The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Top official claims UN ‘failing in duty’ towards Palestinians in Gaza as he steps down

‘This will be my last communication to you,’ top official says in letter addressed to UN’s High Commissioner in Geneva

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Gaza suffers another communications blackout amid Israeli bombardment

Phone and internet services cut despite warnings that communications blackouts exacerbating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2023

Top UN official steps down over 'genocide' of Palestinian civilians

THE director of the New York Office of the UN high commissioner for human rights has left his post, saying the UN is “failing” to prevent what…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2023

Britons ‘likely to get out of Gaza within days’ as Rafah crossing opens

Western officials say it is likely the departure of British Nationals from Gaza 'will take place in stages over the coming days'

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s vanity jamboree on AI safety lays bare the UK’s Brexit dilemmas

At a table where democratic accountability should dominate, a diminished nation is trading in Silicon Valley celebrity, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Hundreds of Labour councillors urge Keir Starmer to back Gaza ceasefire

Letter signed by at least 330 councillors says refusal to back end to violence is ‘harming communities’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

‘Don’t ignore us’: Afghans awaiting UK relocation fear time is running out

Some have waited years in Pakistan for Britain to fulfil its promises – and are now at risk of deportation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Afternoon Update: more interest rate rises likely; Victorian prison officers put spit hood on child; and WeWork to file for bankruptcy

The Reserve Bank looks increasingly likely to lift the cash rate as the IMF found inflation remained ‘sticky’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023

Opponents of military rule in Myanmar applaud new sanctions targeting gas revenues

A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the U.S., U.K. and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

‘Nightmare is over’: Polish election result brings relief for LGBTQ+ people

Community looks tentatively to future as party that sought to demonise them is unlikely to retain power

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023