Israeli laws restricting UNRWA operations begin to take effect

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...

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 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...

The World Health Assembly’s Committee A approved the negotiated agreement for plenary adoption. Developing states had pressed for equity in access to medicines, technology and pathogen benefits,...

Member states adopted the first WHO Pandemic Agreement by consensus. It establishes a framework for cooperation on prevention, preparedness and response; a pathogen access and benefit-sharing annex...