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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, about the grounds to believe Israel is committing acts of genocide.

The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. took issue with UNESCO's focus on the U.N.'s sustainable development goals and the decision to include Palestine as a member state.

The final day of COP26, the UN's conference where global leaders and delegates are negotiating crucial and concrete strategies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, is underway in Glasgow, Scotland.

The president urges the U.N. to deploy peacekeepers to the eastern part of his country to help bolster the cease-fire. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Alec Luhn in eastern Ukraine about the truce.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kelly Levin, senior associate with WRI's global climate program, about the U.N. Emissions Gap report and what impact repeated warnings about climate change are having.

Israel is ramping up its attacks throughout Lebanon, saying it is striking Hezbollah targets there.

The UN security council holds an emergency session on the situation on the Middle East. The UN Secretary General is urging all sides to accept a diplomatic solution as "time is running out."

The Bush administration will begin circulating a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council that would authorize the creation of a multinational force in Iraq under U.S. command, U.S. officials say. The decision, an effort to attract more foreign contributions, comes as the cost of the U.S. operation in Iraq continues to mount. Hear Guillaume Parmentier of the French Center on the United States.