United Nations

  • Jun 28, 2022
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UN cutbacks will worsen Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

The UN World Food Programme yesterday announced it is to cut back rations to the 13 million people it feeds monthly

Yemen
  • Jun 15, 2022
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Iran-Sweden relations will be difficult to rebuild

A death sentence in Iran and a guilty verdict in Sweden have undermined bilateral relations

Iran
  • Jun 9, 2022
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Censure threatens to end Iran’s nuclear compliance

Iran was censured yesterday for a lack of cooperation with an International Atomic Energy Agency investigation

Iran
  • Jun 7, 2022
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Iran’s nuclear cooperation under threat if censured

Iran threatened to reduce cooperation yesterday if it was censured by the International Atomic Energy Agency

Iran
  • Jun 6, 2022
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Russia rattled at balance-tipping arms for Ukraine

Russia's president has promised to hit new targets in Ukraine in retaliation for Western rocket-launch systems

Russia
  • Apr 8, 2022
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Russia will ignore mounting pressure on war crimes

After being suspended from the UN Human Rights Council, Russia claimed it was leaving of its own accord

Russia
  • Mar 8, 2022
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CAR dialogue may falter amid broader challenges

An imminent national dialogue appears increasingly overshadowed by a wider array of challenges

Central African Republic
  • Jan 17, 2022
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UN’s Sudan talks may have to walk a tightrope

The main pro-democracy group is open to participating in UN-sponsored talks, but only under restrictive conditions

Sudan