The 15-member council is due to vote at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday on a draft resolution that recommends to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that 'the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations.' reuters.com/world/un-secur…

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on Friday afternoon on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel's ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.

The UN Libya envoy said he had tendered his resignation to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, saying his mediation efforts had been met with 'stubborn resistance, unreasonable expectations and indifference to the interests of the Libyan people'. reuters.com/world/africa/u…

A UN Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full UN member 'was unable to make a unanimous recommendation' on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters on Tuesday.reuters.com/world/un-commi…

The United Nations nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he is concerned about Israel possibly targeting Iranian nuclear facilities, but that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iranian facilities would resume on Tuesday.

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Russia and Ukraine negotiated for two months with Turkey on a deal to ensure safety of shipping in the Black Sea and reached agreement on a text that was to be announced by Ankara but Kyiv suddenly pulled out, four people familiar with matter told Reuters.reuters.com/world/europe/r…

The #earthquake may have disrupted my remarks at the UN Security Council, but what I called for is far from earth shattering.

On behalf of all children in Gaza, I demanded action.

The world has the tools to address this crisis. It merely lacks the political will to use them.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for independent investigations into the deaths of all 196 aid workers killed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war and said he hopes Israel quickly and effectively boosts aid access.
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An Israeli inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gazathis week found serious errors and breaches of procedure by the military, with the result that two officers have been dismissed and senior commanders formally reprimanded.

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JERUSALEM, April 5 (Reuters) - Israel said it approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, following U.S. demands to increase humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza.

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International aid groups said on Thursday there is nothing more they can do to protect staff in the Gaza Strip and that it is up to Israel to avoid killing them as the United Nations appealed for direct humanitarian coordination with the Israeli military. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The United States, Britain and France on Wednesday opposed a Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, which Tehran has blamed on Washington's ally Israel. reuters.com/world/un-secur…

The United Nations has suspended movements at night in Gaza for at least 48 hours to evaluate security issues following the killing of staff working for the World Central Kitchen food charity, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday. reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The United States said on Wednesday that establishing an independent Palestinian state should happen through direct negotiations between the parties and not at the United Nations. reuters.com/world/palestin…

UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (Reuters) - The U.N. has suspended movements at night for at least 48 hours to evaluate security issues following the killing of staff working for the World Central Kitchen food charity, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.Michelle Nichols

'It is unacceptable and inexplicable that nearly six months into this conflict, Israeli military deconfliction mechanisms are not functioning appropriately,' Deputy USUN Amb Robert Wood told the Security Council on Tuesday. 'This must not happen again.'
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Explainer: Could the Palestinians become a full United Nations member? reuters.com/world/middle-e…

The United States warned Iran on Tuesday not to retaliate against it for an attack on Iran's embassy compound in Syria, telling the U.N. Security Council it had no prior warning of the strike that Tehran has blamed on Washington's ally Israel. reuters.com/world/middle-e…