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A Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo

Hamas-Israel war

With UNRWA fate unclear, UN and Israel argue over who's responsible for Palestinians

UNRWA still operates in the Palestinian territories but it is unclear what awaits the nearly 75-year-old agency when the law banning its operation on Israeli land and contact with Israeli...

A pedestrian walks past the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

World+Biz

UN aviation agency investigating reports of possible data breach

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk appears in a video link to brief the first meeting of the UN Security Council of 2025 on the situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question at UN headquarters in New York City, US, January 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar

Hamas-Israel war

Israel defends Gaza hospital raid, UN rights chief says its explanation is vague

Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kent Edwards/File Photo

Middle East

Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah

Foreign Secretary Md Jasim Uddin speaks at a meeting at the foreign ministry 24 December 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Foreign Policy

National Task Force calls UN to secure Rohingya funding

Holocaust survivor Bronia Brandman and Ambassador Michele Taylor light a menorah as US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host a Hanukkah holiday reception at the White House in Washington, US, December 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

USA

Trump should be active on UN rights body to counter China: US envoy

Syrian caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir delivers Friday sermon at the Umayyad Mosque, after fighters of the ruling Syrian body ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in the Damascus old city, Syria, December 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano/File Photo

Middle East

UN chief welcomes aid commitments by new Syrian authorities

Bangladesh

UN reaffirms support for interim govt's evolving priorities

World+Biz

Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic: UN

Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, Koussay Aldahhak, speaks to members of Security Council during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Middle East

UN Security Council appears united on Syria: diplomats

Rebel fighters pose as they hold a Syrian opposition flag inside the Umayyad Mosque, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Middle East

Syria's rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster

Global Economy

UN seeks $47 billion in aid as donor appetite shrinks while crises multiply

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Hamas-Israel war

UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state