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UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions

In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.
Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.

PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree


Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon

A defense ministry statement said the Italian logistics convoy was traveling from Shama to Beirut on Wednesday when, about 2 km after departure, the Israeli military fired warning shots.

The Italian flag waves over the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy May 30, 2018

Preliminary UN probe blames Israel and likely Hezbollah for peacekeeper deaths

The Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, with UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric calling the incidents "unacceptable."

UN peacekeepers stand next to an armored vehicle during a patrol in southern Lebanon on February 22, 2026.

Hormuz war pushing millions into poverty, warns Bahrain Foreign Minister

Since the onset of the war with Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has declined by more than 90%, a disruption that the UN warns could send 45 million people worldwide into acute hunger.

A worker rides a bicycle at the Zubair oil field in Basra, Iraq, April 6, 2026.

US expelled Iran's UN deputy ambassador in December 2025, months before beginning of war - report

The report said that Iran's UN mission received a note from the State Department in December asking Aghajani to leave the country immediately, the latest in a series of expulsions last year.

An exterior view shows the United Nations Headquarters on September 18, 2025 in New York City.

The Jewish passion for freedom and human rights was hijacked by the West - opinion

These institutions and their leaders have betrayed the moral force behind their creation. Instead of fighting for freedom, they stand for and reinforce the slavery of hate and demonization of Israel.

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a  protest to mark Al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 15, 2026

World food prices set to continue soaring if Iran war persists, says UN report

The global surge in food prices comes as the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route in the Middle East, remains shut down as governments scramble to reopen it.

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Madiq Hurmuz, and 3D printed oil barrels are seen in this illustration taken March 26, 2026.

ICC votes to advance disciplinary measures against prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual assault claims

In a vote on Wednesday by a core group of member states, 15 voted in favor, two abstained and four voted against moving forward with the process.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan talks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2025.

Bahrain's Strait of Hormuz resolution runs into fresh obstacles at UN

Bahrain's initial draft had explicitly invoked Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize measures ranging from sanctions to military force.

Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

At least 70 dead in Haiti town after gang attack, human rights director says

The attack follows United Nations reports that more than 2,000 people were recently displaced by armed raids in nearby Verrettes, prompting residents in Petite-Riviere to flee their homes.

Haitian security forces partrol the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026.

IDF investigating after UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon

The incident is the second in 24 hours after a UNIFIL peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions in a southern Lebanese village.

UNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.