UN
This month
April 2025
Gaza15 medics killed by Israeli forces 'deeply disturbing', says UN, as 322 children reported dead in Gaza
Last month
March 2025
LebanonTánaiste expresses ‘concern’ with progress of Sean Rooney case during meeting with Lebanese ministers
triple lockSimon Harris wants to remove the 'Triple Lock' - but what is it and what could replace it?
This year
2025
Lebanon
High ranking UN peacekeeper injured in attack on convoy in Beirut - no Irish involved in incident
Videos circulating online show a burning UN liveried vehicle – a UNIFIL spokeswoman has confirmed it was part of a convoy of the deputy force commander.
Paris AgreementIreland among list of almost all nations to miss UN deadline for new climate targets
Washington DC
Trump says ‘Gaza thing has never worked’ as he meets Benjamin Netanyahu at White House
The US President renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians.
Egypt and Jordan have flatly rejected calls by Trump to relocate 2.3 million Palestinians during post-war rebuilding of the territory.
Trump also signed an executive order withdrawing the US from a number of UN bodies, including the main UN relief agency for Palestine.
Last year
2024
AnalysisHow are we doing? Why the world’s most important economic statistic is almost useless in Ireland
Explainer
Under what circumstances can Irish soldiers in Lebanon use force to defend themselves?
We take a look at the rules governing how Irish soldiers use force while deployed on UN peacekeeping missions.
UNIFILUN Security Council voices ‘strong concern’ over Israel attacks on peacekeepers in south Lebanon
EU discusses LebanonTánaiste says Israel 'undermining' UNIFIL, Spanish PM says there'll be 'no withdrawal'
United NationsSecond round of campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio will be 'more complicated'
south lebanonIrish Defence Forces chief: Israeli attack on UN peacekeeping tower in Lebanon 'not an accidental act'
Peacekeepers
Irish soldiers unharmed as two Sri Lankan peacekeepers injured in IDF fire on UNIFIL main base
Reports from South Lebanon have said two people have been injured at least one of them seriously injured – it is the second such attack in the last 24 hours.
minister for foreign affairs'We meet at a dangerous moment': Tánaiste addresses the UN Security Council
UNIFILIrish citizens urged to leave Lebanon as Israeli army chief warns of possible ground operation
the second coming'The centre has held': Joe Biden quotes WB Yeats in his final UN General Assembly speech
UN General Assembly
Israel condemned at the UN as Biden urges diplomatic solutions in the Middle East
The bombs continued to fall across Lebanon as world leaders gave speeches at the UN General Assembly in New York.
EnvironmentOpinion: The UN's summit this month is a cause for hope in the battle against climate change
