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Trump: Iran has agreed to 'N' checks till infinity; no talks with IAEA, says TehranConflicting reports emerged Tuesday regarding Iran's nuclear program and asset unfreezing. President Trump claimed Iran agreed to extensive...
India to handover $ 2.5 million for development projects in Palestine; reiterates support to two-state solutionIndia has reiterated its support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, called for a sustained ceasefire in ...
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at riskEastern Congo faces a rapid Ebola outbreak. Women are primary caregivers, increasing their infection risk. Many lack protective gear, forci...
America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in GazaAn international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on ho...
Kashmir parties urge authorities to release Baramulla MP RashidPolitical leaders across Kashmir are calling for the release of Lok Sabha member Engineer Rashid. His father is critically ill and on venti...
UN rights chief Volker Turk slams 'sickening' war rhetoric after Donald Trump warns of civilisation’s endThe UN's top human rights official, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned the escalating war rhetoric in the Middle East. He warned that thre...
UN chief Guterres 'alarmed' by Trump rhetoric on Iranian energy plantsIran war: Trump threatened to attack Iranian power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz was not opened. The UN Secretary-General has ...
UN chief Guterres voices concern over rising Afghanistan-Pakistan violenceThe United Nations is deeply concerned by escalating violence between Afghanistan and Pakistan. UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an...
UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza war 'betrayal of humanity'The United Nations' humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has criticized Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza as a "betrayal of humanity." Gr...
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasonsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths "for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanita...
Gaza has 'simply become uninhabitable': UN humanitarian chiefThe Hamas assault on October 7 resulted in the deaths of around 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based o...
'Not asking for the moon': UN official pleads for Gaza ceasefireThe call comes days after the UN Security Council called for "extended humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip, the first time it has broken...
UN Security Council adopts resolution urging humanitarian pauses in GazaThe adopted resolution emphasises the need for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip for a suffi...
UN denounces Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee campThe United Nations condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp, which killed numerous people, including civilians and a Ham...
UN humanitarian chief says heading to Mideast for Gaza aid negotiations"We need access for aid... I shall be going myself tomorrow to the region to try to help in the negotiations," he said in a video statement...
Sudan's army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashesSudan's military and paramilitary forces have agreed to extend the 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire for an additional three days after both s...
United Nations appeals for $5.6 billion for aid to Ukraine in 2023Nearly a year after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, the need for aid was "enormous," with some 21.8 million Ukrainians requiring a...
No humanitarian ceasefires in Ukraine on horizon, possibly in coming weeks: U.N. aid chiefMartin Griffiths said that U.N. aid officials are planning to dispatch a humanitarian convoy in the next couple of days into the embattled ...
Taliban pledge safety, security of humanitarian staff, says United NationsIn the meeting, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths reiterated the humanitarian community's commitment to deliver "impartial...