United Nations
More than 80,000 people flee areas in Lebanon amid fighting
More than 80,000 displaced people had registered in shelters, and there are now 399 shelters for the displaced across Lebanon. Lebanon also says 72 people have been killed in the fighting.
Planning for Iran’s ‘pluralist future’: Iran Freedom Conference plans for day after regime falls
At least 42 civilians killed in Afghanistan in conflict with Pakistan, UN agency says
UN chief deeply regrets Iran peace talks fell through, cannot confirm Khamenei's death
Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN
The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.
Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency
Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”
Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her
In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.
UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression
The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.
Israeli companies fall behind on global climate reporting standards, says CDP report
Only one Israeli company was granted an A score, while most were not graded at all.
'Bored of Peace': Trump's latest project is a mockery of diplomacy - opinion
It has been dubbed the Bored of Peace because of Trump’s well-known short attention span (except for revenge and self-enrichment) and tendency to flit from one project to the next.
The UN’s ‘Never Again’ is becoming ‘Never Mind’ - opinion
Now, under that same UN banner, the world’s only Jewish state is being cast as a universal threat.
Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights
Ecuador's Permanent Rep. to the UN, Andrés Montalvo Sosa, formally informed the UN of his country's withdrawal on 2 February.
About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say
Somalia declared a national drought emergency in November after years of failed rains, with the UN World Food Programme last week announcing cutbacks to its assistance.
Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, along with ambassadors envoys to the United Nations from across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific, met with the Prime Minister and the President.
