The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Trump replaces Mike Waltz with Marco Rubio as national security adviser

The US president said Waltz would instead be nominated as the US’s ambassador to the UN, despite his role in Signalgate.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025

Israel must give Red Cross access to jailed Palestinians, Britain tells ICJ

Government lawyer says treatment of hostages by Hamas is no excuse to break Geneva conventions

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025

Trump gets his own Drudge Report-type website so White House can push pro-president news

Original Drudge Report, a long-running political site, mocked the move

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Israeli strikes kill 16 Palestinians as UN urged to declare famine

Israeli strikes have killed at least 16 Palestinians in the last 24 hours, as the UN was urged to issue an official declaration of famine in the…

The National (Scotland) · May 1, 2025

Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts as US scales back humanitarian funds

The Geneva rally comes two days after several UN aid agencies said they would have to slash jobs because of funding cuts, warning the reductions will severely affect aid programmes worldwide.

Euronews · May 1, 2025

Syrian Druze spiritual leader slams government over deadly sectarian clashes

Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri has harshly criticized Syria’s government for what he called an “unjustified genocidal attack” during deadly sectarian fighting in Druze-majority areas south of Damascus this week

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Ukraine minerals deal: the idea that natural resource extraction can build peace has been around for decades

Ukraine has finally signed its minerals agreement with the US. The deal states that Washington will eventually receive a share of the profits from the sale of Ukrainian natural resources, providing an economic incentive to continue investing in Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction.

The Conversation · May 1, 2025

Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations

Congo's justice minister says that authorities have asked the country’s Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph Kabila so that he can face trial on charges of supporting a rebel insurgency in the country’s east

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Sudan ‘horror knows no bounds’, says UN, as deaths in Darfur rise

UN rights chief says civilians ‘trapped in dire conditions’ in and around el-Fasher as RSF warns of further ‘bloodshed’.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2025