Sources: BBC
The United Nations reports that at least 183 people have been killed during recent clashes between Fano militiamen and security forces in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. 2023-08-29
UNICEF reports that most infants in at least 91 countries suffer from malnourishment and food insecurity. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimated last week that about 811 million people globally are affected by hunger. 2021-09-22
The Palestinian Authority asks the United Nations to investigate. 2018-04-4
South Africa will notify the United Nations that the country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This separation would take effect one year from when notice is formally received by the U.N. Secretary-General. Last week, Burundi's parliament voted to leave the ICC, but the required paperwork has not yet reached the U.N. 2016-10-20
A new United Nations report finds 90 percent of the thousands of disasters over the last two decades are weather-related. The majority have been caused by floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts. Researchers with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) suggest the cost has been between $250 and $350 billion per year, i.e., total of $5 trillion-$7 trillion. The report concurs with findings of previous studies that weather disasters are on the rise compared to previous decades. Flooding, in particular, is becoming more frequent and more devastating as sea levels continue to rise. 2015-11-23
Thirty-two United Nations peacekeepers from the Philippines were evacuated under fire from the Golan Heights border checkpoint between Syria and Israel, while others remain under fire from groups including the Al-Nusra Front. 2014-08-31
Dozens of civilians sheltering in a UN base in the South Sudan town of Bor are killed in an attack by armed men. 2014-04-18
Three Syrian tanks have entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights. Israel has launched a formal complaint to the United Nations. 2012-11-13
Ron Prosor is appointed Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. 2011-03-6
The United Nations, European Union and United States express their opposition to the demolition of six more Palestinian homes by Israel. 2010-07-14