United Nations

  • Jul 11
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UN rights concerns will have little impact in Libya

The UN has honed in on the worrying treatment of migrants

Libya
  • Jul 2
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Afghanistan and West will remain at a distance

The latest UN-backed meeting of special envoys on Afghanistan spotlighted the curbs on women and girls in the country

Afghanistan
  • May 29
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Haiti’s new prime minister will face major challenges

The appointment of a prime minister is a step forward but Kenyan police deployments could prompt a furious gang response

Haiti
  • May 23
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Srebrenica resolution risks further dividing Bosnia

A symbolic UN General Assembly resolution is causing tensions in the Western Balkans

Bosnia-Hercegovina
  • May 17
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Somalia seeks to downgrade UN political mission

Somalia has asked the UN Security Council to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission to the country

Somalia
  • May 9
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Europe’s Palestinian shift will be mainly symbolic

Four EU countries are reportedly preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood on May 21

EU
  • Apr 17
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Libya’s divisions will resist resolution

The UN special envoy has resigned, delivering a scathing critique of Libya's political elite

Libya
  • Apr 10
  • 2 min read

More Syrians will go hungry, at home and abroad

Global aid shortfalls are having a particularly strong impact on the victims of Syria’s protracted crisis

Syria