All news on the topic: United Nations

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Netanyahu vows to “finish the job” in Gaza, compares Palestinian statehood to al-Qaeda in New York
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to "finish the job" in Gaza and said that the recognition of a Palestinian state was "insane" as delegations walked out of his address to the United Nations.
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UN declares famine in Gaza for first time officially
A famine has been officially declared in Gaza for the first time in history since Israel launched its full-scale war on Palestinians 22 months ago.
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Israel preparing forced eviction of one million people from Gaza as population faces humanitarian catastrophe
Population devastated by repeated displacement, hunger, and lack of medical supplies braces for further humanitarian disaster
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More than 800 legal experts urge UK to sanction Israel and back up international law
About 800 figures from the legal community call on the government to impose sanctions on Israeli officials and consider suspending Israel from the UN
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Indian authorities threw dozens of refugees into the sea with life jackets — UN
UN accuses India of abandoning Rohingya refugees at sea — calls actions “outrageous” and life-threatening
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Panama to deregister 128 vessels linked to Russia and Iran’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers
Panama will revoke the registration of 128 vessels that sail under its flag after they were targeted by sanctions from the United States, its allies, or the United Nations.
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According to the court, a United Nations judge compelled a woman to work as a slave after deceiving her into coming to the UK
A judge from a United Nations criminal tribunal tricked a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she pursued a PhD in law at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.
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UN suggests Bangladesh protest crackdown could constitute a crime against humanity
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her government tried to cling on to power using systematic, deadly violence against protesters that could amount to "crimes against humanity", the UN has said.
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Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death following a fire at Goma prison
Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city.
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UN chief calls for evacuation of 2,500 children from Gaza due to ’imminent risk’ of death, warn doctors
António Guterres issues call after saying he was ‘deeply moved’ by meeting with US doctors who worked in Gaza.
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Japan to stop funding UN women’s rights panel due to call for ending male-only imperial succession
Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.
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Controversial Belarusian businessmen invited to COP29 by Zimbabwe’s delegation
Aleksandr Zingman and his colleague Oleg Vodchits attended the United Nations’ climate conference in Baku. Zingman has been linked to opaque, environmentally damaging mining practices.
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Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, bringing an end to years of dispute over the territory
Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows rounds of negotiations and international pressure
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AI has been trained to identify buildings and settlements in areas that are under-mapped
AI is being trained to spot buildings in low-resolution images to try to end inequality between the global North and South when it comes to mapping.
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UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says
Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery
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UN adopts historic tax reform
The United Nations (UN) adopted a resolution to begin the process of establishing a global tax framework intended to cause wealthy individuals to pay more taxes.
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500 medical workers killed during Israel’s military assault on Gaza, UN reports
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.
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Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN employees in unclear circumstances
Aid group workers also taken as UN says it is trying to secure access to its personnel and clarify the situation around the detentions
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Unrwa Jerusalem HQ closed after ‘Israeli extremist’ arson attack
Agency chief says compound has suffered a number of attacks with the lives of UN staff ‘at a serious risk’
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'Devastating pandemic' could sweep Earth as countries helpless to health threats
The world might not be ready for another ‘devastating pandemic’ with global response to ‘health threats’ waning, according to a bombshell new US intelligence report
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Tory ministers told to come clean over threat of war in Rwanda after UN warning
The Government has repeatedly refused to share its assessments on tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite saying it is a safe country
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UK demands full probe after Israeli troops 'beat and humiliated' medics in Gaza
Palestinian staff at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, were allegedly blindfolded, stripped and beaten by Israeli soldiers
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US military flown in to evacuate embassy staff as gangs take over Haiti
The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.
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Chris Packham sent every MP Dale Vince's book and urged them to read it
The new edition of Mr Vince's book urges readers to "stop the Tories" to stop the climate crisis and argued Rishi Sunak's decision to axe key climate pledges had handed Labour an advantage
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Haiti Prime Minister flees country after mob boss Barbecue frees 4,000 prisoners
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been forced to flee the country after mob boss Jimmy Cherizier, also known as Barbecue, freed 4,000 prisoners in an attempt to overthrow the government