.

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2023

UN Security Council To Consider Urging Gaza Ceasefire

The UN Security Council meets on Gaza Friday under acute pressure from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will vote on urging an immediate ceasefire after weeks of ruinous war.

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International Business Times · Dec 8, 2023

Israel Pursues Hamas In And Around Gaza's Biggest Cities

Israel pressed on with its offensive in and around Gaza's main cities on Friday, more than two months after Hamas's deadly attack sparked a war that has claimed thousands of lives and left the Palestinian territory in ruins.

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

The UN secretary-general invoked 'Article 99' to push for a Gaza ceasefire. What exactly is it?

It’s called “Article 99.”

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2023

UN aid chief sees ‘promising signs’ on opening of new crossing to Gaza

Martin Griffiths says the Kerem Shalom crossing may be opening ‘soon’ to facilitate aid deliveries to Gaza.

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Live updates | Widening Israeli offensive in southern Gaza worsens dire humanitarian conditions

The Israeli military hit Rafah in southern Gaza overnight, residents say, as United Nations officials warn there are no safe places left in the besieged territory

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2023

Israel’s war on Gaza: Can Guterres’s use of UN’s Article 99 bring peace?

The rarely used rule will allow the US secretary-general to make an appeal for peace to the Security Council.

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Israel targets Hamas chiefs in Khan Younis amid drama at United Nations

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as UK urged to copy US travel bans against 'extremist' settlers in West Bank

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending 'humanitarian catastrophe' in Gaza

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has used a rarely exercised power to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and urged its members to demand an immediate cease-fire

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