United Nations

• Trump pulls Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador to keep her in U.S. Congress

  The move marked a stunning turnaround after Stefanik's confirmation had been stalled for months over concerns about Republicans' tight margins in the House of Representatives.

  U.S. News

  Mar 27
  
• UN climate talks agree on $300B global funding package for poor nations

  The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach consensus on the climate funding plan for the next decade.

  Environment

  Nov 23, 2024
  
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• Israel has formally cut ties with UNRWA. What this could mean for Gaza

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for years called for UNRWA to be dismantled, accusing it of anti-Israeli incitement.

  World

  Nov 4, 2024
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• Everyone in northern Gaza at ‘imminent risk’ of death, UN warns

  The United States has said it was watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground in northern Gaza show it does not have a "policy of starvation" in the north.

  World

  Nov 1, 2024
• UN chief urges end to ‘tit for tat’ Middle East violence after Iran attack on Israel

  Earlier on Wednesday, Israel's foreign minister said he was barring Guterres from entering the country because he had not "unequivocally" condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel.

  World

  Oct 2, 2024
• Joly urges UN to seek consensus, counter growing polarization globally

  Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly put women's rights and international law at the centre of what could be the Trudeau government's last speech to the UN General Assembly.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2024
• Netanyahu vows Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met

  Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved.

  World

  Sep 28, 2024
• Trudeau pushes allies to lift long-range weapons limits for Ukraine at UN

  Trudeau said he had 'a number of those conversations directly with leaders' at the UN when asked if he is making progress in growing consensus for lifting the restrictions.

  World

  Sep 24, 2024
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• UN chief warns of global ‘powder keg’ as Biden pushes optimism

  On his final day at the UN Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to attend high-level meetings about innovating for a sustainable future and fighting extremism.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2024
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• Justin Trudeau headed to UN Summit of the Future amid international instability

  Justin Trudeau is set to be in New York for the 78th meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and the Summit of the Future amid increasing geopolitical instability around the world.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2024