Tag: UN
Man dies after setting self ablaze outside UN in New York...
"Lobga was a tireless advocate for Tibet who devoted himself to peacefully raising awareness of the human rights crisis in Tibet," Gyatso said in a statement to AFP.
El Nino set to be strong, UN warns
El Nino is expected to continue strengthening during the Northern Hemisphere autumn, with its influence extending across many regions of the globe.
UN says Iran nuclear pledge needs ‘very strong’ verification
Iran's nuclear programme is a key sticking point in talks to end the Middle East war, which began in late February with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes.
80% chance of El Nino developing June-August: UN
"Fuelled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Nino conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns," the United Nations' weather and climate agency (WMO) said.
UN expert claims Israel using ‘systematic’ torture
Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, said that since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, which triggered the Gaza war, Palestinians in custody "have been subjected to exceptionally ruthless physical and psychological abuse".
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags...
"If the Middle East conflict continues through June, an additional 45 million people could be pushed into acute hunger by price rises," Carl Skau, the deputy executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, told a press conference in Geneva.
Israel conducting ‘gradual de facto annexation’ of W.Bank: UN official
Since last week, Israel has approved a series of initiatives backed by far-right ministers to consolidate control over the West Bank where the Palestinians exercise limited autonomy under past deals.
At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire – UN
These children are killed from airstrikes, drone strikes, including suicide drones. They're killed from tank shelling. They're killed from live ammunition. They're killed from quad copters.
US defends Israel’s recognition of Somaliland at UN
The United States defended Israel's right to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland at the United Nations on Monday, comparing it to the recognition of a Palestinian state by numerous countries.
UNGA adopts resolutions affirming Palestinian right to self-determination
A total of 164 countries voted in favour of the resolution, while only eight voted against it: Israel, the United States, Micronesia, Argentina, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Palau and Nauru. Meanwhile, nine countries abstained: Ecuador, Togo, Tonga, Panama, Fiji, Cameroon, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and South Sudan.
