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Middle East
Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as escalation ‘reverberates across borders and continents’, warns UN chief
Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and…
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UN Affairs
Kyrgyzstan wins seat on UN Security Council for first time ever
A closely watched Security Council election delivered a mix of continuity and change on Wednesday, as Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and…
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Peace and Security
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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Europe
UN warns Ukraine war risks spiralling ‘out of control’
The United Nations on Thursday warned of a dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine after a wave of large-scale…
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Peace and Security
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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Peace and Security
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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Peace and Security
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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Europe
Security Council LIVE: Human cost of Ukraine war, a pattern that ‘defies’ international law, says senior UN aid official
The Security Council is meeting at the request of Russia which on Friday accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory…
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Humanitarian Aid
Ukraine war ‘becoming deadlier by the day’, Security Council hears
The war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, “is becoming deadlier by the day”, a senior UN official…
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Peace and Security
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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