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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Singaporean strives to make a difference at UN World Food Programme
SINGAPORE – Growing up in Siglap, Ms Rathi Pala Krishnan, now 44, would sometimes go along with her mother to the hospital where she worked…
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Fraud Schemes Exploit Weak Spots in Unemployment Claims System
Pandemic programs have lowered the barriers to collecting benefits, and the usual security methods haven’t kept up. By Patricia Cohen The for-sale ad appeared last…
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UN condemns clashes in Libya capital, urges security reforms
The United Nations has condemned clashes between two armed groups in a residential suburb of the Libyan capital and the use of heavy weapons. The…
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K-pop band BTS delivers 'message of hope' at 75th UN General Assembly
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – South Korean K-pop band BTS delivered a “message of hope” in a pre-recorded video posted by the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Coronavirus pandemic slashes worldwide income from work by a tenth: ILO
GENEVA (REUTERS) – Income earned from work worldwide dropped by an estimated 10.7 per cent, or US$3.5 trillion (S$4.8 trillion), in the first nine months…
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World leaders mark UN at 75, challenged by Covid-19 pandemic, US-China tensions
UNITED NATIONS (REUTERS) – World leaders came together, virtually, on Monday (Sept 21) to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly…
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US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees
Washington isolated as global allies and adversaries say its unilateral move targeting Tehran has no legal standing. Tehran, Iran – The United States has broken…
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