Michael D Higgins, in his capacity as supreme commander of the Defence Forces, said threats had been made by Israel to the Unifil peacekeeping force
The US climate envoy on anger in developing countries over climate inequality, his reputation for being too positive, and conflict in the Middle East
Request rejected on day when 24 Irish citizens managed to leave country with Dutch and Canadian assistance
Climate change science shows us that meeting our energy needs by burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide
Lack of grid capacity proves significant constraint in green energy transition as demand booms
Latest escalation has sharply increased fears the conflict could spiral out of control
Worldview: The United Nations, marginalised in the competition between the US, China and Russia and their emerging blocs, needs a radical overhaul
Moscow is isolated and angry after its bid to block the UN ‘pact for the future’ is quashed
Micheal D Higgins, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin make headlines with comments on homelessness and immigration, Israel and Iran, a trip to Washington and time spent with Meryl Streep
Diplomats and analysts in New Delhi look to reworked multipolar, mutually equitable and sustainable global relations
Ethiopia is among many countries suffering hunger, poverty and misery due to the Global North’s destruction of the planet and its banks financing damaging agricultural programmes and fossil fuel expansion
‘Ireland can be a bridge between Global North and the Global South. We have a lot of credibility’
State’s leaders all trod carefully in New York with mixed success as homelessness, migrants, Israel, Palestine and Iran all impinged as part of political reality
Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks support at UN and accuses advancing Moscow troops of risking nuclear disaster
General election will not take place on November 15th, Harris insists, amid continued speculation
South Africa is seen by many as well placed to argue the case of the developing world’s desire for greater representation on the international stage
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres says the world is edging towards ‘a powder keg that risks engulfing the world’
Russian forces advance in east and hit Kharkiv and other cities with deadly air strikes
Irish leaders attend UN assembly while national children’s hospital faces further delays
With fossil fuels still the predominant energy source, developing countries are left most exposed
Airlines carrying ‘munitions of war’ over State must apply for premission before crossing with ordnance
Expert in international digital governance, Thorsten Jelinek, advocates an ethical approach that imagines AI as humanity’s moral partner
The era of the United States as unrivalled global leader is over. Small alliances of like-minded countries are growing in importance
Worldview: The Swiss maintain that it is precisely the defence of a neutral state that requires it to maintain a large and heavily equipped army
Document running to 18,000 words sets out almost 60 initiatives to reinforce the global system
US and allies want to shuffle such discussions to the Bretton Woods institutions, where they enjoy a blocking minority
Natasha Maimba, a former asylum seeker and direct provision resident from Athlone, and Lauren Jones Brennan, who grew up in a single-parent household in west Dublin, have been selected to be UN youth delegates for Ireland
Polio vaccination coverage for children reaches 90%, says head of UN Palestinian refugee agency amid ongoing war
Unrwa official says a million Gazans will not have enough food this month because Israel has blocked entry to lorries carrying essential supplies
With 150,000 dead and millions displaced, Russia, Iran and the UAE are jockeying for influence
UN secretary general says lack of accountability for killings ‘totally unacceptable’ after attack which claims at least 12 other lives
Timeline: From Belfast solicitor’s earliest days in public eye to his death at hands of UDA - and his family’s decades-long search for justice
Far-right leader living under round-the-clock police protection for 20 years because of anti-Islam views and campaign to ban the Koran
Gazan health ministry says almost 41,000 had been killed in Israel’s military action since beginning of war last October
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
