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Adla Massoud

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Adla Massoud is The National’s New York and United Nations correspondent, where she reports on diplomacy, politics and the Middle East’s shifting conflicts. Also a documentary filmmaker, she was recognised in 2022 by the Arab Film and Media Institute as one of six “Rising Arab Women in Filmmaking.”
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Russia's UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya speaks during a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, in New York on Monday. EPA
Russia rejects Ukraine war 'freeze' and claims Kyiv would use pause to rearm

Talks between US, Russia and Ukraine due to open in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday

USNovember 09, 2026
The World Meteorological Organisation says the amount of water stored on land has been declining worldwide since 2014. AFP
Middle East faces worsening water shortages as El Nino intensifies, UN warns

Findings show how even periods of heavy rain may not be enough to make up for years of shortages

USNovember 09, 2026
Former Costa Rican vice president Rebeca Grynspan has received 12 'encourage' votes in a straw poll, diplomats say. Reuters
Costa Rica’s Grynspan extends lead in race to become next UN secretary general

The 15-member Security Council is working on a successor to Antonio Guterres, whose second five-year term ends in December

USNovember 05, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants his country's voice to be heard at the UN. EPA
Turkey’s bid for UN chief tests Erdogan’s global ambitions

Feridun Sinirlioglu's nomination gives Turkish President chance to press for countries such as his to have greater say

USNovember 03, 2026
A fighter in the Sahara region. Last year, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution backing Morocco's proposal to grant the territory autonomy under its sovereignty. Reuters
UN begins shutting down Sahara region peacekeeping mission after 35 years

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urges parties to co-operate with withdrawal

USNovember 02, 2026
UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh speaks at UN headquarters in New York City, on October 26. Reuters
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UAE's Lana Nusseibeh says she would take political risks to secure peace

Emirati diplomat says world body can no longer operate as it has, with shrinking development funds and growing global divisions making it harder to respond to crises

USOctober 27, 2026
US envoy to the UN Mike Waltz holds up an image of what he claimed was an island belonging to the Castro family. EPA
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US and Cuban envoys in shouting match during UN embargo debate

'This isn’t Havana. You’re not going to intimidate me,' Mike Waltz tells Cuban Foreign Minister

USOctober 27, 2026
The Sea-Eye 5 rescue vessel sails near a migrant boat during a search and rescue operation, in the central Mediterranean Sea on October 3. Reuters
Libya-Turkey maritime deal threatens Mediterranean stability, six parties warn

Agreement signed by Ankara and the internationally recognised government in Tripoli establishes maritime corridor between Turkey's south and Libya's north

USOctober 26, 2026
Mourners attend the funeral of one of three Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, on October 25. Reuters
Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israeli 'genocidal acts', UN commission says

Israeli fire along advancing front has killed at least 196 Palestinians, including 43 children

USOctober 26, 2026
The UN General Assembly in New York. Secretary general contender Rebeca Grynspan has secured the minimum nine encouraging votes in the latest poll. AFP
Grynspan stays ahead in sixth UN secretary general vote, but two veto nations say no

Latest poll offers clearer picture of which candidates have realistic chance of becoming next UN chief

USOctober 16, 2026
Debris from downed drones in El Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. Getty
UN demands immediate end to drone attacks in Sudan

Fighting has intensified across Kordofan region in conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions

USOctober 16, 2026
US President Donald Trump meets UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York City, on September 23, 2025. Reuters
US envoy says next UN Secretary General should be chosen on merit, not rotation or gender

Security Council works to select successor to Antonio Guterres, whose term ends on December 31

USOctober 13, 2026
Houthi supporters brandish weapons during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa on October 9. AFP
UN envoy warns Yemen has returned to ‘full-scale war’

More than 200,000 people have been displaced across country since beginning of August

USOctober 09, 2026
The International Criminal Court in The Hague. AFP
US sanctions entire ICC for first time in Trump escalation

Action comes on same day former ICC judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

USOctober 09, 2026
Sudanese soldiers at Khartoum International Airport on October 3. AFP
UN Security Council extends arms embargo in Sudan's Darfur as US pushes for nationwide ban

China and Russia want to keep the sanctions confined to the region

USOctober 08, 2026
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