Saudi peace push for Palestine; Israel threatens Palestinian “economic warfare”; US sanctions UN human rights expert; UN must attract young people. Plus: Gaza; Guatemala; Sudan; Myanmar; UN reform.

Two weeks after the United States imposed sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the ...

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 80,000 people and set development indicators back 69 years, the UN says. As of 2024 ...

Yet, the first day of the conference yielded mostly speeches in a packed session supporting the two-state path to peace with ...

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An IOM spokesperson told PassBlue in an email on July 11 that Sison’s new role was created in September 2024 to expand ...

IOM’s controversial hire; Gaza aid profiteer wants a UN meet-up; Trump’s Human Rights Council problem. Plus: Gaza’s deepening death spiral; US drops UNESCO; water & peace in W. Africa; Pacific ...

The Trump administration’s reckless inclination to withdraw from United Nations institutions is damaging United States ...

The United Nations has confirmed that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ( GHF) has asked to meet with its top humanitarian official at headquarters in New York City, as the controversial, privatized ...

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The Trump administration symbolically withdrew from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council in February, accusing the 47-member ...