United Nations

Def. Min. complex to be built on site of fmr. UNRWA Jerusalem headquarters, Katz says

UNRWA's headquarters in Ammunition Hill was demolished in January after the organization's ties with Hamas were exposed.

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Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during a ceremony returning a stone from the Western Wall that had been kept at HaKirya military base, to the Davidson Center in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 4, 2026.
People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

US pledges new humanitarian aid to UN, says it must align with Trump's interests

The new funding pledge came on top of $2 billion in funding the US announced in December under a new mechanism designed to make aid funding and delivery more efficient and increase accountability.

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Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, poses for a photo as members of the Supervisory Committee on the Detainees Release Agreement attend the closing ceremony of a meeting between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group, in Amman, Jordan, May 14, 2026.

Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap

The conflict erupted after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the government the following year.

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UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva

Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN's Francesca Albanese

US District Judge Richard Leon in Washington claimed that the Trump administration sought to regulate Francesca Albanese's speech because of the "idea or message expressed.”

|ByREUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ

Iranian families pressured to falsify death records after regime kills protesting loved ones - CNN

The regime, rights groups stated, would routinely force the families to register their loved ones posthumously as members of the paramilitary Basij militia, a force affiliated with the IRGC.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
A WOMAN holds a picture of a slain person during a memorial ceremony marking the 40th day of mourning for victims of "terrorism" killed in previous anti-government protests in Iran, at the Tehran Musalla on February 17, 2026.

Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency

Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
RIYAD H. MANSOUR, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, shakes hands with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN, before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her

In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByREUTERS
UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends press conference in Geneva

UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression

The Taliban has restricted women's movements and barred girls from education beyond primary school since coming to power in 2021, via a series of morality laws limiting expression and employment.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByREUTERS
An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces

Israeli companies fall behind on global climate reporting standards, says CDP report

Only one Israeli company was granted an A score, while most were not graded at all.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
Factory chimney releases smoke.

'Bored of Peace': Trump's latest project is a mockery of diplomacy - opinion

It has been dubbed the Bored of Peace because of Trump’s well-known short attention span (except for revenge and self-enrichment) and tendency to flit from one project to the next.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
President Donald Trump reacts at the end of the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026.

The UN’s ‘Never Again’ is becoming ‘Never Mind’ - opinion

Now, under that same UN banner, the world’s only Jewish state is being cast as a universal threat.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByJACK SIMONY
United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese waves ahead of a conference.

Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights

Ecuador's Permanent Rep. to the UN, Andrés Montalvo Sosa, formally informed the UN of his country's withdrawal on 2 February.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Israel and Ecuador flags. Ilustration.

About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say

Somalia declared a national drought emergency in November after years of failed rains, with the UN World Food Programme last week announcing cutbacks to its assistance.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS
Internally displaced Somali men pray before Iftar outside their makeshift shelter after fleeing drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, February 20, 2026.

Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon, along with ambassadors envoys to the United Nations from across Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific, met with the Prime Minister and the President.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon.