Trump-mandated funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS work worldwide
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Watchdog discusses 'next steps' to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria
It was OPCW's first visit to Damascus since Bashar Assad's dramatic overthrow at the hands of Islamist-led rebels.
UNHCR freezes $300 million of suspended U.S. aid, impacts 600 staff
Scoop: The budget freeze is part of almost $700 million the U.N. refugee agency already received from the United States.
Global chemical weapons watchdog calls emergency session over Syria
A technical team has worked for years to address the 'gaps, discrepancies and inconsistencies' in Syria’s disclosure.
As Syrian rebels take control, U.N. is cautious of 'watershed moment'
Humanitarians scrambled to protect civilians as rebels toppled the Assad regime after a nearly 14-year civil war.
The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is built around enforcing a U.N. resolution
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, approved in 2006, is seen as a roadmap and the best hope for ending the war.
In Beirut, refugee chief says civilian protection laws 'cannot be ignored'
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees cites 'many instances of violations of international humanitarian law.'
U.N. adopts 'pact' of new governance ideas for 21st century challenges
The pact, approved by consensus, outlines 56 broad actions, including an explicit call to phase out fossil fuels.
At U.N., diplomats wary of regional surge in Israel-Hezbollah conflict
U.N. human rights experts condemned the 'malicious manipulation of thousands of electronic pagers and radios.'
Second round of U.N. emergency cash provided for crisis hotspots
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen ($20 million) and Ethiopia ($15 million).
Geneva Conventions at the 75-year mark can 'preserve lives and dignity'
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
Nine UNRWA staffers to be fired in connection to probe of Oct. 7 attacks
U.N. investigators found nine UNRWA staff members 'may have been involved' in Hamas' attacks on Israel last year.
ICJ calls Israeli occupation of lands an illegal annexation and apartheid
The determination is the first time an international court weighed in on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory.
Asia suffers under record 'additional heat' as the globe continues to warm
From Gaza to the Philippines, unseasonal temps in parts of Asia shut schools, hurt crops and challenged refugee camps.
Journalism watchdog's global index shows press freedom is under attack
Reporters Without Borders warned that governments' support for press freedom around the world has been shrinking.
Acute hunger hits nearly 282 million people as famine looms in Gaza
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.