United Nations

Cyprus dispatches 1,200 metric tons of aid for Gaza, says distribution under UN watch

Cyprus and Malta contributed the bulk of aid, and there were contributions from organizations from the United States, Italy, the Sovereign Order of Malta, and Kuwait.

Lorries with aid loads for delivery into Gaza arrive at Larnaca Port, Cyprus, June 26, 2024.
 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.

UN Security Council starts talks on fate of peacekeeping force in Lebanon

 A UN staff member stands in front of humanitarian supplies for Gaza stored at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

UN officials refused IDF Gaza aid cooperation, obstructing relief, whistleblower says - report

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei in front of Iranian flag. (illustration)

Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access


Francesca Albanese needs to be fired. Hamas are terrorists not a 'political force' - editorial

When a UN official tells the world to see Hamas primarily as a political service provider, the signal to would-be spoilers everywhere is unmistakable: wage war from behind civilians.

 UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Hezbollah terrorist who killed Irish UN peacekeeper hiding in Iran to avoid death sentence - report

Lebanese authorities have failed to locate Mohammed Ayyad since he was released on bail over a year ago on medical grounds

 A UNIFIL automobile drives before a vehicle carrying the body of Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a U.N. peacekeeping Patrol, as it heads to Beirut airport to be repatriated, in Sidon, Lebanon December 18, 2022.

Albanese claims Hamas should be understood as a 'political force,' not 'fighters'

Francesca Albanese asserted that Hamas should not be thought of as "cut-throats, people armed to the teeth or fighters,” because "it's not like that."

Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine, at an Emergency Conference of States, hosted by Colombia and South Africa, to discuss measures against Israel, in Bogota, Colombia, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Between martyrdom and ruin: Hamas's next choice will pave a new chapter in Gaza's history - opinion

Hamas faces not a choice of resilience but the inevitability of disintegration and death under the banner of so-called martyrdom.

FORMER HAMAS HEAD Khaled Mashaal speaks during an interview in Doha, Qatar, last year. ‘The enemy only understands the language of jihad and martyrdom,’ he says.

Why can't Hamas's crimes be in the spotlight without Israel also being condemned? - editorial

Israel must keep fighting, on the ground and in the realm of truth, to ensure that lies do not once again prepare the way for the next massacre of Jews.

 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a press conference in Berlin, May 14, 2025; illustrative.

Co-author of Dinah Project to ‘Post’:‘ Blacklisting Hamas is 'historic justice’ for Oct. 7 victims

The report, released last month, called for the use of all of the evidentiary tools at the justice system’s disposal to reach indictments.

 IDF soldiers seen in the aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.

Human rights lawyer to ‘Post’: UN blacklisting of Hamas won’t move needle much - interview

“You don't need a UN report to tell people what happened. If you're in court, you have the evidence," Anne Herzberg, a human rights lawyer.

Hamas terrorists stand guard during a hostage release in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025; illustrative.

Hamas blacklisted by UN for systemic sexual crimes on Oct. 7, puts Israel on notice

The blacklisting of Hamas is a bold, declarative, and diplomatic move, and could have practical implications, but that depends on the next steps that are taken.

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., July 28, 2025.

War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria sectarian violence, UN commission says

Some 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were reported killed during the violence that primarily targeted Alawite communities, and reports of violations continue.

Syrian security forces stand alongside a vehicle in western Syria on March 21, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that thousands of forces carried out a wave of deadly attacks on Alawite villages in the region, leaving nearly 1,500 dead from March 7-9, 2025.

From Gaza to Congo: How demographics drive conflict and suffering - opinion

Gaza isn’t the only place showing intensely grim images, even if they’re less visible on our nightly news.

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City earlier this month. This photo may have been staged.

When diplomacy falters, religious dialogue can still hold the line - opinion

Now in its third decade, the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions hosted by Kazakhstan is a rare forum for dialogue across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical divides.

Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York