United Nations
UN staff in West Bank accuse Israeli authorities of campaign of harassment
Documents seen by the Guardian list hundreds of incidents, including Unrwa workers allegedly being blindfolded and beaten
Jason Burke in Jerusalem
19, Mar, 2024 @1:29 PM
‘Red alert’: last year was hottest on record by clear margin, says UN report
Records being broken for greenhouse gas pollution, surface temperatures and ocean heat
Ajit Niranjan
19, Mar, 2024 @1:00 PM
Sexual exploitation drives 37% rise in profits from forced labour, ILO says
International Labour Organization report says profits have risen to £184bn a year, with 27m people globally trapped in modern slavery
Annie Kelly
19, Mar, 2024 @8:45 AM
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to Oppenheimer’
Guardian staff and agencies
19, Mar, 2024 @2:03 AM
‘Bewildering’ to omit meat-eating reduction from UN climate plan
Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins
Damian Carrington Environment editor
18, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
UN proposal to speed up aid to Gaza focuses on inspecting shipments
Scheme does not propose new crossing points or address security, two of the biggest issues limiting delivery
Julian Borger in New York
16, Mar, 2024 @5:58 PM
The Guardian view on child mortality: it’s bad – but it’s getting better | Editorial
Editorial: The scale of loss is horrifying, but the global death toll is falling fast and can be reduced further
Editorial
15, Mar, 2024 @6:30 PM
UN must block Iranian missile supply to Houthis in Yemen, UK and US say
Calls during Yemen briefing come as missile believed to have been launched by Houthis strikes a vessel off Aden
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
14, Mar, 2024 @7:34 PM
Funding cuts to UN aid agency threaten new crisis in Lebanon
With 250,000 Palestinian refugees reliant on Unrwa, there are fears its collapse could lead to unrest
Edmund Bower in Beirut
14, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
The crisis in Gaza is a diplomatic test for Australia. We must do better as a country | David Pocock
Australians expect our government to stand up for what is right – that starts with reinstating support to UNRWA
David Pocock
14, Mar, 2024 @1:06 AM
Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby
Where Spanish-flagged vessel Open Arms will dock, and how supplies will be distributed, is still unclear
Harriet Sherwood, Helena Smith and agencies
13, Mar, 2024 @10:40 PM
Growing gulf between rich and poor countries ‘recipe for much darker future’, says UN
Human development report finds the pandemic, conflict, globalisation and populism have combined to disproportionately affect lower-income countries
Weronika Strzyżyńska
13, Mar, 2024 @4:00 PM
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