United Nations (UN)

Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid says if UN fails to suspend Israel over its cutting of ties with Unrwa, it will create ‘a vacuum in international law’

If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities

Irish State legally vulnerable because of ‘obvious gap’ between rights of children on paper and in practice

‘This is a delay we can’t afford as we see alarming evidence on a weekly basis the Earth is moving towards dangerous environmental tipping points’, said Grace Carr of Irish Wildlife Trust

Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles

Israeli military says it killed one of the last surviving high-ranking members of Hamas

Governments still need to protect an area of land equivalent to combined size of Brazil and Australia

Shocking storm exposes lack of preparedness to extreme weather fuelled by global warming

Finance to protect some of the world’s most important ecosystems remains main block to progress at global gathering

At least 93 reported dead or missing after Israeli missile strikes house packed with members of extended family displaced by war

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees will be banned from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

Politicians who drafted law cite involvement of some Unrwa staffers in October 7th, 2023, attack by Hamas on southern Israel, and on some staffers having membership of armed groups

‘Taboo’ against the use of nuclear weapons has come ‘under pressure’ in ongoing warfare once again

Rich countries told they must close ‘emissions gap’ before the key 1.5 degree target is lost

Israeli strikes kill 42 in Gaza as tanks tighten siege of north

Irish Government has ‘not walked the walk’ on action against Israel, campaigners say

Worldview: Taking on Hizbullah and Iran and showcasing Israel’s mastery of intelligence boosted his popularity, forestalling an early election and political reckoning

Unicef and World Food Programme call for urgent funds as Lebanon suffers ‘same trauma, same fear’ as in Gaza

Hizbullah says it will inflict ‘pain’ on Israel as group calls for ceasefire in Lebanon

Attacks continued on Tuesday while children lined up to receive the vaccine and vitamin A to protect them from diseases which can be contracted from raw sewage and uncollected rubbish

Strikes on school and hospital in Gaza kill at least 24 and injure dozens, authorities say, as Israel continues war on multiple fronts

Children caught in the crossfire of the war are suffering an ‘unfathomable’ psychological impact

Defence Forces confirm all Irish peacekeepers accounted for and well, as Tánaiste condemns ‘war crime’ in northern Gaza

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu urges UN to evacuate peacekeepers from combat areas in Lebanon

Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 49 people have been killed across Gaza since Friday and 219 wounded people arrived at hospitals in the enclave

Irish peacekeepers safe as conflict escalates in south Lebanon as Israeli forces order residents to evacuate 23 villages

Worldview: The UK leaves the Chagos Islands much as it governed them, with a total disregard for the feelings or aspirations of its displaced indigenous people

Security sources say it is vital for Unifil to remain, even if only to act as ‘eyes and ears’ of the world, as Israel advances into southern Lebanon pursuing Hizbullah

Incident a ‘serious development’, says Unifil force, as Defence Forces confirms Irish personnel not injured in attack

Israel warned civilians not to return to homes to avoid harm from fighting in ongoing conflict with Hizbullah

Relaxations of social and cultural restrictions under crown prince Mohamed bin Salman have not ended rights abuses in the kingdom

42 countries have ‘serious’ or ‘alarming’ hunger levels as conflict takes toll

Area around United Nations post manned by Irish soldiers was scene of intense fighting between Israel and Hizbullah last week

Ireland’s chief rabbi says Israel is not waging a war of retaliation. But the Israeli government’s stated policy is that the war is one of the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities

Michael D Higgins, in his capacity as supreme commander of the Defence Forces, said threats had been made by Israel to the Unifil peacekeeping force

The US climate envoy on anger in developing countries over climate inequality, his reputation for being too positive, and conflict in the Middle East

Request rejected on day when 24 Irish citizens managed to leave country with Dutch and Canadian assistance

Climate change science shows us that meeting our energy needs by burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide

Lack of grid capacity proves significant constraint in green energy transition as demand booms

Latest escalation has sharply increased fears the conflict could spiral out of control