More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones
A new report says more than 1 billion people in the world live in acute poverty, over half are children and nearly 40% live ...
The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says
The U.N. human rights chief is warning that the world is at an especially dangerous moment in history, with disregard and ...
U.N. Security Council Urges Israel to Increase Flow of Aid Into Gaza
Some of the sharpest criticism about a lack of sufficient assistance in the enclave came from Israel’s allies, including the ...
Ukraine seeks global help with massive task of landmine clearance at Swiss meeting
Ukraine's prime minister appealed at a meeting in Switzerland on Thursday for more help clearing landmines and unexploded ...
UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East and could spiral out of control, the U.N.
Israel pressured by UN and US to step up action to tackle Gaza's escalating humanitarian crisis
The top U_N_ humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the U_S ...
U.S., ASEAN nations agree to new set of economic and defense policies
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced mutually beneficial trade and defensive agreements with representatives ...
The United Nations is on the verge of irrelevance
There are two unpalatable truths about the U.N. The first is that it is founded on a fallacy — that all nations are equal and ...
Former United Nations boss and anti-apartheid activist new chancellor at University of Warwick
A former United Nations boss from Namibia has been appointed as the new chancellor of the University of Warwick. Bience ...
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UN Report calls for urgent global cooperation as multiple crises hinder efforts to eradicate poverty and reduce inequalities
With countries emerging gradually from multiple and converging crises, there is an opportunity to minimize the long-run impacts of these crises on social development and build more resilient societies ...
Israel steps up its battles with the United Nations
Israel’s war of words with the United Nations escalated this week when Israeli forces fired on three positions in Lebanon manned by U.N. peacekeepers.