United Nations

Ex-German leader Angela Merkel wins UN refugee prize
The recipient of the Nansen Refugee Award was praised for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office.
Published On 4 Oct 2022
Yemen’s warring sides fail to agree extension to UN-backed truce
UN Envoy Hans Grundberg urges both sides to continue efforts to try and extend ceasefire first accepted in April.
Published On 3 Oct 2022
‘No legal value’: UN chief condemns Russia’s planned annexation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Russian annexation of Ukraine regions would mark ‘dangerous escalation’.
Published On 29 Sep 2022
UN chief calls for end to ‘era of nuclear blackmail’
Guterres renews call for abolition of nuclear weapons as concerns grow over Russia’s threat to use them in Ukraine.
Published On 26 Sep 2022

Some world leaders speak with unease about the international community’s sole focus on Ukraine.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian president accused the UN and the US of double standards.

Investigators visited graves and detention and torture centres, and interviewed more than 150 victims and witnesses.

UN chief Antonio Guterres told UN agencies ‘must stop’ presenting credentials and signing agreements with coup leaders.

Pressure on Russia has increased with world leaders calling for accountability over Moscow’s February 24 invasion.

Comments come after investigation by The New Humanitarian and Al Jazeera finds such cases have gone unchecked for years.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has called on Muslim nations to recognise and make peace with Israel.

There were seven years’ worth of warning signs. So why have efforts been so slow to prevent sexual abuse at Malakal?

Ukrainian president addressed UN meeting in video address just hours after Russia announced plans to call up 300,000.

At the annual meeting at the UN General Assembly, the US president accused Moscow of launching ‘brutal’ war in Ukraine.

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