‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’:UN cancels food trucks in Rafah

‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’:UN cancels food trucks in Rafah

The UN’s food agency has stopped its aid convoys into under-siege Gaza for security reasons,after Israel launched an incursion into the area.

  • bySamy Magdy

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Nyadol Nyuon returning to Kakuma refugee camp
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Nyadol Nyuon returning to Kakuma refugee camp

Lawyer and human rights advocate,Nyadol Nyuon OAM recently travelled back to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya with Australia for UNHCR. This was her first visit to the camp since she left almost two decades ago.

‘We did not reward Hamas’:Penny Wong defends United Nations vote backing Palestinian statehood

‘We did not reward Hamas’:Penny Wong defends United Nations vote backing Palestinian statehood

In a rare public display of disunity on foreign affairs,Labor MP Josh Burns said Jewish Australians would feel more isolated as a result of the vote.

  • byMatthew Knott andRachel Clun
Australia set to back watered-down United Nations resolution on Palestine

Australia set to back watered-down United Nations resolution on Palestine

Australian government sources said a watered-down version of the motion contained major concessions by the Palestinians and Arab nations.

  • byJames Massola andMatthew Knott
Hamas says it accepts ceasefire deal while Israel claims operations continue

Hamas says it accepts ceasefire deal while Israel claims operations continue

Potential ceasefire talks come as Australia is preparing to cast a potentially controversial vote on whether to admit Palestine as a full member of the United Nations.

  • byMatthew Knott andReuters
More than 170 countries want to reduce plastic globally. A handful are stalling

More than 170 countries want to reduce plastic globally. A handful are stalling

Australia is attempting to help a global push to end plastic pollution before it outweighs the biomass of the world’s fish by the year 2050. But other countries have different ambitions.

  • byMike Foley
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UN calls for investigation into mass graves at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel

UN calls for investigation into mass graves at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel

The US State Department has called the reports “incredibly troubling” and asked the Israeli government for information.

  • byEdith Lederer
Palestinians vow to fight on after US vetoes full UN membership

Palestinians vow to fight on after US vetoes full UN membership

Among the 12 countries recognising Palestine were US allies France,Japan and South Korea.

  • byEdith Lederer
Starvation is true horror. Sanctions against Israel are Australia’s only choice

Starvation is true horror. Sanctions against Israel are Australia’s only choice

To be morally consistent with previous actions and to uphold to amendments Wong herself pushed for,Australia must change its tune towards Israel.

  • byMarc Purcell
Julie Bishop named United Nations special envoy for Myanmar

Julie Bishop named United Nations special envoy for Myanmar

Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the army took power from Aung Suu Kyi’s elected government in 2021.

  • byMichael Mehr andJohn Kidman
UN vote shows Biden has finally had enough of Netanyahu

UN vote shows Biden has finally had enough of Netanyahu

Even fierce Israel defender Donald Trump is fed up with the conflict:“You have to finish up your war ... you’re losing a lot of support.”

  • byMatthew Knott