General Assembly requests an ICJ opinion on Israel’s obligations to UN agencies

The summit met after the group’s 2024 expansion to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, alongside founding members and South Africa. BRICS is distinct from NAM, but its growth reflected...

BRICS leaders called for reform of global governance and financial institutions and affirmed cooperation among developing economies. The declaration provides a useful comparison with NAM: both...

The International Criminal Court issued warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, finding reasonable grounds regarding alleged crimes including...

The conference agreed a new collective quantified goal calling for at least $300 billion a year for developing countries by 2035 and a broader effort to scale finance. Many developing states argued...

The Assembly adopted a resolution supporting the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East by 159 votes to 9, with 11 abstentions. The vote affirmed...

Qatar announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas, mediated with Egypt and the United States. The planned first phase included a ceasefire, hostage and prisoner releases, and increased aid. The...

The first phase of the agreement began, allowing a pause in fighting and an increase in aid deliveries. The ceasefire offered temporary relief after extensive destruction, while the underlying...

The UN reported that laws barring UNRWA’s work in Israel and restricting official contact were taking effect. Since the agency provides essential services to Palestinian refugees, the measures...

The extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo endorsed a plan for early recovery and reconstruction while rejecting displacement of Palestinians from their land. It offered a regional political alternative...

Israel resumed airstrikes and blocked aid into Gaza, ending the truce that began on 19 January. The return to large-scale violence exposed the vulnerability of negotiated pauses where no political...