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Blistering heat and empty chairs mar UN's flagship development event
By David Latona and Libby George SEVILLE (Reuters) -Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the ...
UN Atomic Watchdog Exits Iran, Deepening Inspections Blackout
The United Nations atomic watchdog is said to have pulled its last remaining inspectors out of Iran following the ...
UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel
A United Nations expert has called on dozens of multinational companies to stop doing business with Israel, warning them they ...
613 killed at Gaza aid distribution sites, near humanitarian covoys, says UN
The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 613 killings both at aid points run by the U.S.- and ...
COP30 CEO Calls for 'Realistic' Expectations for UN Climate Talks
COP30 CEO Ana Toni said geopolitical tensions could undermine climate talks, but that progress is possible on "less flashy" ...
Violent criminal gangs have 'near-total control' of world nation's capital, UN says
Haiti's criminal gangs have exerted "near-total control" over the capital, as escalating violence pushes the Caribbean nation ...
Civil society leaves UN development summit feeling unheard
When over 1,000 civil society representatives flocked to Seville this week for a U.N. conference on development financing ...
Iran’s president approves law suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law to halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ...
UN Expert Urges States to Cut Israel Trade Ties Over 'Apocalyptic' Gaza Situation
GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.N. expert on Thursday called on states to impose an arms embargo and cut off trade and financial ties ...
Tearful Kim Jong Un seen mourning North Korean troops killed fighting for Russia in war against Ukraine
North Korean state TV aired footage showing Kim Jong Un placing a flag on a soldier’s coffin who was reportedly killed while ...
Rival leaders in Cyprus will meet informally with UN chief this month
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again following a ...
UN reports 613 deaths near Gaza aid points run by US-backed group
The UN human rights office said on Friday it has recorded 613 killings in Gaza near humanitarian convoys and at aid ...