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Israel strikes Gaza as UN voices grave concern

Israel on Tuesday kept up its strikes against Gaza targets despite grave concern expressed by the United Nations, and international calls for a halt...

UN eyes anti-torture body in PH

A United Nations mission to the Philippines has called on the national government to create a torture prevention panel tasked to handle torture and...

UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The world’s climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury...

Fury as climate draft deal falls short of fossil fuel phase-out

By Laurent Thomet and Benjamin Legendre Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- UN climate negotiations dragged into the early hours of Tuesday after the Emirati host...

Israel strikes Gaza after failed UN ceasefire bid

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a...

UN foresees ‘hellish scene’ as aid to Gaza grinds to halt

United Nations, New York -- A UN official warned on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that “an even more hellish scenario” looms in Gaza in...

UN report urges bold climate action

With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate...

UN says 61 trucks deliver aid in northern Gaza

The United Nations on Saturday said 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food and water had delivered their payloads in northern Gaza, as a pause...

Mali junta seizes rebel stronghold of Kidal

Bamako, Mali - Mali's army has recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major...

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: UN

Paris, France - The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of climate pledges shows...

Nations to negotiate terms of plastics treaty in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya - The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution open in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle...

Northern Myanmar fighting displaces almost 50,000 civilians: UN

Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military...

Gaza now a ‘graveyard’ for thousands of children: UN

Geneva, Switzerland - The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, fearing more may die of dehydration. Israel...

UN: Many women OFWs exploited in domestic work, prostitution

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Monday expressed concern that many women overseas Filipino workers become victims...
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