NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before…
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UN rights body to examine US racism, police brutality: Statement
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The United Nations’ top human rights body will hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and violence against…
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India casts itself as 'voice of reason' in bid to secure UNSC seat
India has pitched itself as “a voice of reason and a votary of international law” ahead of the June 17 election for five non-permanent members…
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UN expert says some are 'starving' in North Korea
GENEVA (REUTERS) – A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday (June 9) at what he called “widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in…
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Donors promise Yemen $1.35 billion, falling short of U.N. target to save aid operations
DUBAI (Reuters) – International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday but the amount fell short of the United Nations’ target…
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US, Britain raise Hong Kong at UN Security Council, angering China
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The United States and Britain raised China’s plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the UN Security Council…
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Japan's low unemployment rate conceals deeper labour market pain
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s labour market in April appeared to be weathering a severe slowdown in economic activity due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a…
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COP26 climate talks set to be pushed back a year
PARIS (AFP) – Critical UN climate talks at which nations were expected to ramp up plans to combat global warming are to be pushed back…
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Coronavirus: Underfunded and unempowered, the WHO fumbled in its response to pandemic
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s threat last week to permanently pull America’s funding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) shone the spotlight on how…
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US envoy threatens to trigger return of UN sanctions on Iran
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday (May 13) to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if…
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UN says 7 or 8 ‘top’ candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine exist
UNITED NATIONS — The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel…
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Free content during pandemic threatens cultural industries: UN
GENEVA (AFP) – Books, films, concerts: free content has been spreading almost as fast as the coronavirus, making life easier for those sheltering from the…
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US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN General Assembly has demanded equal access for any future Covid-19 vaccine but its seeming unanimity was a fluke. The…
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Africa needs more than $200 billion to respond to pandemic, U.N. chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged creditors to grant a debt standstill for all developing countries, not just the poorest,…
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