Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.
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US surgeon breaks down reading stories from Gaza doctors
US paediatric surgeon Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan broke down in tears at a UN hearing as she recounted stories from Gaza.
Australia restricting number of domestic workers foreign diplomats can bring into the country, UN official says
Information campaign directed at diplomatic missions expected after court cases highlighted ‘slave-like’ working conditions for domestic workers Follow our Australia…
Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN
The UN says most reported cases of sexual violence against men occur in detention centres.
Iran says it could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed
Comments made after nuclear inspectorate board passed motion censuring Iran for building uranium stockpile The nuclear debate inside Iran is…
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds as UN chief sees ‘ray of hope’
Thousands of displaced people set out to return home to southern Lebanon, but others heed Israeli warnings to stay out.
Thousands rally across the world calling for end to violence against women
UN report says average of 140 women and girls were killed each day in 2023 by their intimate partner or…
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and UN agencies to evacuate capital amid gang-fuelled violence.
China was willing to offer more in climate finance, says Cop29 president
Azerbaijan’s Mukhtar Babayev criticises western countries for failing to provide enough money for developing world Mukhtar Babayev: I’m glad we…
Deadliest place for women is home, says UN report on gender violence
It says about 60 percent of 85,000 women and girls killed in 2023 were by an intimate partner or a…