The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward

The United Nations’ top official acknowledges the world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts

The Independent UK · Sep 18

U.S. Missile Strike On Iranian School Might Be War a Crime: UN Report

The report states that at least 157 people were killed in the airstrike, including 123 children who were between six and 13 years old.

International Business Times · Sep 17

Iranian president granted visa to attend UN meeting in New York

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The Independent UK · Sep 17

US approves visas for Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting despite war stalemate

The decision on the Iranian visas was announced a day after the State Department denied visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen

It took just a few days for Houthi forces to seize most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the shores of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial Red Sea maritime choke point.

The Conversation · Sep 17

‘Goodbye’: Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters unleashes a fiery rebuke against Ed Sheeran. Then he shows who he really stands against

Waters didn't hold back.

We Got This Covered · Sep 17

The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate

Editorial: New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Albanese to take digital safety push to United Nations

The prime minister will meet with tech executives and world leaders as part of a week-long visit to the US, culminating in an address to the United Nations.

AAP · Sep 17

Iran Committed Crimes Against Humanity. Murdered, Maimed, January Protesters: UN Report

The report found that Iran committed crimes against humanity in January when it massacred protesters demonstrating against dire economic conditions in the country.

International Business Times · Sep 17

From Peru to the Philippines, defending the land comes at a deadly cost

People defending their land, forests and communities continue to face killings, arrests and intimidation around the world – with Latin America by far the most dangerous region, the environmental campaign group Global Witness has found. In the Philippines, one community resisting a mining project has told RFI of arrests, injuries…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 17