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Govt not cutting UN money after allegations agency staff aided attack on Israel
New Zealand is not joining other nations in cutting funding.
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US pauses funding to UN agency after claims staffers were involved in Hamas attack
Aid groups say Israeli restrictions have made deliveries to northern Gaza difficult.
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent Gaza genocide - stops short of ordering ceasefire
Israel is ordered to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and acts of genocide.
'Terrified': Alabama first-of-its-kind execution takes 22 minutes, shocking observers
Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead in what some called a cruel execution method.
African leaders criticise Israel's military campaign in Gaza
An African leader describes the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable.
South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
South Africa says the Gaza war is part of a decades-long oppression of the Palestinians.
'Complex attack': Yemen’s Houthis launch largest Red Sea drone and missile attack
The assault happened off the Yemeni port cities of Hodeida and Mokha.
Extremists attack UN helicopter, killing one passenger and abducting five
The extremists burnt the helicopter after confiscating what they thought was important.
Humanitarian catastrophe: ‘Arbitrary' Israeli inspections slow vital aid delivery into Gaza amid hunger crisis
One in four Palestinians in Gaza is starving.
Machu Picchu open to additional 700 a day after year of protests
The raising of the cap on visitors has received mixed reactions from tour operators.
More than 570,000 people in Gaza are now ‘starving’
'I have never seen something at the scale that is happening in Gaza', says UN economist.
Cop28 agrees ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels
President says the move is historic, despite critics' worries about loopholes.
Luxon says Cyclone Gabrielle-hit zones 'not forgotten', SH2 'in really bad shape'
The PM is in Cyclone Gabrielle-hit Wairoa in a change from his duties this week.
Heavy fighting in Gaza halts aid delivery and leaves few safe places
UN Secretary General invokes Article 99 of UN Charter in rare move.
Here I am, a Gizzy girl fresh off the plane and attending an event with the King
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More than 100 countries sign up for new major energy pledge
Over 100 countries at UN talks have promised to triple world renewable energy by 2030.
NZ risks being an 'international outlier' over WHO opposition, Helen Clark says
NZ is one of just a handful of 194 member states raising concern over “minor” policy.
'Catastrophic': Russia effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
The court labelled the LGBTQ movement as 'extremist' and banned it.
Māori leader puts pathway to intergenerational healing on map at UN summit
Kim Eriksen-Downs talks about the power of indigenous healing.
UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica
Antarctica regulates the planet’s climate because its ice drives major ocean currents.
Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting as battles intensify
Israeli troops have encircled Gaza City in heavy fighting with Hamas militants.
Palestinians plead ‘stop the bombs’ at UN meeting
'Stop the bombs and save lives!' Palestinian ambassador pleaded at UN meeting.
UN General Assembly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza
Meanwhile aerial attacks continue to bombard Hamas tunnels and other targets.
As Israel-Gaza crisis worsens and UN remains impotent, what are NZ’s diplomatic options?
OPINION: New Zealand must reassert its support for the laws of war.
Israel and the United Nations: A toxic 76-year relationship
How the relationship between the UN and Israel became a marriage of abuse and rancour.
'They failed the test': Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism
Israeli officials outraged over UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres’ latest comments.
Gaza awaits aid from Egypt as Israel readies troops for ground assault
Israel’s defence minister has told ground troops to be ready to enter the Gaza Strip.
US vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in war
US says it's too early to craft an appropriate Security Council response to the crisis.
9000 people killed after six months of war in Sudan
Sudan war has created 'one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history'.
Israel orders evacuation of northern Gaza within 24 hours, UN says
Israel says a complete siege will remain in place until Hamas frees 150 hostages.