United Nations

  • Dec 9, 2020
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Concerns will grow over access to Ethiopia’s Tigray

Despite a deal on access, aid agencies still face serious impediments to working in conflict-affected Tigray

Ethiopia
  • Nov 26, 2020
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New UN data stress need for gender-sensitive policy

UN Women today warns that progress on reducing women’s domestic care burden could be set back 25 years

International
  • Nov 13, 2020
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Prospects for sustainable development goals in 2021

The pandemic crisis will reverse progress on critical social and economic sustainable development goals

International
  • Nov 12, 2020
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Libya elections ‘breakthrough’ unlikely to materialise

The UN acting envoy to Libya said yesterday that talks have produced a "breakthrough" agreement to hold elections

Libya
  • Sep 17, 2020
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Washington may escalate against Iran shipping

US officials signal plans to enforce their claim that UN sanctions are back in place, despite global disagreement

Iran
  • Aug 27, 2020
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International actors will protect Iran’s nuclear deal

Once the Security Council took a stand against US ‘snapback’ efforts, Tehran conceded inspector access

Iran
  • Aug 26, 2020
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Fresh Israeli pressure will fail to spur UNIFIL reform

Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah posts inside Lebanon ahead of a vote to extend the mandate of a UN peacekeeping force

Israel
  • Aug 21, 2020
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The UN may ignore Washington’s Iran sanctions snapback

The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to kill the Iran nuclear agreement ahead of November polls

Iran