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Last year
2025
Qatar will continue 'diplomatic' role in mediating Gaza ceasefire after Doha strikes, PM says
WHO vows to stay in Gaza City as Irish official condemns deliberate starvation
Opinion: The Government's plans to scrap the Triple Lock should be concerning to all citizens
Stephen Kelly
'Serious attack': Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
United Nations votes to wind up Irish-involved Lebanon peacekeeping mission
UN says at least 1,760 people have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May
Germany to halt some arms exports to Israel as international condemnation of Gaza plan mounts
Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon says Tánaiste shouldn't 'seek to speak for me'
Gaza famine 'reminiscent of Ethiopia' and 'unlike anything seen this century', says UN's WFP
The UN’s World Food Programme warned today that the disaster unfolding in Gaza was reminiscent of famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra, Nigeria in the 20th century.
Over 20 children die from starvation as UN warns 'last lifelines' are collapsing in Gaza
Antonio Guterres says there is an ‘accelerating breakdown of humanitarian conditions’ in Gaza right now.
West Bank seeing largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967, UN says
Michael D Higgins lays wreath to mark National Day of Commemoration
Iran says it has halted cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog over agency’s 'destructive' behaviour
Trump says 'progress' being made in Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
UN condemns Israel's 'weaponisation of food' in Gaza as another 25 people reported killed
Palestinian state should be established in 'a Muslim country', US ambassador Mike Huckabee says
Israel committing war crimes by attacking Gaza schools and religious sites, UN experts say
Palestinians block and empty dozens of UN food lorries in Gaza Strip following Israeli blockade
Iran has increased stockpile of highly enriched uranium, UN's nuclear watchdog says
Four dead after thousands of desperate people storm World Food Programme warehouse in Gaza
UN says 70% chance average global warming will exceed 1.5C benchmark in next five years
Sudan tells UN court UAE is ‘breaching genocide convention’ by funding rebels
15 medics killed by Israeli forces 'deeply disturbing', says UN, as 322 children reported dead in Gaza
Tánaiste expresses ‘concern’ with progress of Sean Rooney case during meeting with Lebanese ministers
‘Matter of survival’: All of Earth’s glacier regions shrank again in 2024, says UN
UN probe says Israel attacks on Gaza reproductive centres were 'genocidal acts'
Simon Harris wants to remove the 'Triple Lock' - but what is it and what could replace it?
Proposal to remove UN approval from 'Triple Lock' to be brought to Cabinet this week
Opinion: Rich countries need to pay their fair share if Africa is to become debt-free
Karol Balfe
High ranking UN peacekeeper injured in attack on convoy in Beirut - no Irish involved in incident
Videos circulating online show a burning UN liveried vehicle – a UNIFIL spokeswoman has confirmed it was part of a convoy of the deputy force commander.
Ireland among list of almost all nations to miss UN deadline for new climate targets
Trump says ‘Gaza thing has never worked’ as he meets Benjamin Netanyahu at White House
The US President renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians.
Egypt and Jordan have flatly rejected calls by Trump to relocate 2.3 million Palestinians during post-war rebuilding of the territory.
Trump also signed an executive order withdrawing the US from a number of UN bodies, including the main UN relief agency for Palestine.
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How are we doing? Why the world’s most important economic statistic is almost useless in Ireland
UN official for Yemen refutes Israel's claim that strike on airport hit 'military infrastructure'
UN General Assembly calls for 'unconditional' Gaza ceasefire
Conflict rages in Lebanon even as UN calls on all parties to accept ceasefire deal
Plastic pollution treaty talks begin in South Korea
French and Finnish peacekeepers attacked in South Lebanon, UNIFIL says
Israel bombs south Beirut as over 20 killed in Gaza airstrikes
Israel formally notifies UN that it is cutting ties with agency for Palestinian refugees