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December 9, 2023 2:41 PM

US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

The United States on Friday voted against a UN Security Council resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of...

December 9, 2023 10:51 AM

UN Security Council holds open meeting on Palestinian-Israeli conflict

The United Nations Security Council on Friday held an open meeting on the Palestine-Israel conflict at the UN headquarters in New York City, ahead of the vote to a resolution on a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. During the open session, UN...

December 4, 2023 4:37 PM

Climate finance takes centre stage at COP28 climate talks

Money pledges grabbed the spotlight again at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap in the need for climate finance and what's on offer. The United Arab Emirates, the host of this year's conference, pledged $...

December 3, 2023 1:23 PM

Israel faces growing US calls for restraint amid renewed Gaza fighting

Israel faced growing U.S. calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce. As Israeli forces pounded the...

December 1, 2023 10:35 AM

COP28: PM Modi to address World Climate Action Summit today, receives warm welcome in Dubai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the COP28 meeting in Dubai today (December 1). He arrived in Dubai (UAE) on November 30, to attend the World Climate Action Summit, starting today during the United Nations 'Conference of the Parties on clima...

December 1, 2023 9:31 AM

COP28 Summit: Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

BEIRUT. Somali aid worker Hasan Mohammad Sirat has almost no tools at his disposal to tackle the devastating effects of extreme weather in his war-torn country, where floods this year have followed hard on the heels of a severe drought. "We are tryi...

December 1, 2023 6:47 AM

COP28 Inaugurates with Historic Fund Capitalization and Unprecedented Climate Pledges on Day One

Dubai, November 30: In a historic start to COP 28 in Dubai, world leaders and negotiators convened to celebrate unprecedented achievements, setting an optimistic tone for ambitious climate action. The conference, hosted in the United Arab Emirates, w...

November 30, 2023 2:44 PM

Humanitarian aid keeps arriving in Gaza Strip with coordination of int’l organizations

Trucks with life-saving humanitarian aid have kept arriving in the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing as the initial four-day truce between Israel and Hamas was extended for another two days on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, a c...

November 30, 2023 1:20 PM

UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday held a meeting to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People during which the UN Deputy Secretary-General and others called for peaceful resolution to the Palest...

November 30, 2023 11:08 AM

Myanmar Junta Chief Says ‘Foreign Experts’ Helping in Offensive Against Military

Myanmar’s junta chief said on Wednesday “foreign experts” were helping ethnic minority armed groups in their widespread offensive against the military along the northern border with China. Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan St...

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