History Thread for “united nations”

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July 30, 2026 Politics

UN begins leadership selection

New York City · New York · United States

The United Nations Security Council held its first straw poll on July 30, 2026, to evaluate candidates seeking to become the next secretary-general. The vote marked the beginning of the C...

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March 9, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in Lebanon, rights group says

Southern Lebanon · Tyre · South Governorate · Lebanon

Human Rights Watch and other international observers have reported that the Israeli military used white phosphorus munitions in populated areas of southern Lebanon during the ongoing conf...

2026 attack civilians conflict displacement evidence

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February 18, 2026 Breaking

Israeli security system at Epstein apartment

New York City · New York · United States

Emails released by the United States Department of Justice indicate that Israeli government security officials were involved in installing and maintaining a security system at an apartmen...

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February 14, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Trapped Between Walls: Civilian Life Under Prolonged Occupation

There is no real pause button for civilians in the West Bank and Gaza. The restrictions do not switch off at night. The fear does not fade with sunrise. Checkpoints, roadblocks, military ...

2026 aid blockade checkpoints children civilians

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February 13, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Cruelty and Hardship for Palestinian Civilians Under Israeli Occupation

Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza have lived under Israeli military occupation for decades, facing severe restrictions on movement, access to healthcare, education, and basi...

2026 aid blockade checkpoints children civilians

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February 10, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

Over 25,000 tonnes of explosives dropped on Gaza since October 7 Since October 7, 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Str...

2025 2026 airstrikes artillery casualties civilian

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February 7, 2026 Breaking

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations

Stockholm · Stockholm County · Sweden

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations On February 7, 2026, Joanna Rubinstein stepped down from her role as chair of...

2026 canada caribbean childprotection children controversy

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February 7, 2026 Breaking

Ukraine backs Pope’s Olympic truce call amid war with Russia

Kyiv · Kyiv City · Ukraine

Ukraine backs Pope’s Olympic truce call amid war with Russia On February 7, 2026, Ukraine’s government publicly supported a proposal by Pope Leo and Italy to establish a temporary ceasef...

2026 ceasefire conflict dialogue diplomacy foreign

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February 6, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Israel expands buffer zone operations along Lebanon border

Southern Lebanon Border · Maroun al-Ras · Nabatieh Governorate · Lebanon

Israel expands buffer zone operations along Lebanon border In mid-February 2026, the Israel Defense Forces announced an expansion of buffer zone operations along sections of th...

border bufferzone civilians conflict defense escalation

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February 5, 2026 Breaking

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack

Abuja · Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria

Massacre in Nigerian Kwara State After Militant Attack On February 5, 2026, Nigerian authorities and humanitarian organisations reported that at least 162 people were killed in...

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February 5, 2026 Politics

Expiration of the New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty and Diplomacy with Iran

Expiration of the New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty and Diplomacy with Iran On February 5, 2026, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, ...

arms diplomacy egypt foreign policy geopolitics iran

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February 3, 2026 Breaking

Israeli aircraft disperse unidentified substances over southern Lebanon

Southern Lebanon · Tyre · South Governorate · Lebanon

Israeli aircraft disperse unidentified substances over southern Lebanon Israeli aircraft disperse unidentified substances over southern Lebanon Betwe...

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February 3, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Gaza under siege. Destruction of water and civilian infrastructure since 1948

Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Palestine

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airstrike attacks blockade bombing casualties civilian

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January 31, 2026 Finance

Geopolitical Fragmentation Reshapes Global Financial Flows and Investment Patterns

Geopolitical Fragmentation Reshapes Global Financial Flows and Investment Patterns Recent analyses from international organisations and economic researchers indicate that globa...

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Humanitarian Reports Highlight Critical Conditions of Children in Palestine

Humanitarian Reports Highlight Critical Conditions of Children in Palestine Humanitarian organisations and United Nations agencies have reported that many children in Palestini...

aid care children civil conflict crime

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January 31, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Isr...

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January 31, 2026 Breaking

Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons and Detention Facilities

Palestinians Held in Israeli Prisons and Detention Facilities According to multiple human rights organisations and prisoner support groups, thousands of Palestinians are held i...

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January 28, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

UN reports Odessa drone attack kills civilians and disrupts vital infrastructure

Odesa · Odesa Oblast · Ukraine

On January 28, 2026, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that a massive drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, killed and injured several civilians an...

