Health Most nations to miss UN target on chronic diseases : study More than half of all countries will likely fail to hit the UN target of reducing premature deaths from a quartet of chronic diseases by a third... 16 hours ago
World Macron to meet Trump, Iran’s Rouhani at UN in New York President Emmanuel Macron will separately meet his US and Iranian counterparts, Donald Trump and Hassan Rouhani, during the UN General Assembly... on 19 September 2018
World Level of Myanmar army brutality ‘hard to fathom’ : UN probe Myanmar's army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to... on 18 September 2018
News UN’s Yemen envoy in Sanaa, as 32 rebels killed Fresh clashes and air strikes around the Yemeni city of Hodeida have killed 32 rebels, hospital and medical sources said Sunday, as the UN envoy... on 16 September 2018
News Situation in Yemen’s Hodeida ‘alarming’, aid at risk : UN The UN warned Friday that shelling and air strikes in Yemen's Hodeida province have targeted humanitarian workers and infrastructure, threatening... on 14 September 2018
World US anger at Russia changes to UN N.Korea report Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's urging,... on 14 September 2018
News Final farewell to UN’s Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the legacy of... on 13 September 2018
World Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday robustly defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists who were reporting on the Rohingya crisis, as... on 13 September 2018
World Reuters pair in Myanmar not jailed because of journalism : Suu Kyi Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that two Reuters journalists jailed for investigating a massacre in Rakhine state were... on 13 September 2018
World Regional and business leaders step into the climate breach Thousands of governors, mayors, CEOs and experts gathered Wednesday at a problem-solving summit to tackle global warming as a monster hurricane... on 13 September 2018
World UN commission calls on rebels to leave cities in Syria’s Idlib A UN commission on Wednesday called on rebel groups in Syria's Idlib province to leave urban areas to protect civilians from any looming regime... on 12 September 2018
World US to miss Paris climate pact target by a third The United States will fall short by a third on its commitment under the Paris climate treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to... on 12 September 2018
News Climate extremes ‘key driver’ behind rising global hunger : UN Extreme weather events were a leading cause of global hunger rising last year, with women, babies, and old people particularly vulnerable to... on 11 September 2018
World 30,000 flee in Syria as UN fears century’s ‘worst’ crisis Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said Monday, warning that a looming assault... on 11 September 2018
World Trump received Kim Jong Un letter seeking 2nd meet : WHouse US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a follow-up meeting after their... on 10 September 2018
World Trump received Kim Jong Un letter seeking 2nd meet : WHouse US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korea's leader seeking a second meeting, the White House said Monday,... on 10 September 2018
