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A UN finding of genocide in Gaza adds pressure on NZ to recognise a Palestinian state

Political and diplomatic manoeuvring over Israel and Palestine has been moving fast recently. The question is whether it is fast enough, given the accelerating onslaught in Gaza.

The Conversation

Voices: Gaza is proof the United Nations is no longer fit for purpose

COMMENT: Finally, the United Nations has declared a manmade famine in Gaza – but its inability to prevent it in the first place, or to offer meaningful assistance now to those who are starving, exposes a bankruptcy at the heart of the global order, says Ahmed Najar

The Independent UK

US seeks UN authorization for new 'Gang Suppression Force' to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

The United States announced it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle escalating violence in Haiti where the armed groups are expanding their brutal activities from the capital into the countryside

The Independent UK

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UN Security Council Votes For Lebanon Peacekeepers To Leave In 2027

The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

International Business Times

UN Security Council to vote on ending peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Dec. 31, 2026

The Security Council scheduled a vote Thursday on a resolution that would end the more than four-decade operation of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon on Dec. 31, 2025

The Independent UK

Libya announces probe after Russian-made rocket hits near UN mission in Janzour

Security forces found a vehicle carrying two other rockets of the same type, as well as the rockets’ launcher, the government said.

Euronews

How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason and humanity” in Gaza, reflecting a widespread view around the world.

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UN rejects plans by Sudan's paramilitary group for a rival government amid civil war

The U.N. Security Council has rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group to establish a rival government in areas it controls

The Independent UK

Palestinian ambassador calls for media to enter Gaza hours before Al Jazeera reporters killed

Palestine’s UN ambassador invited the Security Council to “take 100 journalists” into Gaza to “see exactly what is happening there” hours before five reporters from Al Jazeera were killed in an Israeli airstrike.

The Independent UK

Macron warns Israel that Gaza occupation plan risks ‘war without end’

French President Emmanuel Macron has sharply criticised Israel’s planned takeover of Gaza City, warning it would be a 'disaster' leading to endless war.

Radio France Internationale

Al Jazeera Says 5 Journalists Killed In Israeli Strike In Gaza

Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday.

International Business Times

Israel's Gaza Plan Risks 'Another Calamity,' UN Official Warns

A UN official on Sunday warned the Security Council that Israel's plans to control Gaza City risked "another calamity" with far-reaching consequences, as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his goal was not to occupy the territory.

International Business Times

Death Toll Rises In Thai-Cambodian Clashes Despite Ceasefire Call

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire".

International Business Times

Israel repeatedly denying visas for several heads of agencies working in Gaza, UN says

Visas for the local leaders of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the human rights agency OHCHR and the agency supporting Palestinians in Gaza, UNRWA, have not been renewed in recent months.

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The Independent UK

Israel has refused to renew visas for heads of at least 3 UN agencies in Gaza

Israel has refused to renew visas for the heads of at least three United Nations agencies in Gaza

The Independent UK

UN council authorizes continuing vigilance of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Red Sea shipping

The U.N. Security Council has authorized continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have defied its previous demands to immediately halt all such attacks

Al Jazeera

‘Crimes against humanity’ in Sudan’s Darfur: ICC deputy prosecutor

The Hague court’s Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan warns civil war ‘has reached an intolerable state’.

International Business Times

UN Charter: A Founding Document Violated And Ignored

Eighty years ago Thursday, 50 countries came together in the ashes of World War II to sign the United Nations' founding charter in order "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."

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The Conversation

Bombing Iran: has the UN charter failed?

The recent US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites has prompted renewed questions about whether the UN charter’s prohibition on the use of force is meaningful.

The Independent UK

'Not something to celebrate': As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive？

The United Nations will mark its 80th anniversary this month but there’s little to celebrate

The Conversation

Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains

Israel’s major military operation against Iran has targeted its nuclear program, including its facilities and scientists, as well as its military leadership.

The Independent UK

Palestinian UN envoy breaks down in tears over children dying in Gaza

A Palestinian UN envoy broke down in tears over children dying in Gaza, delivering an emotional address to the Security Council on Wednesday (28 May) as he described the "unbearable" suffering of Palestinian children amid the ongoing war.

International Business Times

Palestinians In Gaza 'Deserve More Than Survival,' Says UN Envoy

Palestinians living in Gaza "deserve more than survival," the United Nations envoy for the Middle East told the Security Council on Wednesday, as Israel's war there enters its 600th day.

The Independent UK

UN aid chief defends using 'genocide' in Gaza remarks to the Security Council that Israel rejects

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Consequences of UK airstrikes on Yemen

Letter: A better way to keep British shipping safe would be to cease arms sales to Israel, says Colin Archer

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