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Switzerland

200 countries agree on draft to slow climate change

Almost 200 countries have agreed a draft document on how to best slow down climate change. The blueprint is a first step towards negotiations for a

Sudan

Exclusive: Sudan president challenges reports of mass rape by soldiers

The rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that more than 200 women and girls were raped by members of the Sudanese army in a 36-hour assault on

USA

UN Security Council votes yes to cutting off ISIL funding

It's unanimous: the UN Security Council votes 'yes' to cutting off sources of funding for ISIL's terror campaign.

Italy

Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterannean

The perilous sea journey across the Mediterannean has reportedly claimed the lives of hundreds of migrants. The United Nations Refugee agency, which

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Italy

Up to 300 migrants feared dead after Mediterranean shipwrecks

Iraq

UN report accuses ISIL of torturing and killing children in Iraq

The jihadists known as ISIL are abusing and killing children in Iraq in ways which amount to systematic war crimes. According to a report by the

Lebanon

France calls for UN Security Council meeting over Israel-Lebanon border violence

France has called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following the outbreak of violence along southern border of Lebanon with Israel. It

Lebanon

Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack

Israel confirms the death of two of its troops near the Lebanon border as its forces come under fire from Hezbollah. A UN peacekeeper has also been killed.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Spanish UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah clashes

A Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon has been killed amid clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters. “We are looking into the

Gaza

UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees

A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in

Ukraine

Ukrainian rebel attacks on city of Mariupol are condemned by the UN as a war crime

The US and Russia differ on who is to blame for the recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine at a special UN Security Council meeting.

Ukraine

International concern grows after fighting in Ukraine escalates

Diplomatic pressure is being brought to bear on both sides in Ukraine’s conflict after the weekend saw some of the worst fighting in recent months

Haiti

Haiti election deal sealed as UN team visits

A Provisional Electoral Council has been installed to organise much-delayed elections as UN Security Council members arrive in Port-au-Prince.

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Hundreds in Mali protest over UN air-strikes

World News

US denounces Russia's 'occupation plan' for Ukraine

In a blunt exchange at a UN Security Council meeting, the US accuses Russia of formulating an 'occupation plan' for Ukraine. Russia blames Washington and Kyiv for upsurge in fighting.

Yemen

Yemen crisis: UN condemns rebel attack on home of president

The collapse of a ceasefire in Yemen sparked by the shelling of the president’s home by Shia Houthi rebels has been strongly condemned by the

Central African Republic

Armed men kidnap UN worker in Central African Republic

Armed men have kidnapped a woman working for the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic. It is thought the victim was snatched from a

World News

Ebola can be beaten by the end of 2015 says UN mission head

Months of hard work lie ahead but the world can stamp out the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of the year according to the outgoing chief of

West Bank

Palestinians present their credentials to join ICC and host of international bodies

In 60 days time, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may be able to call on the UN’s International Criminal Court to get justice for his people in

West Bank

Palestinians complete ICC ratification and await the UN's justice

Palestinian observers at the United Nations have presented their documents ratifying the Treaty of Rome’s conditions for membership of the