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Cash-strapped U.N. aid appeal falls to US$46 billion for 181 million
The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
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The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
Gaza's aid network reached 'the breaking point' as Israel fought to destroy Hamas and groups warned Palestinians face starvation.
For the first time since becoming leader of the world body, António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter.
A handful of fossil fuel producers show no interest in a strong, restrictive and legally binding instrument for plastic pollution.
Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.
Nikki Haley has adopted Trump's hard line against U.N. participation but stopped short of calling for total withdrawal.
This is the third round of talks to develop an international legally binding deal that includes plastic waste in the ocean.
The election adds only the sixth female judge and denies Russia a seat for the first time in the court's 77-year history.
Government plans would blow past limits needed to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
In one glimmer of hope, hundreds of people were allowed to enter Egypt from Gaza, which one U.N. official called a "graveyard" for children who are caught up in the fighting.
The first-of-its-kind provision cites an “urgent need for the international community to address the challenges and concerns raised by autonomous weapons systems."
While Israel pounded Gaza with increasingly intensifying airstrikes in response to Hamas' surprise attacks, the U.N. chief emphasized the rules of war must be obeyed.
The U.S. blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, while Russia pushed resolutions that do not mention Hamas or Israel's right to self-defense.
The vote undermined Moscow's claim it still has support from a silent majority of the United Nations' 193 member nations.
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
The panel said it found evidence of human rights abuses on both sides, but those by Russia far outweigh those by Ukraine.