UN Security Council Convenes Over Situation in Syria
Members of the UN Security Council discussed the fluid situation in Syria after Presiden al-Assad’s fall, opting to stand by ...
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Can the UN Human Rights Council Protect Rights While Abusers Sit at the Table?
States with abysmal human rights records seek election to the UN Human Rights Council not to advance human rights but ...
Countries’ Carbon-Cut Plans ‘Miles Short’ of 2030 Goal: UN
The world's current climate pledges would only cut planet-warming emissions by 2.6 percent by 2030, the UN said, barely a ...
UN Says 2023 Was Deadliest Year for Migrants in a Decade
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a ...
UN Chief Says World in ‘Age of Chaos’
UN Secretary-General Guterres warned the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to ...
UN Launches Appeal for $4 Billion in Aid for Yemen
The United Nations and its partners launched an appeal for $4 billion in aid this year for Yemen, devastated by ...
Earth to Warm Up to 2.9C Even With Current Climate Pledges: UN
Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 ...
2,750 Killed in East DR Congo in 2023: NGOs
More than 2,750 civilians have been killed in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the ...
‘Frighteningly Large Number of Children’ Killed in Sudan: UN
The UN warned that large numbers of children were dying in the Sudan conflict, pointing to reports indicating that seven ...
UN Confirms 2022 Among Eight Hottest Years on Record
The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the UN confirmed, despite the cooling influence of the La Nina weather pattern.
Death Toll in Sudan’s Ethnic Clashes Rises to 13: UN
The death toll from ethnic clashes sparked by "land issues" in the latest unrest in Sudan's south has climbed to ...
UN Expert Decries ‘Systematic’ Attacks on Afghan Shiites
A UN expert warned that Hazara and other Shiite communities in Afghanistan are facing what seem to be "systematic" attacks ...
UN Chief Warns Humanity ‘One Miscalculation Away From Nuclear Annihilation’
UN head Antonio Guterres warned that the world faced "a nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold ...
More Than 100 Million People Forcibly Displaced, UN Says
Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the ...
UN Agrees to Create ‘Historic’ Global Treaty on Plastic Trash
The United Nations agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a ...
Young Afghan General Takes Fight Against Taliban to Social Media
36-year-old Sami Sadat, Afghanistan's highest-ranking army officer, is leading the fight against the Taliban on the battlefield and on social media.
Civilians Flee Homes Amid Fears of Fresh Violence in Somalia
Civilians caught between pro-government and opposition forces in the Somali capital fled their homes as the heavily armed rivals reinforced ...
World Running Out of Time to Tackle Climate Crisis: UN
2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the "disastrous" effects of climate change, the United Nations ...
UN to Reduce Peacekeepers in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan said it plans to reduce troop numbers by seven percent this year, due ...
UN Calls for Independent Probe of Fire That Killed Migrants in Yemen
The United Nations has called for an independent probe of a fire in Yemen's capital that killed dozens of migrants ...
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