2026 attack barvinkivska civilians conflict damage

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January 28, 2026 Politics

Trump Warns Iran to Negotiate Nuclear Deal Amid Military Tensions

On January 28, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to negotiate a nuclear deal or face consequences that would be “far worse” than previous military actions, according to Reuter...

2026 abraham actions deal deployment diplomatic

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January 24, 2026 Breaking

Israeli settlers reportedly beat residents on West Bank outskirts

Hebron · Hebron Governorate · Palestine

On January 24, 2026, multiple news sources reported that Israeli settlers allegedly beat three residents, including a 70‑year‑old man, on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank...

2026 70yearold arabnews attack beating clash

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January 23, 2026 Wars & Conflicts

Gaza Health Data Shows Continued Palestinian Deaths Amid Ceasefire Violations

Gaza City · Gaza Strip · Palestine

On January 23, 2026, data from the Gaza Health Ministry and United Nations updates indicated continued Palestinian fatalities in the Gaza Strip due to ongoing hostilities and ceasefire vi...

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January 15, 2026 Breaking

Board of Peace for Gaza

Board of Peace for Gaza Date: Ongoing as of January 2026 Description: The Board of Peace is a U.S.-led international body announced by President Donald Trump to oversee governance,...

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January 3, 2026 Breaking

U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelas President

U.S. Forces Detain Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro During Operation in Caracas On January 3, 2026, U.S. military forces conducted an operation in Caracas that resulted in the detenti...

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December 4, 2025 Wars & Conflicts

Repeated Settler Incursions and Property Damage in Taybeh

Taybeh Village · Taybeh · West Bank · Palestine

During the night of December 4–5, 2025, Israeli settlers again targeted the Christian village of Taybeh. Residents reported that cars were set on fire and at least one building was vandal...

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September 29, 2025 Politics

Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington Following United Nations Session

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington Following United Nations Session Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on September 29, 2025, f...

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September 21, 2025 Breaking

Recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state

United Nations General Assembly Hall · New York City · New York · United States

Recognition of Palestine as a Sovereign State The State of Palestine was proclaimed by the Palestine Liberation Organization on 15 November 1988. The State of Palestine is reco...

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July 9, 2025 Politics

United States Imposes Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Washington · District of Columbia · United States

On July 9, 2025, the United States government announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian ter...

2025 accountability Albanese controversy criticism debate

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June 1, 2025 Breaking

Israel put on UN sexual violence in warzones blacklist

Gaza · Palestine

The United Nations Secretary-General’s annual report on conflict-related sexual violence included Israel in its annex listing parties identified as having credible information indicating ...

accountability allegations blacklist conflict detainees detention

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August 29, 2024 Breaking

German ambassador retracts false viral claim

Tel Aviv · Israel

Germany’s ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, stated that he had shared a fabricated account related to the October 7, 2023 events. The statement was made on August 29, 2024, in a post...

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June 24, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

Report Says Up to 21,000 Children Missing or Separated From Families in Gaza

Report Says Up to 21,000 Children Missing or Separated From Families in Gaza A new report warned that the number of children missing or separated from their families in the Gaz...

aid airstrikes children civilians communication conflict

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May 28, 2024 Politics

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit

Northern Israel · Kiryat Shmona · Northern District · Israel

Nikki Haley writes “Finish Them” on Israeli artillery shell during Israel visit On May 28, 2024, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Republican presidential candid...

2024 artillery conflict danon diplomacy east

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March 6, 2024 Breaking

Synagogues Host Real Estate Events Marketing West Bank Properties

Jerusalem Synagogue Event Venues · Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel

In early March 2024, several synagogues in the United States and Canada hosted real estate events where properties in the West Bank and East Jerusalem — areas internationally considered o...

2024 advocacy conflict criticism Event international

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January 26, 2024 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian Holocaust

Palestinian Holocaust The term “Palestinian Holocaust” has been used by activists and commentators to describe the cumulative impact of displacement, warfare, and territorial loss experi...

1948 1967 2024 allegations blockade bombing

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October 20, 2023 Politics

UN rapporteur issues Gaza remarks

New York · United States

Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, issued remarks on October 20, 2023, in connection with document A...

2023 a78 Albanese assembly civilians conflict

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May 11, 2022 Wars & Conflicts

Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, Al Jazeera Journalist

Jenin Refugee Camp · Jenin · West Bank · Palestine

On May 11, 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, was fatally shot while covering an Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank. She was wearing a clearly marked...

