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UN Officials: Insecurity in Haiti at ‘Unprecedented Levels’
he U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) warned Thursday that a major and unusual storm system affecting nearly two-thirds…
Commissioners Named to U.N. Probe of Iran Protest Crackdown
The president of the U.N. Human Rights Council has announced the members of an independent international fact-finding mission…
U.N. Council Ousts Iran from U.N. Commission Backing Women
The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the U.N.’s premiere global body…
U.N. Says Israel Must Give Up Nuclear Weapons in Lopsided Vote
The United Nations General Assembly affirmed that Israel must give up its nuclear weapons in a 149-6 vote taken on…
Israel Rebukes U.N. Peace Process Coordinator for Reframing Palestinian Terrorist Attack As ‘Scuffle with Israeli Soldier
Senior Israeli official called the post “a distortion of reality”.
U.N. Resolution Calls Israel’s Founding a ‘Catastrophe’
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution to mark the founding of the modern state…
Iran’s Future on U.N. Women’s Rights Body to Be Decided Dec. 14
A U.S. push for Iran to be removed from a U.N. women's equality and empowerment body will be…
China Fails to Weaken Iran Motion Before U.N. Rights Body
China tried but failed to pass an amendment to a motion on Iran before the U.N. Human Rights…
U.N. Rights Body Deplores Iran Crackdown, Establishes Probe
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Thursday to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in Iran and…
U.S. Says Russia, China Are ‘Enabling’ North Korean Provocations
The United States called on the U.N. Security Council to take action against North Korea over its spate of ballistic…