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          The latest news on the UN - a global organisation comprising more than 190 member states

          Iran's ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani, addresses a Security Council meeting. AFP

          Iran demands compensation, accusing Gulf states of role in US-Israel strikes

          NewsApril 14, 2026
          A UN Security Council meeting in March 2026. The latest draft resolution encourages states to co-ordinate defensive naval action through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters

          Russia and China block UN resolution calling for reopening of Strait of Hormuz

          MENAApril 07, 2026
          Jerome Bonnafont, France's ambassador to the UN, says Hezbollah 'is attacking Israel, indifferent to the consequences in Lebanon'. EPA

          Hezbollah is not fighting for Lebanon, says French UN envoy

          USApril 05, 2026
          French President Emmanuel Macron has shot back at US President Donald Trump's criticism while in South Korea. Bloomberg

          France pushes back on calls to reopen Strait of Hormuz by force

          EuropeApril 03, 2026
          A cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blockaded by Iran. Reuters

          Five key points in Bahrain's UN proposal to safeguard shipping in Strait of Hormuz

          MENAApril 03, 2026
          UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that a wider war would engulf the Middle East, with dramatic effects around the world. AFP

          World on ‘edge of wider war’, warns UN chief amid Strait of Hormuz efforts

          USApril 02, 2026
          GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi addressed the UN Security Council on Thursday. EPA

          GCC urges UN Security Council to take 'measures' to ensure freedom of navigation

          USApril 02, 2026
          UN peacekeepers are stationed in southern Lebanon, where a war has raged between Hezbollah and Israel. Reuters

          Is the UN sliding into irrelevance?

          CommentApril 02, 2026
          Iran has placed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing only a few ships to pass. Reuters

          UN Security Council split over Bahrain-sponsored Strait of Hormuz resolution

          USApril 02, 2026
          UN peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) in the southern Lebanon, March 14, 2026. AFP

          Roadside explosion in Lebanon killed UN peacekeepers, initial probe finds

          USMarch 31, 2026
          An injured person receives treatment at the National Hospital in Sweida during a power outage in the southern Syrian city caused by clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions. Hasan Belal for The National July 24,2025

          More than 1,700 deaths and possible war crimes during clashes in Syria's Sweida province last year, UN says

          MENAMarch 28, 2026
          Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz,March 11, 2026. REUTERS
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          UN chief launches task force to safeguard Hormuz humanitarian flows

          USMarch 27, 2026
          A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet operating in the Middle East. AFP

          Iran accuses US of using Gulf states’ airspace to launch strikes

          USMarch 27, 2026
          UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the war is 'spreading and intensifying'. EPA

          UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan

          MENAMarch 25, 2026
          An oil tanker in Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, is among the ships at anchor dotted around the Strait of Hormuz, as they wait for a break in hostilities. Reuters

          UAE hails UN maritime agency condemnation of Iran's attacks on Gulf shipping

          UKMarch 19, 2026
          Joseph Gordon-Leavitt will serve in the newly created UN role of global advocate for human-centric digital governance

          UN appoints actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to new AI and tech role

          TechnologyMarch 17, 2026
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