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Iran-Israel crisis: IAEA chief calls for access to damaged nuclear sites
Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was addressing the agency’s Board of Governors, amid…
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UN chief ‘gravely alarmed’ by US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites
“I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today,” said the…
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INTERVIEW: Visitors to Expo 2025 appreciate ‘positive vision’ of UN
Visitors can explore the UN’s 80-year history of advancing peace, human rights, sustainable development and climate action and…
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Gaza: UN warns of ‘weaponised hunger’ and growing death toll amid food chaos
Speaking to journalists in Deir al Balah on Saturday, Jonathan Whittall, who heads the UN humanitarian coordination office…
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US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites ‘marks perilous turn’: Diplomacy must prevail, says Guterres
After ten days of airstrikes initiated by Israel aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear programme which have led to…
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Guterres condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
The ambush took place on Friday along the Birao-Am Dafock axis in the volatile Vakaga Prefecture, in northeastern…
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UN reiterates call for urgent de-escalation amid Iran-Israel conflict, worsening Gaza crisis
In a joint call to de-escalate, UN agencies have warned that further conflict risks triggering new displacement in…
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‘A fire no one can control’: UN warns of spiralling Iran-Israel war
In an address to the UN Security Council on Friday, Mr. Guterres made an urgent plea for de-escalation,…
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Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating attacks, diplomatic developments
“As we are facing renewed escalation on the ground and crisis elsewhere, it is critical to maintain focused…
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For too long, ‘unbound horrors’ have unfolded in Sudan
Since civil war erupted in April 2023 between the generals of the national army and their former allies-turned…