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US Iran policy may tend more openly to regime change
Washington's special envoy has been replaced by an even more hawkish figure, as UN arms embargo discussions intensify
IranHunger and disease will hike deaths in northern Syria
Russia is again blocking UN Security Council efforts to extend cross-border aid provision
SyriaRevisions may weaken new UN peace mission in Sudan
The UN is set to approve a new peace support mission in Sudan
SudanYemen aid prospects hinge on Gulf donor commitment
Saudi Arabia is hosting a humanitarian pledging conference for Yemen as the UN complains of a major funding shortfall
YemenUNDP deal could facilitate release of Venezuelan gold
The Venezuelan Central Bank has agreed a transfer of blocked funds direct to the UNDP to purchase humanitarian aid
VenezuelaArguments over UN mission could destabilise Lebanon
UNIFIL’s mandate renewal is due in August, amid heightened border tensions
LebanonPolitics could scupper humanitarian aid in Venezuela
Human Rights Watch and Johns Hopkins University yesterday called for a major UN-led humanitarian effort in Venezuela
VenezuelaUN COVID-19 appeal increase raises capacity questions
The UN has more than tripled its global COVID-19 humanitarian appeal
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