United Nations
UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show
In 2025, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) had 16,126 budgeted posts versus 12,051 this year and 8,540 in 2027, the budget documents showed.
Israel hits back at 15 countries, EU over criticism of UNRWA compound seizure
UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech
Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention
Countries must reject Iran's efforts to control Strait of Hormuz, UN agency document says
The UN shipping agency urged countries to reject Iran’s claim of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and its attempt to control international traffic through the vital waterway.
Sudan army says US peace plan must call for full RSF withdrawal from cities, documents show
The army demand for broad RSF withdrawal has been a repeated stumbling block in previous peace efforts.
UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since 2023 there have been “over 5,330 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both.”
'Release the emails': Danon challenges UN over Israel blacklisting, calls for Patten to resign
Israel alleged that heavy pressure was exerted on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to include Israel on the list following Hamas’s inclusion.
Gaza received more than triple of UN's food aid requirements during ceasefire, COGAT reveals
In its report, COGAT stated that the amount of food and other humanitarian supplies entering the Gaza Strip between October 2025 and June 2026 had "significantly exceeded" amounts set by the UN.
MK Ayman Odeh, UN chief Guterres to discuss Arab crime wave in New York meeting
"We will continue to fight in every arena, in Israel and abroad, until we eradicate crime and ensure personal security for every citizen," said Odeh.
Dear Antonio Guterres: Fairness, Israel, and the legacy of your UN - opinion
The role of the United Nations should be to bring clarity, balance, and credibility to these debates, not to deepen divisions or reinforce narratives that many perceive as one-sided.
Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced
Top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez said the latest official tally showed 16,740 people injured and 17,854 left without housing after the June 24 quakes, which struck within seconds of eachother.
UN Human Rights Council orders urgent inquiry into escalating RSF violence in Sudan
"These horrors must not be repeated," Britain’s Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders told the body.
UNRWA failed to implemented UN-recommended antisemitism, violent speech reforms, IMPACT-se finds
One eighth-grade Arabic language textbook contains reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary exercises that praise the slashing of Israelis’ throats and glorify suicide bombings.
