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UN Asks International Court to Probe Legality of Israel’s Ban on UNRWA
The US was one of only 12 states to vote against the resolution aimed at affirming Palestinian refugees’ rights.
UNRWA Employees in Gaza Forced to Eat Animal Feed to Survive, Agency Head Says
That staff for Gaza’s main humanitarian group can’t access real food is a show of the severity of Israel’s aid blockade.
US Votes Against UN Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release
Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently said officials are pursuing “every avenue we can” for a ceasefire deal.
US Continues to Deport Haitians Amid Massacres and Political Instability
A human rights lawyer says deportations are indefensible, and the US must stop bolstering Haiti’s undemocratic parties.
UN Envoy Decries Israeli Military’s Move to Seize Syrian Territory
The UN special envoy to Syria said the advance is a grave violation of a decades-old agreement.
UN Palestine Expert: Israel Should Be Removed From UN Over UNRWA Attacks
Francesca Albanese and others say that unseating Israel may be one of the only ways for the UN to stop the genocide.
ICJ Hearings Offer New Chance to Get Rich Countries to Pay for Climate Crisis
The UN’s court will soon clarify nations’ legal responsibility to avert the human rights impacts of climate catastrophe.
Gaza Has Highest Number of Child Amputees Per Capita in the World, UN Says
Many children are undergoing amputation procedures without anesthesia, UNRWA said.
Activists Slam COP29 Draft Climate Financing Plan as “a Great Swindle”
Power Shift Africa’s Mohamed Adow says the finance target for rich countries is just 20 percent of what is needed.
UN Palestine Representative Issues Powerful Rebuke of US Ceasefire Veto
“Do they have the right to kill, and the only right we have is to die?” the ambassador pleaded.