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At UN, US Warns Iran That "All Options Are On Table"
US and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, where America's envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump's efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries.
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After US, Israel Cuts Ties With Several UN Bodies
Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs has decided that Jerusalem will immediately sever all contact with several United Nations agencies and international bodies, citing what the government described as persistent bias and actions hostile to Israel.
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2,514 Civilian Deaths In Ukraine In 2025, Highest Since 2022: UN
United Nations monitors recorded more civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025 than in any other year except 2022, as hostilities flared along the frontline and Russia expanded its use of long-range weapons, the UN's top rights body said Monday.
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"Know Pain Of Losing Home": New UN Refugee Agency Chief Was Once In Exile
Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.
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"Shameless, Illegal And Immoral": North Korea Slams US At UN
North Korea condemned on Monday what it called "shameless" moves by the United States that it said undermined the United Nations and accused Washington of a "hideous criminal act".
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Indian Army Officer Wins UN Award For Gender-Inclusive Peacekeeping
Major Swathi Shantha Kumar, an Indian Army officer from Bengaluru currently serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan, has been awarded the prestigious UN Secretary-Generals Award 2025 for her contribution to gender-inclusive peacekeeping
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UN Predicts World Economic Growth To Slip To 2.7% In 2026
Global economic growth is forecast to decline to 2.7% in 2026 from 2.8% last year before increasing to 2.9% in 2027 - still down from the pre-pandemic average of 3.2% between 2010 and 2019, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday.
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Trump Withdraws US From More Than 60 International Organisations
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation withdrawing the United States from 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 UN entities that "operate contrary to US national interests," the White House said in a statement.
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UN Accuses Israel Of "Systematic Discrimination" Against Palestinians
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system".
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"Makes World Less Safe": UN Slams US Intervention In Venezuela
The world community must make clear that US intervention in Venezuela is a violation of international law that makes the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
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"Dangerous Precedent," Says Memorandum After Kuki Group Contacts UN And US Against NGT Order
Letters sent to foreign powers and the United Nations by a civil society group in India against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order "seek to delegitimise and internationalise an order passed by a statutory judicial body of the country".
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Want To Work With United Nations? Check This Job Opportunity
UNDP is hiring an officer to support research, administrative and procurement tasks for the Global Disability Fund.
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At UN, US Defends Israel's Recognition Of Somaliland
The United States defended Israel's right to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland at the United Nations on Monday, comparing it to the recognition of a Palestinian state by numerous countries.
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Unclean Water, Power Cuts In Cell: UN Expert Criticises Imran Khan's Wife's Detention Condition In Pak
United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture has criticised the detention conditions of former Pakistan Prime Minsiter's wife, Bushra Bibi Khan, stating that the conditions fall far below minimum international standards.
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"Will Not Bow Down To Any Pressure": Iran, US Spar Over Nuclear Talks At UN
The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the US saying it remains ready for direct negotiations and Iran rejecting Washington's terms.
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At UN, US Warns Iran That "All Options Are On Table"
US and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, where America's envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump's efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries.
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After US, Israel Cuts Ties With Several UN Bodies
Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs has decided that Jerusalem will immediately sever all contact with several United Nations agencies and international bodies, citing what the government described as persistent bias and actions hostile to Israel.
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2,514 Civilian Deaths In Ukraine In 2025, Highest Since 2022: UN
United Nations monitors recorded more civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025 than in any other year except 2022, as hostilities flared along the frontline and Russia expanded its use of long-range weapons, the UN's top rights body said Monday.
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"Know Pain Of Losing Home": New UN Refugee Agency Chief Was Once In Exile
Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.
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"Shameless, Illegal And Immoral": North Korea Slams US At UN
North Korea condemned on Monday what it called "shameless" moves by the United States that it said undermined the United Nations and accused Washington of a "hideous criminal act".
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Indian Army Officer Wins UN Award For Gender-Inclusive Peacekeeping
Major Swathi Shantha Kumar, an Indian Army officer from Bengaluru currently serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan, has been awarded the prestigious UN Secretary-Generals Award 2025 for her contribution to gender-inclusive peacekeeping
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UN Predicts World Economic Growth To Slip To 2.7% In 2026
Global economic growth is forecast to decline to 2.7% in 2026 from 2.8% last year before increasing to 2.9% in 2027 - still down from the pre-pandemic average of 3.2% between 2010 and 2019, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday.
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Trump Withdraws US From More Than 60 International Organisations
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation withdrawing the United States from 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 UN entities that "operate contrary to US national interests," the White House said in a statement.
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UN Accuses Israel Of "Systematic Discrimination" Against Palestinians
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system".
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"Makes World Less Safe": UN Slams US Intervention In Venezuela
The world community must make clear that US intervention in Venezuela is a violation of international law that makes the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
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"Dangerous Precedent," Says Memorandum After Kuki Group Contacts UN And US Against NGT Order
Letters sent to foreign powers and the United Nations by a civil society group in India against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order "seek to delegitimise and internationalise an order passed by a statutory judicial body of the country".
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Want To Work With United Nations? Check This Job Opportunity
UNDP is hiring an officer to support research, administrative and procurement tasks for the Global Disability Fund.
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At UN, US Defends Israel's Recognition Of Somaliland
The United States defended Israel's right to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland at the United Nations on Monday, comparing it to the recognition of a Palestinian state by numerous countries.
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Unclean Water, Power Cuts In Cell: UN Expert Criticises Imran Khan's Wife's Detention Condition In Pak
United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture has criticised the detention conditions of former Pakistan Prime Minsiter's wife, Bushra Bibi Khan, stating that the conditions fall far below minimum international standards.
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"Will Not Bow Down To Any Pressure": Iran, US Spar Over Nuclear Talks At UN
The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the US saying it remains ready for direct negotiations and Iran rejecting Washington's terms.
