TIL Tag: UN
76 headlines found.
- UN general assembly votes overwhelmingly to deplore invasion.
March 2, 2022 - Zelensky told UN Security Council to remove Russia or "dissolve yourself."
April 6, 2022 - Russia suspended from human rights council after UN general assembly vote.
April 7, 2022 - Russia still bombing Azovstal steelworks, Ukraine says; UN secretary general to meet Putin.
April 22, 2022 - We must end war, says UN chief ahead of Putin talks.
April 26, 2022 - 'War is evil': UN chief visits destroyed town near Kyiv. Antonio Guterres says war in the 21st century is an "absurdity" as he visits sites around Ukraine's capital. Russian missiles hit Kyiv during UN chief's visit Zelensky says strike on capital after talks with Antonio Guterres 'requires an appropriate, powerful response'.
April 28, 2022 - The UN security council has unanimously condemned the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh while she was covering an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank.
May 14, 2022 - North Korea has temporarily taken over as head of a top nuclear disarmament forum at the United Nations.
June 3, 2022 - Ukraine and Russia sign UN-backed deal to restart grain exports.
July 22, 2022 - China's treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief.
September 1, 2022 - IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said the UN nuclear watchdog will have a "continued presence" at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
September 2, 2022 - Moscow loses full control of Luhansk region; Ukraine to dominate agenda at UN summit.
September 20, 2022 - Iran restricts internet as Mahsa Amini protest deaths mount and UN calls for investigation
September 24, 2022 - India abstains from UN vote on Russian invasion
February 24, 2023 - Asylum plan 'very concerning' and would break international law – UN refugee agency
March 8, 2023 - Russia assumes UN Security Council presidency despite Ukrainian anger
April 1, 2023 - Greece boat disaster: Up to 500 people still missing says UN
June 16, 2023 - UN climate summit host UAE failed to report methane emissions to UN
August 17, 2023 - Zelenskiy vows to be heard as he prepares for first in-person UN address since Russia's invasion
September 19, 2023 - Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council
September 26, 2023 - Israel warns 1.1m people to flee north Gaza within 24 hours – UN
October 13, 2023 - Israel vows to 'teach the UN a lesson' as row over secretary-general's speech escalates
October 25, 2023 - The UN's human rights commissioner has accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes
November 9, 2023 - UN mourns the deaths of more than 100 aid workers in Gaza, the highest number killed in any other conflict in its history
November 14, 2023 - Israeli PM rules out the idea of an international force being responsible for security after the war
December 6, 2023 - Half of Gaza's population is starving, warns UN
December 10, 2023 - UN General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza
December 13, 2023 - UN security council to vote on ceasefire call after day of heavy strikes in Gaza
December 18, 2023 - UN court to hear South Africa genocide case against Israel.
January 11, 2024 - Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
March 25, 2024 - Russia protects North Korea in the UN with veto of resolution to investigate sanction violations
March 29, 2024 - UN body urges restraint after Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant hit
April 7, 2024 - UK foreign secretary condemns 'reckless' Iran attack on Israel as UN chief says region on 'brink'
April 15, 2024 - UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership
May 10, 2024 - Top UN court orders Israel to stop Rafah offensive
May 24, 2024 - Israeli strike on UN shelter in Gaza kills at least 27
June 6, 2024 - UN court orders Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories
July 19, 2024 - UN chief condemns 'violations' of humanitarian law after six Unrwa staff killed in Israeli airstrike
September 12, 2024 - UN says its peacekeepers refused Israeli request to leave positions in Lebanon
October 12, 2024 - UN says Israeli tanks forced entry into base in south Lebanon
October 13, 2024 - UN special committee likens Israeli policy in Gaza to genocide
November 14, 2024 - UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash
November 23, 2024 - US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine
February 25, 2025 - Trump ousts Waltz as national security adviser and nominates him for UN post
May 2, 2025 - Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN
May 20, 2025 - Labour figures urge recognition of Palestinian state at UN conference
May 24, 2025 - Trump to extend US TikTok ban deadline, White House says
June 18, 2025 - US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza
July 9, 2025 - Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
July 23, 2025 - US announces it is 'denying and revoking visas' for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
August 29, 2025 - Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel
September 2, 2025 - Emergency UN security council meeting convened after Russian drone incursion into Poland
September 11, 2025 - UN general assembly to back Hamas-free government for Palestine
September 12, 2025 - Israel begins ground offensive in Gaza City, as UN commission says Israel is committing genocide
September 16, 2025 - US blocks UN call for Gaza ceasefire for sixth time
September 19, 2025 - France to join countries recognizing Palestinian state ahead of UN General Assembly
September 22, 2025 - Sweeping UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear talks fail
September 28, 2025 - Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
October 28, 2025 - humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
October 28, 2025 - Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit
November 6, 2025 - UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump's Gaza plan
November 18, 2025 - Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world's most populous city, according to UN
November 27, 2025 - Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says
December 6, 2025 - Israeli police raid UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem and replace UN flag with Israeli flag, head of the agency says
December 9, 2025 - US Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela
January 8, 2026 - Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict amid Iran strikes
March 3, 2026 - UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
March 23, 2026 - ‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief
March 31, 2026 - Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
May 7, 2026 - UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution
May 21, 2026 - UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict
May 29, 2026 - Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
June 16, 2026 - Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
June 26, 2026 - Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
June 28, 2026 - Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites
July 26, 2026 - US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
July 28, 2026