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In reverse of a longtime stance, US says UN Palestinian refugee agency isn’t immune from lawsuits
The Trump administration has decided that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is not immune from being sued, reversing ...
Martin Scorsese Joins India’s Cannes Un Certain Regard Selection ‘Homebound’ as Executive Producer
Martin Scorsese has boarded Indian filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan's Cannes Un Certain Regard selection title 'Homebound' as an ...
Israel acknowledges killing aid worker in strike after initially accusing UN of ‘baseless slander’
The Israeli military acknowledged on Thursday that it was responsible for killing a United Nations aid worker in a strike on ...
UN food, refugee agencies plan deep cuts as funding slashed, memos show
The U.N. agencies for food and refugees plan deep cuts due to an unprecedented plunge in funding, including from former top ...
New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani raised his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York and to ...
UN Refugee Agency Reduces Support for Ukrainians Fleeing Frontline
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' refugee agency has had to reduce support for newly displaced people in Ukraine as ...
US lists demands at UN as Syria seeks sanctions relief
The United States publicly spelled out at the United Nations on Friday the steps it wants Syria to take before Washington ...
IDF investigation finds Israeli tank fire responsible for death of UN staffer
Initial findings in an Israel Defense Forces investigation showed Israeli tank fire damaged a United Nations structure in ...
UN Agencies for Food, Refugees Plan Deep Cuts as Funding Plummets, Documents Show
GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. agencies for food and refugees are planning deep cuts due to unprecedented funding shortfalls, ...