At World Court, Palestinians seek end to Israeli occupation
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Palestinian representatives on Monday asked judges at the UN’s highest court to declare Israel’s occupation of their territory illegal, saying their advisory opinion could contribute to a two-state solution and a lasting peace. The requests came at the opening of a week of hearings at the International Court of Justice […]
United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations Reuters The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council last week. Washington does not have a veto in the General Assembly. It voted […]
UN probe finds new evidence Russia committed war crimes and ‘indiscriminate attacks’ in Ukraine
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday it had found additional evidence that Russian forces had committed “indiscriminate attacks” and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia. “The Commission has found new evidence that Russian authorities have committed violations of international human rights […]
UN chief laments “naked greed” of fossil fuel interests, countries criticise big polluters
United NationsReuters Countries addressing a climate summit during the UN General Assembly criticised big polluters for not doing more to tackle global warming, and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said time was running short thanks to the “naked greed” of fossil fuel interests. With the two-week UN climate summit, COP28, due to start on 29th […]
At UN General Assembly, Biden asks world to stand with Ukraine; Zelenskiy tells Russia to stop war so world can fight climate, other crises
United NationsReuters US President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also take notice. “Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalise Ukraine without consequence,” Biden said in his speech to UNGA. […]
On eve of UN address, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says: “We want to be heard”
New York, USReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a New York City hospital on Monday, shortly after arriving in the United States to address world leaders at the United Nations. In his first in-person visit to the 193-member world body since Russia’s February, 2022, invasion of his country, Zelenskiy is […]
World leaders warn goals to fight hunger, poverty, climate change in peril
United NationsReuters World leaders meeting at the United Nations on Monday warned of the peril the world faces unless it acts with urgency to rescue a set of 2030 development goals to wipe out hunger and extreme poverty and to battle climate change. Their declaration, adopted by consensus at a summit before the annual UN […]
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals – report
Washington DC, USReuters There are 745 million more moderately to severely hungry people in the world today than in 2015, and the world is far off track in its efforts to meet an ambitious United Nations goal to end hunger by 2030, the UN said in a report on Friday. At the halfway point to […]
World leaders to meet at UN as big powers vie for developing states
United NationsReuters World leaders meet at the United Nations next week in the shadow of geopolitical tensions – largely fueled by the war in Ukraine – as Russia and China vie with the United States and Europe to win over developing countries. Russia’s war in Ukraine, well into its second year, will again be a […]
Climate protesters in New York and across the globe send message to United Nations
Reuters Thousands of protesters kicked off “Climate Week” and filled the streets of Midtown, Manhattan, on Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly this week, calling for President Joe Biden and world leaders to end fossil fuel use. With parades, concerts, and banging drums, some of the 15,000 expected waved signs that read “End Fossil […]