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The Latest Breaking News from The United Nations

How to donate to the Sudan refugee response

The conflict, which started in April, has displaced more than three million people, according to the UN.

Al Jazeera

War in Sudan has displaced over three million people, says UN

The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than three million people, and called for the warring sides to face "accountability".

France 24

End The UN’s Immunity

The United Nations has long been an anti-Israel and antisemitic cesspool

Zenger

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Israel Calls Out Ukraine For Voting Against Its Interests At UN

Israeli Ambassador criticizes Ukraine's voting pattern, urges reciprocity in support

Zenger

Backlash builds as Japan prepares to release wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant

Protesters say the release, which won the endorsement of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog last week, sets a bad precedent that may encourage other countries to dispose nuclear waste into sea.

WEKU

Hezbollah Operatives, Lebanese Soldiers Crossed Into Israel

A number of Hezbollah operatives and dozens of armed Lebanese army soldiers briefly entered Israeli territory

Zenger

UN warns Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills 22

WAD MADANI, Sudan: Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.

Bangkok Post

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UN warns that Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war'

Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.

Radio France Internationale

South Korean lawmakers berate IAEA chief over Japanese plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater

South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant during a tense meeting in Seoul on Sunday, with protesters screaming outside the door

The Independent UK

Ukraine vows it won't use cluster bombs in Russia

Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov welcomed a US decision to send cluster bombs to Kyiv, saying it would help to liberate Ukrainian territory but promised the munitions would not be used in Russia. The US announced on Friday it would supply Ukraine with widely banned cluster munitions for its counteroffensive…

France 24

Iran, Russia Are Chided Repeatedly At Heated UN Security Council Meeting

Tehran berated for JCPOA violations including illegal weapons transfers and increasing ballistic missile development and testing

Zenger

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

President Joe Biden's administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for the war against Russia, but the United Nations urges the warring countries to avoid using them

The Independent UK

The biggest gold rush in history is about to start in the deep sea – leaving devastation in its wake

Applications to mine the seabed in our ocean commons can be made from 9 July, says Guy Standing, author of The Blue Commons

The Guardian - UK

UN condemns Israel’s ‘excessive force’ following raid on Jenin

The head of the United Nations issued a rebuke to Israel as he condemned the use of “excessive force” following the military operation in the West Bank.

Evening Standard

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Bangkok Post

IAEA chief nods to discord among Fukushima report experts

TOKYO: The head of the United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdog said on Friday that one or two of the team of international experts behind its report greenlighting Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

Miami Herald

“World must act now to stem the violence,” UN head says in appeal for help on Haiti

The head of the United Nations called on the world on Thursday to extend a lifeline to Haiti’s people by filling the financial gap for an ongoing humanitarian appeal and to help the country tackle its ongoing gang violence by contributing uniformed personnel to a multinational force.

Bangkok Post

UN tries to tackle ‘mind-blowing’ growth of AI

GENEVA: The mind-blowing growth of artificial intelligence poses many questions that have no answers yet, the United Nations admitted Thursday at its AI summit, attended by some exceptionally lifelike humanoid robots.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Humanitarian impact bonds would allow businesses to be private saviors for public disasters

In May, Typhoon Mawar, the world’s strongest storm this year, was barreling toward the Philippines, where I live and work. Filipinos immediately began evacuating by the thousands. Mawar then slammed through Guam, carrying winds that gusted to 140 mph and killing most of the island’s power, but swerved away from…

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The Independent UK

UN records the highest number of 'grave violations' against children in conflicts

The U.N. children's agency says last year children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the group

Miami Herald

Exclusive: Confidential UN document spells out thinking on foreign troops for Haiti

The international armed force the United Nations is seeking to help Haiti dismantle the threat to its stability and secure the country for elections could consist of a mix of military and police units, but must have the muscle, assets and intelligence capabilities necessary to fight heavily armed kidnapping gangs.

The Independent UK

UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet

The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 on board

The National (Scotland)

UK among countries launching court case against Iran over 2020 Ukrainian jet horror

THE UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian…

WEKU

Israel says it's ending its largest West Bank offensive in years

As much as a quarter of the Palestinian population of the crowded Jenin refugee camp has fled an Israeli military offensive, the United Nations says.

Bangkok Post

UN warns world to prepare for El Nino impact

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Nino, saying the weather phenomenon that triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.

Radio France Internationale

Climate change threatens 'truly terrifying' future, UN rights chief says

Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday.

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