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UN Security Council condemns Iran’s retaliatory strikes in the Middle East

Representatives attend a United Nations Security Council meeting, after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb 28.

US, allies clash with Russia and China over Iran nuclear programme

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz addressing the UN Security Council on March 12.

UN warns of risk to global aid as Middle East war spreads

The Middle East war is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains and slowing the delivery of life-saving assistance to numerous crisis zones.

Strait of Hormuz disruptions will hit food prices as well as oil, UN warns

Energy, fertiliser and transport costs have continued to climb, leaving developing economies particularly exposed to price shock.

US says UN aid to Afghanistan needs evaluation

An Afghan girl cooks on a rock stove outside her family's tent as they take refuge in Lal Pur district in Afghanistan on March 4.

Iran’s UN envoy says 1,332 Iranian civilians killed in war

Iranians during the funeral ceremony of the victims of an airstrike on a girls school in the city of Minab, southern Iran, on March 3.

Israeli military says unintentionally struck UN agency truck in Gaza

The Israeli military said that the incident occurred during defensive naval activity, and that a firing component deviated from its intended trajectory.

UN rights chief says US must probe Iran school strike ‘very quickly’

Coffins being transported before a funeral procession for the victims of astrike on a girls' school in the city of Minab, Iran, on March 3. Iran has placed the death toll at more than 150.

World food prices rebound in February, says UN agency

Rice prices edged up 0.4 per cent, supported by sustained demand for basmati and Japonica varieties.

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

Graves are being prepared for the victims following an Israeli strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

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