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United Nations (UN)

The UN has 193 members. Its objectives include promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, humanitarian aid, and providing peacekeeping missions.

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December 12, 2024

UN General Assembly passes resolution on Gaza ceasefire

December 4, 2024

'World on fire': UN appeals for $47 billion for aid in 2025

December 4, 2024

Middle East: UN to convene summit on two-state solution

December 2, 2024

ICC chief criticizes US and Russia over threats

December 2, 2024

Vanuatu urges ICJ to recognise climate change harms

December 1, 2024

Plastic pollution ban fails, time needed says chair

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Italian drought in Sicily impacted farmer

Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?

Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?

Nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 12, 2024
Kim Jong Un waves in an official photo on November 15

How North Korea responded to South's political turmoil

How North Korea responded to South's political turmoil

Pyongyang's propagandists have been unusually slow in responding to the political upheaval in South Korea.
PoliticsDecember 12, 2024
Delegates attending the COP16 summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

UN COP16 summit tackles forced migration and insecurity

Desertification, land degradation and drought are worsening forced migration and threatening global stability.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 10, 2024
Firemen try to extinguish a burning fuel tank at an oil refinery in the province of Homs, Syria, on November 23, 2013

What's next for Syria's devastated economy?

What's next for Syria's devastated economy?

The economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation.
BusinessDecember 10, 2024
A boy dressed in a blue jumper covers his eye, while crying

Violence against children worldwide at an 'all-time high'

Violence against children worldwide at an 'all-time high'

In times of armed conflict, children are not only exposed to deadly violence, but face hunger, illness and exploitation.
ConflictsDecember 8, 2024
An aerial view of two Syrian army military vehicles on a highway

Syrian government forces push back against rebels

Syrian government forces push back against rebels

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the fighting, as the UN warns of a major humanitarian crisis.
ConflictsDecember 4, 202401:51 min
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In the spotlight

A compilation of several X-accounts

Fact check: Suspicious accounts influencing COP29 debates

Azerbaijan sees itself as a good host and green pioneer. This positive image is also being fueled by dubious X accounts.
ClimateNovember 15, 2024
Oil pumping machines in front of the sea

COP29 host Azerbaijan intensifies repression

Host nation Azerbaijan hís cracking down on dissent ahead of the UN climate conference.
Human RightsNovember 8, 2024
A bronze-winged jacana looks for food surrounded by blooming white water lily flowers

UN biodiversity talks: Is the world at a tipping point?

Species are vanishing at an alarming rate, threatening human food supply, health and security.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 21, 2024
South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea

North-South Korea flare-up: Why is it alarming?

The situation in North Korea is "unstable" and predicting the regime's actions has become complicated, say analysts.
PoliticsOctober 16, 2024
Palestinians carry belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip

Is Israel using 'surrender or starve' strategy in Gaza?

Israel has been accused of implementing a "surrender or starve" plan to force Hamas out of northern Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 15, 2024
UN peackeeping troops in Lebanon

EU to discuss Israel ties after 'attacks' on UN mission

EU foreign ministers will discuss Ireland and Spain's request to review in the bloc's ties with Israel next month.
PoliticsOctober 15, 2024
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