2022 abu akleh aljazeera civilian conflict

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February 24, 2022 Wars & Conflicts

Russia invades Ukraine nationwide

Kyiv · Kyiv City · Ukraine

Russia launched a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he called a special military operation shortly before Russ...

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August 29, 2021 Wars & Conflicts

U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed civilians including children

Kabul · Kabul Province · Afghanistan

U.S. Drone Strike in Kabul That Killed Civilians Including Children On 29 August 2021, a drone strike conducted by the United States Central Command in Kabul, Afghanistan, kill...

2021 afghanistan aid airport august briefing

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December 11, 2019 Breaking

Climate Activist Named Time Person

New York · United States

Time magazine named Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its Person of the Year on December 11, 2019. She was recognized for her global environmental activism and influence on clima...

2019 activist award carbonemissions climate climatechange

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April 8, 2018 Breaking

Canadian Aid Worker Peter John Dalglish Arrested and Jailed in Nepal for Child Sexual Abuse

Nepal District Court · Kathmandu · Bagmati Province · Nepal

Peter John Dalglish, a Canadian humanitarian worker and former United Nations official, was arrested by Nepal police on April 8, 2018, on charges of child sexual abuse and pedophilia. He ...

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August 3, 2014 Wars & Conflicts

Yazidi Genocide

Sinjar · Nineveh Governorate · Iraq

Yazidi Genocide On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched an हमला on the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, targeting the Yazidi minority. ISIS forces captured ...

2014 abduction airlifts atrocities children conversion

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July 22, 2011 Wars & Conflicts

NATO and Libya's water system

Brega · Libya

On 22 July 2011, during the Libyan Civil War, NATO aircraft struck a facility in Brega that manufactured large-diameter pipes used in Libya's Great Man-Made River water system. The facili...

2011 africa airstrike alliance aquifer benghazi

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July 30, 2006 Wars & Conflicts

Qana Airstrike Causes Civilian Deaths

Qana · Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on July 30, 2006, struck a residential building in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of multiple civilians. The strike occurred during ...

2006 airstrike bombing building casualties ceasefire

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November 20, 2000 Wars & Conflicts

Palestinian children in detention crisis

Palestine

Palestinian children are regularly arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, primarily for security-related offenses, but there is no separate prison exclusively for them. They are he...

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April 18, 1996 Wars & Conflicts

Qana Shelling Kills Civilians in Lebanon

Qana · Lebanon

An Israeli artillery strike on a United Nations compound in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon on April 18, 1996, resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians who had taken shel...

1996 april artillery casualties ceasefire civilians

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

Srebrenica Genocide

Srebrenica · Republika Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, a United Nations-declared “safe area.” The town was predominantly inhabited b...

1995 armyofrepublikasrpska atrocities bosnia bosniak children

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July 11, 1995 Wars & Conflicts

Bosnian Genocide

Sarajevo · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Genocide On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces captured the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia during the Bosnian War. The town had been declared a United Nations “safe area” f...

1992 1995 armyofrepublikasrpska atrocities bosnia bosniak

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December 7, 1975 Wars & Conflicts

East Timor Genocide

Dili · Dili Municipality · East Timor

East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian military conducted s...

asia atrocities civilians crimes detention displacement

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November 10, 1975 Breaking

United Nations Passes Resolution 3379 Equating Zionism With Racism

United Nations Headquarters · New York City · New York · United States

UN Resolution 3379 On Zionism And Racism On November 10, 1975, the United Nations General Assembly adopted **Resolution 3379**, titled "Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discr...

1975 1991 3379 arab coldwar condemnation

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June 10, 1967 Wars & Conflicts

Escalation of Israeli Settler Violence in the Occupied West Bank

Background and Long‑Term Pattern Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank has been tracked since at least 2006, with thousands of incidents of...

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November 29, 1947 Wars & Conflicts

Nakba (Palestinian Catastrophe)

Jaffa · Tel Aviv–Jaffa · Tel Aviv District · Israel / Palestine

The Nakba refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians that occurred between 1947 and 1949 during the collapse of the British Mandate for Palestine and the establishm...

1948 britain deiryassin displacement expulsion haganah

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Yalta Conference Begins

4 February 1945 — Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet in Crimea as Germany approaches defeat. They discuss occupation zones, Poland, postwar Germany, Soviet parti...

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