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Israel furious at UN report detailing torture of Palestinian children | Telegraph
Israel’s security forces have been accused by a United Nations monitoring group of torturing and tormenting Palestinian children.
Read More »Portrait of a planet on the verge of climate catastrophe | The Guardian
As the UN sits down for its annual climate conference this week, many experts believe we have passed the point of no return
Read More »‘Clean air is a human right’ | World Health Organizatoin
World needs to reduce number of deaths from air pollution by two-thirds by 2030, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO, in his closing address at a global conference.
Read More »The Environmental Impact of UN Peace Operations | International Peace Institute
On April 18, there will be a policy forum event to launch the publication of the IPI policy paper on the environmental impact of UN peace operations.
Read More »Interview-UN hopes Trump will ‘reconsider’ exit from Paris | Reuters
"We still maintain hope that there could be a reconsideration," said Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Read More »GAO: CAR Peacekeeping Would Have Cost U.S. Twice as Much as UN | Homeland Security Today
A report by the Government Accountability Office suggests the US has realized savings by contributing to United Nations peacekeeping operations rather than conducting its own efforts.
Read More »UN chief Guterres pledges commitment to achieving world free of nuclear weapons
“I am committed to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons,” the Secretary-General declared in a video message to the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament, which opened the first segment of its three-part 2017 session yesterday.
Read More »Five Stories to Follow During UN Week | UN Dispatch
It’s that time of year! World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week for the start of the 71st General Assembly. These five issues will drive diplomacy around Turtle Bay and beyond.
Read More »Exclusive: Top UN whistleblower resigns, citing impunity and lack of accountability | IRIN
Anders Kompass quits after exposing sexual abuse by peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Read More »‘UN fetishizes peace over resolution of Syrian conflict’ | RT
Following a terror attack that left at least 55 people dead in Damascus, the UN increased the number of observers in Syria to 157 on Thursday. But journalist Patrick Hayes told RT that the UN “intervention” is only distorting the conflict. Twin blasts near a military intelligence building in Damascus left at least 55 people dead and 372 others injured ...
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