United Nations

'An indelible stain on Norway': Trump fumes over Nobel Peace Prize snub

Trump slammed the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, calling her "a liberal person who works at the United Nations, who nobody has ever heard of," while arguing that the US deserved the award.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election rally at the Oncenter on October 09, 2026 in Syracuse, New York.
 An Iranian missile system is displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during Iranian defence week, in a street in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2024.

Between the straits: The world cannot afford to yield to Iran - opinion

FILE PHOTO:  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses the OSCE permament council in Vienna, Austria July 3, 2014.

South Africa's Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, who accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, wins Nobel Prize

 Illustrative image of human trafficking.

US State Department restores Israel to highest anti-trafficking ranking for first time since 2021


Yemen displacement surges past 200,000 following fresh Houthi offensive, UN migration body warns

"People are running for their lives and finding nowhere safe to go," said IOM Director General Amy Pope, who called for more funding amid rising needs for food and shelter.

An internally displaced Yemeni boy carries sticks of firewood on his head at a makeshift camp for the internally displaced who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthi authorities in the northern Hajjah governorate on October 7, 2026.

Hundreds of ambassadors, diplomats attend UN event marking three years since October 7 massacre

Israel’s UN mission held a memorial event in New York on Tuesday, with Danny Danon saying October 7 “can never be erased, rewritten or forgotten.”

Canada's Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2026.

Is Netanyahu’s beef with Mamdani helping him politically? - opinion

The Israeli prime minister is making the New York mayor a central bogeyman this election season.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, Sept. 24, 2026.

A different standard for Israel? Questions raised by this year’s UN General Assembly - opinion

From Guterres’s Gaza comparison to condemnations by world leaders, speeches in New York revived debate over whether Israel is judged by the same standards as others.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City; illustrative

The UN’s double standard toward Israel exposes its moral bankruptcy - opinion

Israel has a duty to expose the double standard practiced by the leaders of UN member states and to denounce a system that gives a political majority permission to stigmatize one country.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Ex-UN director who protested Gaza famine challenges his dismissal

Benjamin Davis, 62, was one of the hundreds of employees who joined in moments of silence for hunger victims in Gaza.

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen after the global hunger monitor, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), said that Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine that will likely spread, in Gaza City, August 28, 2025.

Governments cannot stay silent on the threat against Israel after flydubai hijacking - editorial

The flydubai incident does not become any less worthy of condemnation because the involved prevented its worst possible consequences.

PM Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayoun, Or Pardilov, and Dr. Shota Musayev and his wife, Sigalit on October 1, 2026.

Araghchi offered inspectors access to nuclear facilities in exchange for sanctions relief - report

While Araghchi did not speak explicitly about the state of Iran's economy, the diplomats told Bloomberg that the suggestion signals the extent of the country's economic struggles.

Iran's foreign minister Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the UN, in Geneva Tuesday, 17th February 2026

Eli Sharabi asks UN Human Rights Council to 'name these crimes,' recognize hostage abuse as torture

“I have chosen the road of justice, beyond politics and grounded in our shared humanity,” he said. “This council must recognize the torture, demand criminal investigations, and confront the terror."

Eli Sharabi, a former hostage, holds a photograph of himself during his release by Hamas as he the United Nations Security Council in New York City, US, March 20, 2025

WIZO brings Hamas sexual crimes to UN forum in Abu Dhabi

“Recognition alone is not enough,” WIZO President Anat Vidor said as Israeli and Ukrainian legal experts examined how to preserve evidence and pursue accountability.

WIZO convenes meeting in Abu Dhabi, 2026