United Nations

  • Feb 14, 2023
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Syria quake aid will be little, late and politicised

Damascus has allowed the UN temporarily to use two more border crossings for earthquake aid to opposition areas

Syria
  • Feb 7, 2023
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North Korean crypto crime is bound to increase

North Korea's theft of crypto assets is rising, according to the UN

International
  • Jan 24, 2023
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Argentine UN rights report elicits rebuke not support

The UN Human Rights Council has reacted negatively to Argentine calls to support the beleaguered vice-president

Argentina
  • Jan 20, 2023
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UN lacks leverage to restore rights to Afghan women

A UN delegation is in Afghanistan trying to persuade the Taliban to let women work for aid groups

Afghanistan
  • Dec 23, 2022
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Yemen’s fiscal difficulties add to humanitarian crisis

The Huthi threatened to return to war if public sector salaries in their area remain unpaid

Yemen
  • Dec 22, 2022
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UN move will not concern Myanmar junta greatly

For the first time in decades, the UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution on Myanmar

Myanmar
  • Dec 20, 2022
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Mali’s UN force is in danger of collapse

Several countries have announced the withdrawal of their contingents from the UN force in Mali

Mali
  • Dec 20, 2022
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Beijing has missed chance for biodiversity leadership

A UN biodiversity summit chaired by China ended in controversy yesterday but produced a deal most countries will accept

China