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Israeli ban of UNRWA would have 'dire' impact, official warns
Agency employs more than 30,000 staff members serving approximately 5.9 million Palestinian refugees
US delays deporting Lebanese citizens due to Israel-Hezbollah tension
Removal deferral will be for 18 months, White House says
Humanity suffering from 'extreme heat epidemic', says UN chief
2023 was hottest year on record but 2024 could set new high, and temperatures well above 40ºC are increasingly common
Iran 'head of the snake', Israel tells UN after Tel Aviv drone hit
France, UK and US call for Security Council session to address Tehran-backed Houthis' destabilising activities in region
US denounces Syria's parliamentary elections as a 'sham'
Elections were held on July 15 for the fourth time since the civil war began in 2011
Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories illegal, says ICJ
While ruling is expected to influence international opinion, it is unlikely to prompt substantial changes in Israeli policies
UN and US disappointed with Knesset vote against two-state solution
Resolution passed Knesset with 68 votes in favour and nine against in 120-member chamber
US to give more than $200m in aid to war-torn Sudan
Almost 25 million people need aid as famine looms and 10 million have fled their homes, UN says
Humanitarian situation in Gaza a ‘moral stain on us all’, Guterres says
UN 'sparing no effort' to deliver aid to Palestinians in need and secure release of all hostages
Gaza needs temporary international mission, UAE's Nusseibeh says
Advocating a sustainable and just peace, UAE Assistant Minister for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calls for joint strategy to break cycle of violence in the enclave
Sergey Lavrov condemns US disregard for UN resolutions
Russia is president of 15-member Security Council this month
UN appoints Omani diplomat as head of its mission in Iraq
Mohamed Al Hassan succeeds Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands
No alternative to UNRWA, UN chief says during donor conference
Several countries halted funding for Palestinian refugee agency after Israel said some of UNRWA's staff were involved in October 7 Hamas attacks
Terror groups operating out of Afghanistan pose significant threat, UN report says
Report notes ISIS-K has 'successfully infiltrated' Afghanistan's ministries of interior and defence, as well as General Directorate of Intelligence
Attacking hospitals a war crime, UN official says after Kyiv bombing
Ukraine says Russian forces hit Kyiv children's hospital with cruise missile