Peace and Security
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Undeclared chemical weapons found in Syria, including type used in notorious Ghouta massacre
Chemical weapons inspectors have uncovered a significant cache of previously undeclared chemical weapons in Syria – including rockets of the…
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Security Council LIVE: Mounting attacks and Russian threats prompt emergency Ukraine meeting
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Ukraine, with Secretary-General António Guterres telling ambassadors following what Kyiv describes…
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World News in Brief: Sudan and Haiti updates, Afghan women’s rights
The United Nations is raising alarm over continued drone attacks in Sudan’s Darfur region after multiple strikes reportedly killed civilians…
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Wars and geopolitical divisions constitute ‘dangerous erosion’ of world order, warns UN chief
The UN Charter is facing one of its gravest tests in decades, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on…
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Ukraine: Russian attack destroys humanitarian food aid in Dnipro
The World Food Programme (WFP) has deplored a Russian attack on a warehouse in Dnipro, Ukraine that destroyed “a significant…
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Security Council LIVE: Founding principles of the UN facing ‘profound strain’, Guterres warns
The Security Council is meeting for a high-level debate on strengthening the UN-centred international system amid mounting pressure on multilateralism…
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Gaza risks ‘permanent’ state of limbo if transition plan stalls, Security Council hears
As Gaza’s fragile ceasefire frays and humanitarian conditions deteriorate, a senior UN envoy warned the Security Council on Thursday that…
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate future of Gaza amid stalled progress on lasting peace
The Security Council is discussing the stalled progress in Gaza as the fragile ceasefire there limps on, and deteriorating conditions…
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World News in Brief: Lives lost and aid destroyed in Ukraine, rainfall alert for Horn of Africa, $710 million appeal for Rohingya refugees
The Representative of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in Ukraine has strongly condemned the deadly and destructive Russian missile and…
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Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarise seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel’s decision to establish military facilities at a seized UNRWA compound in…
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