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.

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A closed registration centre of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Zero Point Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran, in Herat province, on November 5, 2025.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the ministry's offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.

Israel hits back at 15 countries, EU over criticism of UNRWA compound seizure

The ministry referred to a report by the USAID Office of Inspector General which concluded that more than 100 UNRWA employees participated in the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Protesters hold signs outside the Royal Courts of Justice, after High Court judges ruled the British government’s decision to designate pro‑Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation unlawful, in London, Britain, February 13, 2026.

UN rights office says US terror designation of Palestine Action threatens free speech

Palestine Action has targeted Israel-linked defence companies in Britain, especially Israel's largest defence firm Elbit Systems, often blocking entrances or spraying red paint.

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Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention

Ratko Mladic, one of the most notorious figures of the Bosnian war, has died in a UN detention center in The Hague while serving a life sentence.

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Syria announces 70 new lawmaker appointments, paving way for parliament to convene

The 210-member chamber, two-thirds of which were chosen by regional electoral colleges last year, will wield limited power under a presidential system established by Sharaa.

JULY 1, 2026ByREUTERS
MEMBERS OF electoral colleges gather to vote, to select their candidates for the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025.

UN chief says UNRWA nearing 'breaking point', calls for additional funding

Guterres said the agency's liquidity crisis jeopardized its ability to meet its mandate, which was renewed by the General Assembly six months ago with overwhelming member support.

JULY 1, 2026ByREUTERS
Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

Danon challenges UN with images of UNRWA staff, 'journalists' tied to terror in Gaza, Hamas

Among the terrorists shown off by Danon were Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah, Mohamed Naser Abu Huwaidi, and Mohammad Abu Itiwi.

JUNE 30, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN Danny Danon speaks at a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at the UN headquarters in New York City, US on February 28, 2026.

Israel should rethink its approach to the United Nations - opinion

UN resolutions on Israel are increasingly spilling into courts, sanctions debates, and global boycott campaigns.

JUNE 29, 2026ByASHER FREDMAN, ADI SCHWARTZ
UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Israel, Lebanon agreement is push for peace, but needs to face reality to prosper - editorial

While the agreement invokes the word "peace," the true test, as is so often the case in the Middle East, will be determined on the ground, in southern Lebanon.

JUNE 28, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
[FILE PHOTO] Delegation staff members meet during the quadrilateral meeting in Switzerland between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar on June 21, at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict.

Civil Commission Chair presents Oct. 7 sexual violence report to UN, calls for recognition

The report, Silenced No More, was prepared with the cooperation of leading international experts in international law and human rights.

JUNE 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Elkayam-Levy presents 'Silenced No More,' a report on the sexual violence perpetrated during the October 7 massacre and in captivity to the UN. June 26, 2026.

Grapevine, June 26, 2026: Moments in history

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 26, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT: the National Library’s David Brownstein, the chargé d’affaires at the US embassy in Jerusalem, President Isaac Herzog and his wife, Michal, and Sallai Meridor, the chairman of the National Library of Israel.

Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.

JUNE 25, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
BATOUL SULEIMAN Alloush.

When institutions lose trust, who earns it? - opinion

When the truth itself is disputed, evidence becomes more than documentation; it becomes the foundation of public trust.

JUNE 25, 2026ByMERAV ISRAELI-AMARANT
Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023.

ICC bureau says prosecutor Khan should be fired for 'non-consensual sexual contact'

The decision by the executive bureau of the ICC's governing body will inform a vote on his fate by the ICC's 125-member Assembly of States Parties in New York on July 24.

JUNE 24, 2026ByREUTERS
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, earlier this year. This week, he faces charges over accusations he made against Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, says the writer.