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‘No evidence’ Iran developing nuclear weapons – IAEA

The UN’s atomic watchdog has dismissed claims by Israel that Tehran is weeks away from acquiring a nuclear capability. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

Over 25 million facing humanitarian crisis in Sudan – UN

The number of displaced people has now reached 8.5 million, the organization’s refugee agency reports. More than 25 million people in Sudan are facing a...

‘Utter catastrophe’: Winston’s speech to the UN General Assembly

Full text of Foreign Minister Winston Peters' speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Mr President, The situation in Gaza is an utter catastrophe. New Zealand condemns...

The WHO Pandemic Agreement: A guide

The World Health Organization (WHO) and its 194 Member States have been engaged for over two years in the development of two ‘instruments’ or...

UN calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire

While the US abstained from voting, the 14 other members of the Security Council supported the resolution. The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed...

UNGA adopts AI resolution

The move is aimed at promoting and protecting human rights in the context of the rapidly developing technology. The UN General Assembly on Thursday unanimously...

New Delhi slams UN reform proposal from Italian-led group

India has argued for adding six permanent members to the Security Council. India on Tuesday reiterated its demand for more permanent members in the UN...

US blocks third Gaza ceasefire push at UN

Washington has instead called for a temporary “pause” to fighting in the Palestinian enclave. The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council measure calling...

Modi calls for overhaul of global institutions

The Indian leader has reiterated New Delhi’s demand for a greater role in the UN. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underlined the necessity...

Last UN troops leave Mali

The peacekeeping mission in Mali was terminated at the request of the local authorities. The UN announced on Sunday that it had completed the withdrawal...

UN pushes back against Biden transgender proposal

Including transgender issues in discrimination laws would reportedly have “detrimental” effects on biological women. Rule changes to sexual discrimination legislation proposed by the US government...

Disgraced ex-UN official takes over Red Cross

Pierre Krahenbuhl was accused of using the organization's money to take his married girlfriend traveling. The Red Cross announced on Friday that the disgraced former...

Decoding the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Indoctrinating your children into the new “Fake Sustainable” World Order

Many of the UN SD goals ‘sound like’ worthy ideals’, for example, who could argue against the goal of eliminating poverty from the world? In...

UN lifts Somalia arms embargo

The restrictions were imposed in 1992 as a means to halt the flow of weapons to feuding warlords. The United Nations Security Council voted on...

Pandemics as a Catalyst for a New World Order

Each nation in the world has its own culture, governance structures, traditions, property, borders, and peoples. We must preserve the diversity and sovereignty of nations...

Sudan demands immediate end to UN mission – Reuters

The country's military rulers claim the agency’s role in mediating the country’s transition to civilian rule is “disappointing”. The United Nations has been asked to...

WHO pays Congolese sexual abuse victims $250 each – AP

The recipients are among women and girls that the global health agency’s employees allegedly exploited during a 2018-2020 Ebola mission. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

World War Three has started, here’s what it will look like

The next act in the sad trilogy will be a scattered, but long conflict. The journalistic cliché that World War Three is already underway has...

UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn US embargo of Cuba

The US and Israel were the only two out of 190 UN members to oppose the document’s adoption. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted...

Israel calls on UN chief to resign

Antonio Guterres sympathizes with Hamas, West Jerusalem has claimed. Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan demanded Secretary-General Antonio Guterres step down on Tuesday, accusing...

Watch: UN Human Rights Committee participants turn backs on US ambassador

Several dozen representatives held a protest against Washington's ineffective policies. Dozens of activists held a demonstration before a sitting of the UN's independent Human Rights...

Niger orders UN official to leave

The organization has sabotaged Niger’s full participation in international gatherings, Nigerien coup leaders have claimed. Niger’s military government has ordered the resident United Nations coordinator...

Winston accuses Mahuta of breaking constitutional convention over Agenda 2030 agreement signing

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta signed the Beyond Biodiversity National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement at the United Nations in New York yesterday. Mahuta has come under fire...

‘Advancing Agenda 2030’ conference moved online over ‘safety concerns’

The United Nations Association of New Zealand (UNA NZ) was due to hold the conference at Parliament Buildings on 28 September. Former Director General of...

Israel fumes over new Palestinian world heritage site

The country’s foreign ministry has blasted the UN’s cultural arm for recognizing a prehistoric site near Jericho as a treasure of humanity. The Israeli Foreign...

The WHO, the UN, and the Reality of Human Greed

The World Health Organization (WHO) is not plotting to take over the world. We need to remember what it is; an organization of fairly ordinary...

UN troops exit Mali base early over safety concerns

The deteriorating security situation in Ber poses a high risk to the peacekeeping force, the global body says. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in...

Rwandan genocide survivors unhappy with UN court ruling

The trial of 88-year-old war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga is to be suspended indefinitely due to health issues. A group of Rwandan genocide survivors has...

UN yanks human-rights observers from Uganda

Kampala has declined to renew its ‘host country agreement’ with the international watchdog, prompting its departure. The United Nations Human Rights Office will officially withdraw...

UN employees accused of drug smuggling

Israeli police have arrested three people for allegedly trying to bring in liquid cocaine disguised as perfume. Three United Nations employees have been arrested on...

World heading into ‘wider war’ – UN chief

Nations need to “wake up” if they hope to preserve peace, Antonio Guterres has said. The world has come close to a global conflict, UN...

Angelina Jolie quits UN role

The Hollywood star had been a special envoy for the UNHCR refugee agency for 20 years. Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has quit as a special...

UN official comments on Ukrainian rape evidence in prank call

Pramila Patten has previously accused Russia of using a sexual violence “strategy” in Ukraine. The UN special representative on sexual violence, Pramila Patten, has admitted...

NZ votes against UN resolution condemning Nazi ideology

New Zealand has put politics above morality by voting against the Russian sponsored resolution. It was not alone however, as a total of 52 countries...

Watch: Agenda 21 – exposing the real reasons behind the UN’s ‘sustainability’ narrative

On the face of it, the goals of the UN's 'Agenda 21' programme appear to be benign and for the benefit of humanity, and...

Ardern to attend UN General Assembly this month

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will travel to New York on 17 September to represent New Zealand at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), co-host a Christchurch...

UN chief wants to get rid of nuclear arms ‘once and for all’

The world has been held hostage by these “devices of death” long enough, Antonio Guterres says. Nuclear weapons must be consigned to history as they...

The UN is no longer fit for purpose, but should it be abolished or reformed?

The global body was created by the winners of humanity’s most destructive war, but that was 80 years ago. The United Nations is a product...

Three peacekeepers killed in anti-UN protests

Demonstrators stormed and looted a UN mission in eastern Congo. Three UN peacekeepers and seven demonstrators were killed, and at least 50 more people injured...

Watch: Couple engaged in alleged sex act in UN vehicle caught on film

A video of two people who appear to be engaged in a sex act in the backseat of a UN vehicle is circulating on...

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