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Israel says UN yet to ‘take full advantage’ of new aid route into Gaza

Israel has said the United Nations, the main aid provider in war-ravaged Gaza, is yet to “take full advantage” of a new route meant...

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah

The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Israel insists it has the...

UN warns of hunger fears as Gaza Strip is hit by communications blackout

A prolonged communications blackout that severed telephone and internet connections compounded the misery on Saturday in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a United Nations...

Oil from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen has been transferred, UN says

The transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an...

Senegal musician Baaba Maal named UN ambassador on desertification

Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Maal has long been an activist on...

UN human rights chief urges Taliban to drop restrictions on women

The United Nations’ human rights chief has decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. Taliban...

Angelina Jolie to give up role as United Nations special envoy for refugees

Angelina Jolie and the United Nations’ refugee agency are parting ways after more than two decades. In a joint statement issued on Friday, the actress...

Great Barrier Reef ‘should be on heritage danger list’

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites. The body says that...

Iranian general acknowledges more than 300 dead in unrest

An Iranian general has acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the unrest surrounding nationwide protests, giving the first official word...

UN and Russia hold talks on extending wartime grain deal

Top Russian and UN officials have held talks in Switzerland to try to iron out the extension of a deal allowing Ukrainian grain shipments...

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