United Nations (UN): News
30 Dec 2023
Israel'200 killed in 24hrs': Israel intensifies bombardment in southern Gaza
Israel has launched a massive assault in southern Gaza with tanks and aerial bombings, resulting in nearly 200 deaths within 24 hours, Reuters reported.
23 Dec 2023
United Nations Security CouncilUN Security Council passes resolution to boost Gaza aid delivery
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has passed a resolution to boost aid delivery in war-struck Gaza as Israel broadened its ground offensive in the Hamas-controlled strip.
19 Dec 2023
Narendra ModiIndia's diplomacy in 2023: A year of milestones
India has made some significant strides lately in the global diplomatic arena.
17 Dec 2023
S JaishankarUNSC becoming increasingly ineffective in confronting key issues: Jaishankar
India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is "like an old club," and its set members don't want to let go of control.
17 Dec 2023
Libya61 migrants, including children, feared drowned off Libyan coast
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday that 61 migrants, including children and women, have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya.
13 Dec 2023
Climate ChangeCOP28: First-ever deal reached to reduce fossil fuel consumption
In a first, the representatives of nearly 200 countries agreed to begin reducing the use of fossil fuels to avert accelerating climate change at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP28 on Wednesday.
13 Dec 2023
IsraelIndia votes for UN resolution demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
India on Tuesday supported a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and the unconditional release of all hostages.
12 Dec 2023
IndiaMeet Licypriya Kangujam, the 12-year-old Indian activist protesting at COP28
At the pivotal summit of COP28, a 12-year-old climate justice activist named Licypriya Kangujam grabbed eyeballs (and applauses!) as she held a sign above her head that read, "End fossil fuels, Save our planet and our future."
12 Dec 2023
United Nations General AssemblyUN prepares for Gaza ceasefire vote as Israel bombing continues
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is reportedly gearing up to vote on an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.
09 Dec 2023
United States of AmericaUS vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
The United States (US) vetoed a United Nations (UN) resolution on Friday (local time) in New York that demanded a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza immediately.
05 Dec 2023
HamasNowhere safe: UN after Israel extends war to southern Gaza
Israel has intensified its fight against Hamas in Gaza as its forces pushed further into the strip's southern region.
01 Dec 2023
Narendra ModiWhat's green credits, climate financing on PM Modi's COP28 agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome as he touched down in Dubai on Friday to participate in the World Climate Action Summit at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly called COP28.
01 Dec 2023
Weird StoriesParaguay official signs agreement with Indian fugitive's fake country, resigns
Arnaldo Chamorro, Paraguay's Agricultural Ministry chief of staff, faced dismissal for endorsing a "proclamation" from representatives of Indian fugitive Nithyananda, a self-styled guru from a fictitious nation.
30 Nov 2023
Climate ChangeCOP28 kicks off in Dubai amid global climate crisis concerns
The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP28) is underway in Dubai, with world leaders, business icons, and civil society members coming together to tackle the escalating climate crisis.
29 Nov 2023
HSBC BankHSBC and Standard Chartered quit UN-supported climate targets validation scheme
Four major banks, including HSBC and Standard Chartered Plc, have decided to leave the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).
28 Nov 2023
Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael-Hamas truce extended by 2 days, more hostages releasing today
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office received a list of the fifth batch of hostages set to be freed by Hamas on Tuesday, The Times of Israel reported.
27 Nov 2023
IsraelIsrael-Hamas war: UN rights experts call for war crimes probe
United Nations (UN) rights experts Morris Tidball-Binz and Alice Jill Edwards on Monday called for independent investigations into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories since October 7.
27 Nov 2023
HamasGaza 'on brink of famine,' says UN food body head
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Director Cindy McCain on Sunday revealed Gaza was "on the brink of famine" amid the war between Israel and Palestinean terrorist group Hamas in the strip.
16 Nov 2023
United Nations Security CouncilUN Security Council adopts resolution for humanitarian pauses in Gaza
After four failed attempts, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday passed its first resolution calling for "urgent and extended humanitarian pauses" in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
15 Nov 2023
IsraelIsrael raids Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, approves fuel for UN trucks
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday raided the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in war-torn Gaza, and called on Hamas fighters to surrender with thousands of Palestinian civilians sheltering there, per Reuters.
14 Nov 2023
IsraelIsrael claims Hamas held hostages, stored weapons in hospital basement
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has released a video and photos of Gaza's Al-Rantisi children's hospital, claiming the Palestinian terror group Hamas used its basement for holding captives and storing weapons.
