United Nations
US envoy Waltz raises doubts over electing Chile's Bachelet as next UN leader
A new United Nations secretary-general will be elected this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027.
Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked
France, Spain's anti-Israel bias push Israel-Europe relations to new heights
IDF Merkava tank rammed UNIFIL vehicles on two occasions on Sunday, UN force claims
Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective - opinion
From Egypt to Iran, leaders often choose honor over surrender, enduring defeat rather than risking public humiliation.
Iran demands compensation from UAE over alleged role in US strikes
In the letter, Amir Saeid Iravani said the UAE’s decision to allow its territory to be used for the strikes constituted "an internationally wrongful act that entailed state responsibility."
UN warns child mortality reduction is stalling with 4.9M deaths in 2024
Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for challenges like complications from pre-term birth or diseases like malaria, the report said.
UN says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive
Israel's permanent mission in Geneva, where the UN office is based, said it was working on a response to the report.
UN warns Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon may violate international law, displace civilians
Israel's strikes have killed at least 886 people in Lebanon and forced more than 1 million from their homes, according to Lebanese authorities.
EU's Kallas explores UN-backed plan to unblock Hormuz oil route amid Iran war
Arriving at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Kallas said she had spoken to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres about the idea to unblock the strait.
UK to provide over $6 million in emergency funding for Lebanon aid
"The actions of this proscribed terrorist group - at the instigation of the Iranian regime - are once again drawing the people of Lebanon into a conflict they do not want," Cooper said.
UN probe: Syrian minorities face kidnappings, rape, and arbitrary detention
A UN report reveals that Syria's new government has failed to stop human rights abuses, including abductions, sexual violence, and arbitrary detentions, despite efforts for accountability.
Macron offers to host Israel-Lebanon ceasefire talks in Paris to avoid descent 'into chaos'
“Everything must be done to prevent Lebanon from descending into chaos,” Macron wrote on X/Twitter.
UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people
"Solidarity in words must be matched by solidarity in action," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said as he announced the campaign from Beirut.