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UN mourns as Kofi Annan dies at 80

August 18, 2018 General News 113

The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a brief illness, according to a statement published on his official Twitter account on Saturday. The current UN Secretary-General,…

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Iran seeks international probe into Israeli violence in Gaza Strip

May 18, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 149

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif, on Friday called for an international probe into the Israeli violence in the Gaza Strip, local media reported. Zarif urged “transparent and independent” international probe into the “crimes” in the…

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Saudi accused of rights abuses in Yemen civilian deaths

January 13, 2018 Crime/Judiciary/Security 374

A UN report on human rights abuses related to foreign intervention in Yemen details the extensive civilian casualties inflicted by the Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes. The United Nations panel examined 10 air strikes in 2017…

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UN General Assembly rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move

December 21, 2017 Americas 1166

A resounding majority of United Nations member states has defied unprecedented threats by the US to approve a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The non-binding measure passed at a UN General…

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U.S. says under attack at U.N. over Jerusalem, repeats aid threat

December 21, 2017 Latest News 1033

The United States on Thursday said it was “singled out for attack” at the United Nations because it now recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and again threatened to cut off aid to countries…

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UN, partners building roads to reach Rohingya refugees camped in muddy, flood-prone terrain

November 13, 2017 Environment 305

The United Nations Migration Agency and its partners are rushing to build roads in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar to improve humanitarian access to the hilly terrain, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have settled in…

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Buhari commends UN General Assembly at 72

September 20, 2017 Africa 395

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the achievements recorded by the United Nations General Assembly in the last 72 years, saying such achievements were unprecedented. Buhari gave the commendation while addressing the 72nd General Assembly…

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US ambassador: North Korea will be ‘destroyed’

September 17, 2017 Americas 311

The US ambassador to the UN warned North Korea will be destroyed if it continues its “reckless behavior” and forces the United States and its allies to defend themselves against any attack. Nikki Haley, the…

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Donald Trump brings trimming shears to UN debut

September 17, 2017 Americas 218

The annual United Nations confab of world leaders in September usually starts with a push on some lofty goal, such as tackling poverty or climate change. That is not on the cards for the first…

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Deaths, Displacement as battle for CAR continues

September 13, 2017 Africa 446

At least 25 people have been killed in a series of clashes between armed groups over one week, in escalating violence in the Central African Republic. The UN said on Tuesday that thousands of people…

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