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Aid fears in Gaza as Israel bans UN refugee agency

Ban could force closure of UNRWA’s East Jerusalem headquarters and disrupt aid routes

The Independent UK

Big Guns Descend On Cali For Final Push In UN Biodiversity Talks

Heads of state, ministers and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrive in Cali Tuesday hoping to add impetus to grinding talks on ways to save nature from human destruction.

International Business Times

Big guns descend on Cali for final push in UN biodiversity talks

Heads of state, ministers and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrive in Cali Tuesday hoping to add impetus to grinding talks on ways to save nature from human destruction.

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Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says

The U.N. chief says Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying hunger and disease for millions

The Independent UK

Countdown To Busan: Is A Plastic Pollution Treaty In Reach?

Negotiators meet in less than a month to agree on the world's first treaty to end plastic pollution, but countries remain so far apart that a deal may prove impossible.

International Business Times

UNRWA, A Lifeline For Palestinians Amid Decades Of Conflict

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, whose operations in Israel were banned by the Israeli parliament on Monday, is seen by some as an "irreplaceable" humanitarian lifeline in Gaza, but as an accomplice of Hamas by others.

International Business Times

Palestinian Authority Condemns Israel's Ban On UN Relief Agency

Palestinian Authority and Hamas criticize Israel's ban on UNRWA, highlighting ongoing tensions in the region.

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Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Australia has joined a chorus of countries including Britain and Canada in condemning Israel's move to ban a Palestinian aid agency it accuses of terror links.

AAP

Iran And Israel Demand UN Action Against Each Other

Recent UN Security Council meeting sees Iran and Israel in heated exchange over escalating tensions in the region.

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UNRWA Commissioner-General Criticizes Israel's Ban As Violating International Law

UNRWA Commissioner-General criticizes Israel's ban, raising concerns about humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees and potential violations of internation...

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Banning UN aid agency risks jeopardising humanitarian effort in Gaza – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer urged Israel to allow UNRWA to continue its ‘essential work’ delivering aid to Palestinians.

Evening Standard

What is Unrwa and why has Israel’s parliament voted to ban it?

Knesset vote to declare UN agency for Palestinian refugees a terror organisation offers no alternative route for aid

The Guardian - UK

COP16 Chair Hails Biodiversity Attaining 'Equal Footing' With Climate Crisis

The world's biggest nature protection conference, under way in Cali, has placed biodiversity loss "on an equal footing" with the climate emergency, the meeting's Colombian president told AFP in an interview Monday.

International Business Times

Israeli parliament approves bill to ban UN Gaza aid body

ISRAEL has passed two laws banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from working in Israel and in occupied Palestinian territory.

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Evening Standard

Taoiseach brands Israeli ban on UNRWA as ‘disastrous and shameful’

The Tanaiste has also condemned the moves in the Israeli parliament to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency from working in Gaza.

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Israel Takes Action Against UNRWA Alleged Hamas Infiltration

Israel takes action against UNRWA over alleged Hamas ties, leading to funding suspensions.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: school sexuality survey, Israel bans Unrwa, Musk sued over giveaways

More than 10% of pupils are LGBTQ+ or gender-diverse, study shows; Tesla billionaire faces action from Pennsylvania officials

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel v the UN: the making of an outlaw state

Editorial: Banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency with no replacement will only cripple aid to Palestinians in their hour of need. It is a deeply irresponsible move by Israeli lawmakers

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Al Jazeera

Israel’s parliament votes to ban UNRWA, the UN’s Palestine aid agency

The agency for Palestinian refugees, considered a lifeline for Gaza, has been under Israeli attacks since the war began.

The Guardian - AU

Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened

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Israeli Parliament Approves Law Barring UNRWA Activity In Israel

Israeli parliament passes law banning UNRWA, raising concerns about humanitarian impact in Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Evening Standard

It cannot be in Israel’s interest to restrict UN aid agency in Gaza, says Lammy

The Foreign Secretary said during a statement on the Middle East: ‘If UNRWA is brought to its knees, that would be a very very serious event indeed.’

Evening Standard

England ‘seen as world leading on nature-friendly farming at Cop16’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a £100 million cut to funding for nature-friendly farming in Wednesday’s Budget.

The National (Scotland)

Calling Israel's Gaza assault 'genocide' undermines the term, David Lammy says

THE use of the word “genocide” to describe Israel’s siege of Gaza undermines the seriousness of the word, the Foreign Secretary has claimed ...

The Independent UK

Israel wants to shut down the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. What would that mean?

Two bills making their way through Israel’s parliament would sever its ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, strip it of legal immunities and effectively bar it from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

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