Ceasefire and hostage-release agreement for Gaza is announced

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...

Resolution 79/232 asked the Court to clarify Israel’s duties regarding the presence and work of the UN, other international organizations and third states in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 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...

The ECOSOC forum and preparations for the fourth Financing for Development conference focused on debt, development finance and reform of the international financial architecture. Developing...