14 Nov 2023
IsraelGaza's Al-Shifa Hospital buried 179 in 'mass grave,' says director
War-torn Gaza's largest medical facility, Al-Shifa Hospital, has buried 179 people—including infants and intensive care unit patients—in a "mass grave" after a fuel shortage led to a humanitarian crisis, said Director Mohammad Abu Salmiyah, per AFP.
14 Nov 2023
CanadaAt UNHRC meeting, India asks Canada to address hate crimes
In a significant diplomatic move, India has spearheaded recommendations for Canada at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to bolster its legal framework to prevent attacks on worship places and address hate crimes more effectively.
13 Nov 2023
IsraelUN half-mast flags for over 100 staffers killed in Gaza
The United Nations (UN) lowered its flags at half-mast in all of its compounds across Asia on Monday in honor of its more than 100 colleagues who have been killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7.
12 Nov 2023
Narendra ModiIndia backs UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine
India voted in favor of a United Nations (UN) resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the "Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan," which was approved on Thursday.
08 Nov 2023
Hamas3 Hamas leaders worth $11 billion, enjoy luxury in Qatar
Hamas, the terror group responsible for the killing of over 1,400 civilians in southern Israel on October 7, has three top leaders with a combined net worth of $11 billion, the New York Post reported.
07 Nov 2023
IsraelIsrael to take 'security' duty in Gaza indefinitely post-war: Netanyahu
As Israel's war with Hamas completed one month on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said his country will have an indefinite "overall security" role in Gaza once the conflict ends.
07 Nov 2023
IsraelConsidering 'tactical pauses,' says Israel, while indicating Gaza's complete takeover
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel might consider "tactical little pauses" in the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza to allow aid delivery or hostage release.
06 Nov 2023
IsraelUN agency heads call for ceasefire in Israeli-Hamas war
In a rare joint statement, the heads of 18 United Nations (UN) agencies called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
03 Nov 2023
IsraelIsrael surrounds Gaza City as death toll crosses 9,000
Israel said its forces have completely surrounded Gaza City and are making every effort to bring all of the hostages home, adding that a ceasefire "is not on the table at all."
02 Nov 2023
IsraelHamas official vows to repeat October 7 attack, eliminate Israel
Ghazi Hamad, a top-ranking Hamas official, has reportedly lauded the October 7 attack on Israel and pledged to continue such offensives until the Jewish country is completely eradicated.
01 Nov 2023
IsraelEgypt opens Rafah border crossing for first time, hundreds escape
Scores of foreign and dual passport holders escaped Gaza on Wednesday as Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7.
31 Oct 2023
Music ConcertStewart Copeland-Ricky Kej reunite for Dubai's COP28 climate change concert
Every time Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej have collaborated, the world has been bestowed with some impeccable musical gems.
28 Oct 2023
IsraelHamas's naval commander killed in Israeli airstrike
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Saturday announced that it had killed the Hamas terrorist group's naval force commander of the Gaza City Brigade, Rateb Abu Sahiban, during an overnight airstrike.
28 Oct 2023
United Nations General AssemblyIndia abstains from UN General Assembly vote on Gaza ceasefire
India abstained from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday on a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and uninterrupted aid in Gaza.
28 Oct 2023
IsraelIsrael intensifies Gaza bombardment, cuts off internet and phone services
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced on Friday that the country is expanding its "ground operations" in the Gaza Strip.
27 Oct 2023
IsraelIsraeli airstrikes killed 50 hostages, says Hamas; US strikes Syria
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed around 50 hostages, Hamas said on Thursday. The terrorist group had taken 224 people as hostages when it launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people and triggering a war.
26 Oct 2023
United Nations Security CouncilIsrael-Hamas war: Competing resolutions by US, Russia fail at UNSC
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to pass resolutions addressing the war between Israel and Hamas, as Russia and China vetoed a United States-led draft resolution, while a Russian-led proposal did not receive sufficient support.
25 Oct 2023
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)Israel shares Hamas note encouraging beheadings
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared a note on Wednesday that was allegedly recovered from a Hamas terrorist involved in the October 7 attack.
25 Oct 2023
IsraelIsrael says ready to invade Gaza; bombs Syrian army sites
Israel is ready to invade Gaza, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday, adding that they were coordinating with the political rung to finalize the exact timing for the invasion.
