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UN panel calls for all member states to resume funding UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees
Middle East
May 18, 2024
UN panel calls for all member states to resume funding UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees
A panel of UN experts said Friday that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near…
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’
Middle East
May 11, 2024
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’
CNN — The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set…
UN’s top court rejects call for Germany to immediately halt arms exports to Israel
Middle East
May 1, 2024
UN’s top court rejects call for Germany to immediately halt arms exports to Israel
CNN — The United Nations’ top court struck down a demand by Nicaragua that Germany immediately halt its arms exports…
Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space
World
April 25, 2024
Russia vetoes US-backed UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons in space
CNN — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that proposed a ban on the use of nuclear weapons…
UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
Middle East
April 24, 2024
UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges
World
April 24, 2024
UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after two years of challenges
CNN — The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims…
An expected outcome calls for an unexpected move
Opinion
April 21, 2024
An expected outcome calls for an unexpected move
Days ago, we discussed the strong likelihood of Palestine’s application for full UN membership being rejected. This prediction proved to…
Egypt repeatedly warned against expansion of conflict in ME region
Egypt
April 16, 2024
Egypt repeatedly warned against expansion of conflict in ME region
Head of the mission of the International Council for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva Haitham Abu Said…
Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations
World
April 1, 2024
Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations
United Nations CNN — Russia on Thursday vetoed a United Nations resolution that would renew an independent panel of experts investigating North Korea’s violations…
The US allowed a Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN. What does that mean for the war?
Middle East
March 27, 2024
The US allowed a Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass at the UN. What does that mean for the war?
CNN — Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council…