Ireland needs ‘future generations tsar’ to enable long-term thinking, say 70 groups
Legislation is back on the Dáil agenda to support government decision-making in the interests of future generations
United Nations (UN)
Ex-head of UN migrant office in Dublin ‘reassigned because of her behaviour in Ireland’
Bureau tells WRC it is invoking diplomatic immunity in response to constructive dismissal claim
Israel not yet fully implementing Gaza aid agreement, EU says
At least 875 killings within past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by US
Ireland seeks to safeguard UN mission in Lebanon where 340 Irish troops serve
Tánaiste Simon Harris supports operation’s renewal amid concerns US may push to scrap it or scale it back
‘I’m remembering Srebrenica while Srebrenica is happening in Gaza’
More victims to be buried on Friday’s 30th anniversary of Serb massacre of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims
Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic
Francesca Albanese critical of Israel’s military assault on Palestinians
‘Famine is spreading and people are dying’: UN urges Israel to allow fuel into Gaza
Shortages at blood banks, intensive care units, oxygen stations and water desalination plants are putting more Palestinian lives at risk, agency warns
‘It’s an honour to be able to send a warning’: Defiant Sarajevo a scarred survivor of Bosnia’s war
But critics of region’s ethno-nationalist politics condemn ‘corrupted and toxic’ system entrenched by 1995 peace deal
Israeli report accuses Hamas of sexual violence, urges legal action
Report lays out legal framework for prosecutions, even when ‘direct attribution to individuals is impossible’
‘Facing the past is still our biggest problem’: Bosnia divided 30 years after Srebrenica genocide
Bosnian Serb leader continues to deny genocide and threatens to secede from Muslim-majority Bosnia
Ireland should hold another referendum on women in the home, UN committee says
Government should assess reasons referendum failed and not give up on issue, according to CEDAW
Russia could block UN missions involving Irish personnel in Bosnia and Mediterranean, Harris warns
Tánaiste says renewal of mandates for these missions face potential challenges at UN Security Council
In Hiroshima, Martin voices concerns about ‘drift from international rules-based order’
Taoiseach hears testimony from a survivor of atomic bomb that killed 140,000 people 80 years ago
Defence Forces concerned about sensitive information being revealed at inquest of Private Seán Rooney
Pte Rooney (24) was killed in attack on peacekeeper convoy in Lebanon in 2022
Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza as Trump awaits Hamas reply to ceasefire plan
Aid points are run by a US- and Israeli-backed group that largely bypasses the UN-led aid system
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza, killing at least 90 people, before ceasefire talks
Warships and artillery launch one of the deadliest bombardments of territory for months
Overshooting 1.5 degrees: What happens now?
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Focusing solely on the feasibility of 1.5 risks paralysis; instead, debate should centre on how to reduce warming and prepare for large-scale carbon drawdown
Why is the United Nations not doing more to stop the starvation in Gaza?
The UN Security Council will not intervene in Gaza, writes a former UN staffer. This does not mean that UN member states cannot
DRC wants peace agreement with Rwanda-backed rebels before July meeting with Trump
M23 rebels occupy large area of mineral-rich eastern DRC
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
Iran holds funeral for top military commanders and scientists killed by Israel
State-run Press TV showed an image of ballistic missiles on display as mourners lined streets of Tehran
‘It is killing people’: UN chief slams US-backed Gaza aid operation
Israel foreign ministry accuses UN of ‘doing everything’ to oppose the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation receives $30m in US funding
Some US officials opposed giving funds to group over concerns about violence near aid distribution sites
EU leaders agree the situation in Gaza is ‘dire’ – but that’s where agreement ends
Irish pleas fall on deaf ears amid ‘incomprehensible’ opposition to collective action
How plans for new Guggenheim museum have triggered major biodiversity row in Spain
Proposed Guggenheim development in Guernica faces opposition over ecological concerns
Tánaiste lobbies European partners amid concern for Irish deployment in Lebanon
Unifil mission requires UN Security Council vote amid fears US will act to end or scale it back
Ireland is becoming a country of moderate drinkers and voracious cocaine users
Ireland is the joint-fourth highest consumer of cocaine globally, and it’s primarily a youth problem
US-Iran: Alarm in Middle East amid fears of widening conflict
European Union and United Nations join growing international calls for immediate diplomacy
EU’s review of Gaza war based on alleged ‘grave violations’ by Israel
Taoiseach says findings paint ‘clear and grim picture’ of Israel’s deliberate failure to adhere to international obligations
Greater Traveller representation needed in Irish politics, says UN committee
‘One Traveller woman in the senate is good but not sufficient’, says committee vice-chairperson Marianna Mikko
Israeli fire kills at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza
Hamas accuses Israel of weaponising hunger as Unicef warns enclave’s water system could collapse
‘We are being slaughtered’: Gazans risk their lives on desperate journeys for food
At least 51 killed by Israeli fire on Thursday, including 12 who tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, medics say
Israel-Iran conflict: Does Israel have a secret nuclear programme?
Israel is widely believed to have at least 90 warheads and enough fissile material to produce up to hundreds more
‘It was a massacre’: At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza while waiting for food trucks, say medics
Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds along main road in Khan Younis, residents say
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