NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A conflict over who represents Myanmar at the United Nations intensified on Tuesday (March 2), with the possibility that the country’s…
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Asda refused to sell school uniform as it was a 'non-essential' item
Asda refused to sell school uniform to grandmother for five-year-old who grew out of her old one during lockdown as it was a ‘non-essential’ item…
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UN Security Council to meet on global warming impact on world peace
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold a summit of world leaders Tuesday (Feb 23) to debate climate change’s implications for world…
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After a Decade of Chaos, Can a Splintered Libya Be Made Whole?
CAIRO — Fluttering flags and ornamental lights in red, white and green went up on buildings and lampposts around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, this month…
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UN rights chief seeks sanctions against Sri Lanka generals
GENEVA • The United Nations human rights chief has called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into Sri Lanka’s Tamil separatist conflict and sanctions…
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China crackdown on rights lawyers 'shocking': UN expert
GENEVA (AFP) – A UN rights expert on Wednesday (Dec 16) slammed a years-long crackdown on rights defenders and lawyers in China, highlighting the case…
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UN COVID-19 meeting a stage for Chinese ‘propaganda’, US official says
New York: The United States on Wednesday claimed a United Nations meeting of world leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic was being designed to allow Beijing…
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UN mulls US proposal to streamline, lengthen North Korea aid exemptions
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee is considering a US proposal to streamline and lengthen exemptions from UN sanctions on…
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UN recruits 40 airlines to deliver Covid-19 vaccine to poorest states
GENEVA (BLOOMBERG) – United Nations humanitarian relief agency Unicef is looking to recruit some of the airline industry’s biggest operators to help distribute a coronavirus…
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Sigh of relief as international organisations await US President-elect Biden
GENEVA (AFP) – After years of US disengagement and confrontation, international organisations in Geneva appeared to breathe a collective sigh of relief at Joe Biden’s…
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Kim Jong Un threatens North Koreans with punishment if they waste food
Kim Jong Un threatens North Koreans with punishment if they waste food as the country struggles to feed its population following this year’s floods ‘Strong…
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E.S. Reddy, Who Led U.N.’s Efforts Against Apartheid, Dies at 96
E.S. Reddy, an Indian-born acolyte of Gandhi who spearheaded efforts at the United Nations to end apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday in Cambridge,…
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Striving to make a difference at UN World Food Programme
Growing up in Siglap, Ms Rathi Pala Krishnan, now 44, would sometimes go along with her mother to the hospital where she worked as a…
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Divided world is failing Covid-19 test, says frustrated UN chief
LISBON (REUTERS) – A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday…
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