News headlines for “Foreign Policy — Projecting Power”, page 118
Yemen at breaking point as UN envoy urges action to end suffering
- UN News
Yemen cannot endure more years of division, economic collapse and human suffering, the UN’s top official on the crisis told the Security Council on Thursday, warning that “time is not on our side.”
Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria
- UN News
Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during 14 years of civil war. Now, some families are able to live in hope as the Middle Eastern country emerges from the traumatic period of dictatorship and conflict.
Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards
- UN News
The UN-backed atomic watchdog voted through a resolution on Thursday declaring that Iran is not complying with its obligations regarding nuclear non-proliferation.
GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire
- UN News
The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution on 4 June calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was vetoed by permanent member the United States. As starvation looms across the Strip, mass casualties continue to be reported of desperate civilians trying to access food at Israel and US-backed distribution sites. App users can follow our live coverage here.
Ukraine: Ongoing Russian strikes continue alarming civilian casualty trend
- UN News
Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period last year, UN rights experts tasked with monitoring abuses in war-torn Ukraine said on Wednesday in their latest report.
Myanmar on the ‘path to self-destruction’ if violence does not end
- UN News
Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
UN committed to supporting ‘free, fair and transparent election with the participation of all Iraqis’
- UN News
The top UN official in Iraq reiterated his confidence in the resilience of the country’s people, and the determination of their leaders, in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Israeli attacks on Gaza schools could be crimes against humanity: UN probe
- UN News
The Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip.
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
- UN News
The very real risk of famine continues to stalk Sudan’s communities impacted by war, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in an appeal for more funding to support immediate needs and boost longer-term recovery across the country.
Lack of cooperation from Iran hampers nuclear checks, says atomic energy watchdog
- UN News
The head of the UN-backed nuclear watchdog has raised fresh concerns over Iran’s failure to fully cooperate with inspections, warning that this is preventing independent verification of its nuclear activities.
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