United Nations

'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7

Three months after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel's entry into the Gaza Strip, the internal message laid out in gruesome detail scenes observed by United Nations staff.

Buildings lie in ruins amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2025.
Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

‘Unacceptable’: Eleven foreign ministers condemn Israel over UNRWA HQ demolition

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.

US, 40 partner countries, hold symposium to implement UNSC regulations against Iran

Social media influencer Lizzy Savetsky says she was blocked from entering the United Nations' Holocaust Remembrance Day event on Jan. 37, 2026 because she wore a blazer with the Israeli flag.

Grandson of survivors barred from UN Holocaust memorial after photographing security confrontation


Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

As Yemen fractures between competing power centers, millions face poverty and hunger.

Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

US believes its personal power matters more than international law, UN chief Guterres says

When confronted with disparaging statements US President Donald Trump made about the UN's effectiveness and purpose, António Guterres admitted that the UN had no leverage to force members to obey.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

Khamenei's gamble: Iran admits to the slaughter and counts on the world to look away - editorial

Khamenei himself bears the responsibility for this bloodshed.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024.

Senior Iranian UN diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland - report

Alireza Jeyrani Hokmabad asked for asylum in Swiss territory not only for himself but also for his family after leaving his workplace.

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

World leaders show caution on Trump's broader 'Board of Peace' amid fears for UN

Trump has also invited India to be a part of the BoP, Asian News International (ANI) reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the details. 

The United Nations flag over the Jerusalem offices of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.

Sovereignty first: Why Israel is right to abandon the UN’s ‘Bureaucratic Jihad’ - opinion

Israel is not retreating from the world. It is asserting its right to shape its future on its own terms – as a secure, victorious, and unapologetically Jewish state.

An illustration of the flags of the United Nations and Israel.

‘Never again’ is a test, and October 7 exposed who failed it - opinion

'Never Again' was never intended as a ceremonial phrase, recited once a year and then set aside. It was meant as a warning.

As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?

Without education for peace in Palestinian schools, there can be no peace - opinion

October 7 was the direct outcome of an educational process that shapes young minds through hatred, the delegitimization of the State of Israel, and the glorification of violence and terrorism.

A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

'Seven years to clear this rubble': UN says Gaza filled with over 60 million tons of debris

There are over 60 million tons of rubble in Gaza, the UN official claimed, enough to nearly fill 3,000 container ships, and enough for everyone in Gaza to be surrounded by 30 tons of it on average.

Destroyed buildings as seen from an Israeli military outpost within the borders of the ‘yellow line’ in the eastern part of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip. The photo was taken as part of an IDF ‘embed’ and reviewed by the IDF before publication.

US to UN: 'All options on the table' as Washington backs Iranian people

Washington backed Iran’s people at the UN as it signaled readiness to act.

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Iran at the request of the United States at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 15, 2026.