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US resolution on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal vetoed by Russia and China
Five-month impasse in UN security council extends as Netanyahu insists Israel will press ahead with new offens…
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US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to…
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China’s human rights record criticised at UN as it faces rare scrutiny of policies
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US …
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Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid…
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‘We’re playing Whac-A-Mole’: why the aid system is broken
Calls for drastic overhaul of funding as conflicts and climate crisis drive surge in humanitarian needs and ap…
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Myanmar fighting at its worst since 2021 coup, says UN
Widespread escalation in violence across number of states poses greatest challenge yet to military ruleMyanmar…
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US has wrecked chances of peace in Middle East, Putin tells Brics summit
Russian president blames US for Gaza conflict as he attempts to woo global south Israel-Hamas war – live updat…
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‘A titan of the climate movement’: tributes pour in for Saleemul Huq
Huq, ‘a visionary and climate champion’, who was named one of the top 10 scientists in the world by Nature las…
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Campaigners aim to lower support for China on UN human rights council
Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uygh…
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The UN refugee convention works and is as necessary as ever | Letter
Leaders of charities and NGOs respond to Suella Braverman’s recent comments attacking the refugee convention i…
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Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks – as it happened
The United Nations general assembly liveblog is now closed, but please see the following stories to stay on to…
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Don’t shut the door on Afghans. The people deserve connectivity and all its hope and promise | Nicola Gordon-Smith
Two years to the day, the Taliban seized back control of Afghanistan. Ever since internet access has been limi…
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The world must unite now to halt the Taliban’s repression of Afghan women and girls | Gordon Brown
As we move towards the second anniversary of the extremists retaking power, this denial of education must be a…
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US soldier detained by North Korea after crossing border during visit to DMZ
US and UN officials working to ‘resolve incident’ after private crossed border at truce village without author…
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UK foreign secretary calls for expansion of UN security council
James Cleverly says global south deserves more powerful voice at top table and review needed into five permane…