The ban on the agency threatens Palestinian essential services. Some say it could also be a precursor to annexation.

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With only five years remaining until 2030, less than one-fifth of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets are on track—further exacerbated by a $4 trillion annual financing gap. The world ...

United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix during a Security Council meeting at the ...

Migrants flown to Guantánamo Bay. A U.S. military flight brought nine to ten migrants to be detained at the U.S. base, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said. A small number of ...

We are a nation that has always had our strength in coalition-building. That helped us mobilize during World War II, and in building the international system afterward to create greater stability and ...

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Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa At the United Nations, France circulated a draft Security Council resolution to all 15 members ...

U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the Palestinian territories for as long as possible.