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Yesterday
31st July 2025
Sean Rooney
Mother of Irish soldier killed in Lebanon says Tánaiste shouldn't 'seek to speak for me'
Updated 18 hrs ago
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27th July 2025 - 1st August 2025
Humanitarian Crisis
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.
Updated 29 Jul
7.4k
Last week
20th July 2025 - 26th July 2025
Breakdown
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.
Updated 22 Jul
7.8k
Last month
July 2025
Palestine
West Bank seeing largest displacement of Palestinians since 1967, UN says
15 Jul
5.8k
RELATED
Fine Gael TD criticises Alan Shatter for comparing Occupied Territories Bill to Father Ted sketch
15 Jul
Micheál Martin likens Israel's plans for 'humanitarian city' in Gaza to a 'concentration camp'
15 Jul
Dublin
Michael D Higgins lays wreath to mark National Day of Commemoration
13 Jul
8.0k
43
June
June 2025
IAEA
Iran says it has halted cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog over agency’s 'destructive' behaviour
21 hrs ago
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Gaza
Trump says 'progress' being made in Gaza, raising hopes for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Updated 25 Jun
6.8k
Palestine
UN condemns Israel's 'weaponisation of food' in Gaza as another 25 people reported killed
Updated 24 Jun
3.5k
Ambassador to Israel
Palestinian state should be established in 'a Muslim country', US ambassador Mike Huckabee says
12 Jun
13.6k
Commission of Inquiry
Israel committing war crimes by attacking Gaza schools and religious sites, UN experts say
10 Jun
2.9k
RELATED
Four killed by Israeli fire near aid point, Palestinians say
8 Jun
Israeli forces kill at least 36 Palestinians, says Gaza civil defence agency
7 Jun
Gaza's health system 'collapsing' as Israel plans to block access to two major hospitals
5 Jun
This year
2025
Aid Blockade
Palestinians block and empty dozens of UN food lorries in Gaza Strip following Israeli blockade
19 hrs ago
7.7k
uranium enrichment
Iran has increased stockpile of highly enriched uranium, UN's nuclear watchdog says
22 hrs ago
6.2k
94
Palestine
Four dead after thousands of desperate people storm World Food Programme warehouse in Gaza
29 May
8.7k
Plus ça change
UN says 70% chance average global warming will exceed 1.5C benchmark in next five years
28 May
3.4k
40
war in sudan
Sudan tells UN court UAE is ‘breaching genocide convention’ by funding rebels
10 Apr
2.7k
Gaza
15 medics killed by Israeli forces 'deeply disturbing', says UN, as 322 children reported dead in Gaza
1 Apr
5.5k
Lebanon
Tánaiste expresses ‘concern’ with progress of Sean Rooney case during meeting with Lebanese ministers
26 Mar
3.4k
Climate Change
‘Matter of survival’: All of Earth’s glacier regions shrank again in 2024, says UN
21 Mar
5.7k
60
Gaza
UN probe says Israel attacks on Gaza reproductive centres were 'genocidal acts'
13 Mar
3.1k
triple lock
Simon Harris wants to remove the 'Triple Lock' - but what is it and what could replace it?
3 Mar
15.1k
99
United Nations
Proposal to remove UN approval from 'Triple Lock' to be brought to Cabinet this week
Updated 2 Mar
24.1k
241
Debt
Opinion: Rich countries need to pay their fair share if Africa is to become debt-free
Karol Balfe
20 Feb
6.3k
94
Lebanon
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.
Niall O'Connor
Updated 14 Feb
10.0k
Paris Agreement
Ireland among list of almost all nations to miss UN deadline for new climate targets
10 Feb
6.4k
102
Washington DC
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.
4 Feb
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Palestinian leaders criticise Trump plans to 'clean out' Gaza
26 Jan
Last year
2024
Analysis
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Paul O'Donoghue
29 Dec 2024
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66
UN official for Yemen refutes Israel's claim that strike on airport hit 'military infrastructure'
27 Dec 2024
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Palestine
UN General Assembly calls for 'unconditional' Gaza ceasefire
12 Dec 2024
3.6k
ceasefire talks
Conflict rages in Lebanon even as UN calls on all parties to accept ceasefire deal
25 Nov 2024
3.0k
Busan
Plastic pollution treaty talks begin in South Korea
25 Nov 2024
3.6k
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Peacekeepers
French and Finnish peacekeepers attacked in South Lebanon, UNIFIL says
17 Nov 2024
10.8k
Lebanon
Israel bombs south Beirut as over 20 killed in Gaza airstrikes
17 Nov 2024
2.7k
UNRWA
Israel formally notifies UN that it is cutting ties with agency for Palestinian refugees
4 Nov 2024
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RELATED
Opinion: Israel's ban on UNRWA and its operations will make things more catastrophic in Gaza
2 Nov 2024
What does UNRWA do and why is it seen as a lifeline for Palestinians?
30 Oct 2024
FactCheck
What does UNRWA do and why is it seen as a lifeline for Palestinians?
30 Oct 2024
5.0k
Lebanon
Irish peacekeepers safe as UNIFIL HQ hit by rocket 'likely fired by Hezbollah'
Updated 29 Oct 2024
15.0k
Jabalia
Tánaiste condemns continued Israeli attacks on northern Gaza as UN warns of famine
21 Oct 2024
3.9k
Explainer
Under what circumstances can Irish soldiers in Lebanon use force to defend themselves?
We take a look at the rules governing how Irish soldiers use force while deployed on UN peacekeeping missions.
Niall O'Connor
15 Oct 2024
25.2k
UNIFIL
UN Security Council voices ‘strong concern’ over Israel attacks on peacekeepers in south Lebanon
15 Oct 2024
4.2k
EU discusses Lebanon
Tánaiste says Israel 'undermining' UNIFIL, Spanish PM says there'll be 'no withdrawal'
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
Updated 14 Oct 2024
15.4k
United Nations
Second round of campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio will be 'more complicated'
11 Oct 2024
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