Politics UN flags famine alarm signals in Yemen A senior UN official warned Thursday that certain key factors that threatened to trigger famine last year in Yemen were once again looming large,... 14 hours ago
World Record 45 mn people need urgent food aid in southern Africa : UN An unprecedented 45 million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid due to drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN said... 19 hours ago
World UN warns more extreme weather ahead after hottest decade on record The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme... on 15 January 2020
World US calls for cut in UN peacekeeping forces in Mali The United States called for a reduction in the number of UN peacekeeping troops in Mali on Wednesday, prompting a swift backlash from France... on 15 January 2020
World Venezuela’s Maduro says EU, UN can monitor polls Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he was open to allowing United Nations and European Union observers to monitor legislative... on 14 January 2020
World Protect 30% of planet by 2030 : UN Nature rescue plan Thirty percent of Earth's surface across land and sea should become protected areas by 2030 to ensure the viability of ecosystems essential to... on 14 January 2020
Politics UN calls for better protection of former FARC rebels in Colombia The UN's Colombia mission chief on Monday urged President Ivan Duque's government to better protect former FARC rebels, after Colombia thwarted... on 14 January 2020
World Lebanon regains UN voting rights after paying arrears Lebanon regained its voting rights at the United Nations after paying outstanding dues it owed the international body, a UN spokesman said Monday."Lebanon... on 14 January 2020
World Minute of silence at UN for 89 Niger troops UN Security Council ambassadors stood for a minute of silence Monday in memory of 89 soldiers killed last week during a jihadist assault on a... on 13 January 2020
World Under Russian pressure, UN approves scaled back aid for Syria The UN Security Council voted Friday to renew cross-border aid to Syria but under pressure from Russia scaled back the program, which has been... on 11 January 2020
World Violence in DR Congo’s Ituri may be crimes against humanity : UN Hundreds of people have been killed or raped in attacks on the Hema ethnic group in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province, in what "may amount to... on 10 January 2020
World UN Security Council declares commitment to ‘international law’ as tensions flare The UN Security Council on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to "an international order based on international law" amid fears of armed conflict... on 9 January 2020
World Colombia’s president calls on UN to extend peace mission Colombia's President Ivan Duque on Wednesday called on the United Nations to prolong its peace verification mission in the South American country... on 8 January 2020
World Zarif says informed by UN that US has denied him visa Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday he has been informed by UN chief Antonio Guterres that Washington has denied him a visa for a trip to UN... on 7 January 2020
World South Korea’s Moon seeks Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for better relations with the North so leader Kim Jong Un can visit Seoul, despite Pyongyang's... on 7 January 2020
World South Korea’s Moon seeks Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for better relations with the North so leader Kim Jong Un can visit Seoul, despite Pyongyang's... on 7 January 2020
