United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. / AP

Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack ‘didn’t happen in a vacuum’

Israeli officials expressed outrage Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ remarks that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel “did not happen in a vacuum,” saying his comment at a…

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Israel warns half of Gaza’s population to move south, UN says

NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The United Nations said Israel‘s military informed it late on Thursday that 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza should relocate to the enclave’s south within the next 24 hours, in what Palestinians…

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Evidence of ongoing war crimes in Myanmar

In its report, released on August 8th, the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) has highlighted that there is strong evidence of repeated war crimes in Myanmar. The IIMM…

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UN rights chief slams ‘strangulation of civil society’

The UN rights chief raised concern Monday on attempts by several countries to silence human rights defenders and other civil society members, including those who cooperate with his office. “I…

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UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of ‘summary executions’ of prisoners

The United Nations said Friday it was “deeply concerned” by what it said were summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The…

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China urges Russia-Ukraine talks, UN supports no nukes clause

China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but several Western powers rebuffed the proposals while warning against Beijing’s closening…

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Officials mark World Food Day with call to “leave no one behind” in fight against global hunger

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) marked World Food Day in Rome on Friday with a call to “leave no one behind” in the fight against hunger, with the head of the organization calling for a united approach to confront “a looming global food crisis.”…

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OP-ED : 77th UNGA starts as global conflicts intensify

Beginning today (Wednesday), for the next two weeks at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the leaders of UN member states will be sharing their views on the state…

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A general view shows the results of the voting during the 11th emergency special session of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

U.N. General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion

UNITED NATIONS, March 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for invading Ukraine and demanded that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its…

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