United Nations & International Orgs

40+ min ago   (725+ words) An Israeli human rights group has released a hefty report laying out its argument that Israelis in both official and unofficial capacities are working together to systematically eliminate Palestinians from the West Bank in favor of illegal Israeli settlements. In…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (747+ words) Professor Israel “Issi” Doron shared the decades long movement toward a new international human rights convention for older persons during the Dr. Chuck Powell Memorial Lecture. Aging is not a problem to solve. It is a human experience, and older…...

20+ min ago   (520+ words) Israeli strikes killed six UN workers and civilians at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza as needs grow, according to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA. At least 220 agency staff have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas-Israel…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago   (702+ words) Over a fortnight has passed since flash floods devastated communities in the Himalayas. On the morning of 26 August, floods went cascading down the Trishula, Langtang Khola and Bhote Koshi rivers in Northern Nepal and neighbouring Tibet. Gyirong Port – the central…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (271+ words) Former Hamas hostage Evyatar David will share his story through music and conversation Sept. 16 during an evening of “Story, Song & Hope” at the Palm Beach Synagogue. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, 120 N. County Road in Palm…...

43+ min ago   (583+ words) Accurso’s public stance has generated significant engagement. Her latest post alone pulled in over 158,000 likes, 2,000 comments, and 20,600 shares. However, this is not the first time Accurso has found herself in the spotlight for her activism. Less than two weeks before…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (96+ words) One of the country's leading human rights organizations says Israel is dismantling all aspects of Palestinian life at a breakneck rate. The group has extensively documented what it says are the mechanisms Israel has used to "ethnically cleanse" the West…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (583+ words) Five countries have formally started the process of leaving the International Criminal Court as the Trump administration urges more governments to reject a tribunal it says threatens American sovereignty. The United Nations treaty record identifies Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Venezuela…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (178+ words) Young people are indispensable partners in advancing the 2030 Agenda. As innovators, leaders and changemakers, they are at the heart of sustainable development, generating new ideas and advancing solutions that foster more responsive, inclusive and future-ready public institutions. The Forum concluded…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (209+ words) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed “deep concern” over Israeli military strikes on densely populated areas across Gaza that continue to kill and injure civilians. “Civilians and civilian infrastructure, including humanitarians and their supplies…...