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As Wars Rage, UN's Critics Say Global Body Is Failing Its Mission

Maintaining peace and international security is one of the UN's central missions, but its record has been badly tarnished as bloodshed intensifies in conflicts across the world, including in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.

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What to know from the UN: Leaders speak of emerging threats, hints of war as big meeting nears

The security cordons are up. The streets are ready to be sealed off. Aircraft from myriad nations are landing in New York.

The Independent UK

Jordan Calls For UN Action After Israeli Airstrikes In Lebanon

Jordan expresses solidarity with Lebanon, condemns Israeli airstrikes, and calls for UN intervention to prevent further escalation in the region.

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UN general assembly to open amid fears of all-out war in Middle East

Diplomats trying to prevent escalation in Israel-Hezbollah conflict amid bombing campaign in Lebanon

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As Wars Rage, UN's Critics Say Global Body Is Failing Its Mission

As wars rage worldwide, with civilian casualties a daily occurrence, critics of the United Nations say the body is failing at its most basic job, while experts warn the organization is being scapegoated for things that are beyond its control.

International Business Times

UN security council: African countries face hurdles and dangers in getting permanent seats

There is growing global consensus among the members of the United Nations that the UN security council, responsible for maintaining international peace and security, requires reform or restructuring to reflect the current balance of forces, and to improve its working methods and ability to do its work.

The Conversation

Iran's President Accuses Israel Of Provoking Wider Middle East Conflict

Iran's president accuses Israel of provoking conflict in the Middle East, raising tensions between the two nations.

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Labour accused of censoring pro-Palestinian activists at party conference by banning genocide references

Exclusive: The party has been criticised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) for refusing to promote its fringe event, titled ‘Justice for Palestine: Confronting genocide and ending apartheid’

The Independent UK

Powering Africa: new model compares options for off-grid solar in 43 countries

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to 80% of the global population without electricity access, is unlikely to reach the United Nations’ goal of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.

The Conversation

UN nations endorse a 'Pact of the Future,' and the body's leader says it must be more than talk

The U.N. General Assembly has approved a blueprint to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges

The Independent UK

What Is The UN's 'Pact For The Future'?

The "Pact for the Future" is the United Nations' master plan for tackling challenges that lie ahead for humanity, with 56 "actions" covering everything from peacekeeping to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence.

International Business Times

'Barely Anyone Left': Sudan's El-Fasher Devastated By Fighting

Civilians combed through the wreckage of their homes Sunday in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, besieged for months by paramilitaries who have now launched a "full-scale assault", according to the United Nations.

International Business Times

'Barely anyone left': Sudan's El-Fasher devastated by fighting

Radio France Internationale

Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN grapples with future of peacekeeping efforts

Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces

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Israel Pounds Lebanon's Hezbollah After Device Blasts

Israel said it pounded Lebanon's Hezbollah, just hours after the group's leader vowed retribution for deadly explosions that targeted its communication devices, killing 37 people and wounding thousands.

The Independent UK

UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence

A high-powered U.N. advisory body says global governance of artificial intelligence is “imperative” and is urging the United Nations to lay the foundations for the first inclusive global institutions to regulate the fast-growing technology

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UN Urges Immediate Action To Address Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan

The United Nations raises alarm over escalating violence in Darfur, leading to a dire humanitarian crisis. Urgent action needed to prevent further loss of ...

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UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI

The United Nations chief is urging the world’s divided nations to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the U.N. and global financial institutions

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UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity

World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations.

The Conversation

Sudan’s civilians urgently need protection: the options for international peacekeeping

In September 2024, the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission to Sudan issued its first report. Citing grave human rights violations amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the report called for the immediate deployment of an independent and impartial force to protect civilians.

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U.N. To Vote On Palestinian Resolution Against Israel

UN to vote on resolution demanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. Resolution calls for an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 bor...

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'We are getting close' to taking action against Hezbollah, Israeli ambassador to UN says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Israel's new ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon. Earlier this Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made the safe return of residents to the north of Israel – which is facing near-daily attacks by Hezbollah from neighbouring Lebanon – an official war goal. "We are still…

The Independent UK

US airs frustration with Israel's military about strikes in Gaza

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza

The Guardian - US

Former Ronald Reagan staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president

More than a dozen who served under Republican president quote his call for a ‘Time for Choosing’

Al Jazeera

Turkey buries US activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements, laid to rest in home town Didim in western Turkey.

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