United Nations

  • Nov 11, 2016
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Hunger will grow in Syria's Aleppo

Food rations have run out in the rebel-held area, and chemical weapons are in use

Syria
  • Nov 4, 2016
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Yemen push may bring talks but not peace

The UN envoy is promoting his roadmap to end the conflict

Yemen
  • Oct 18, 2016
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Ceasefire in Yemen will depend on Saudi calculations

The UN hopes all parties to the conflict will implement a cessation of hostilities

Yemen
  • Oct 14, 2016
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More evacuations of Syrian rebels are likely

Rebels have evacuated two towns near Damascus, as the government blocks aid to key besieged areas

Syria
  • Oct 13, 2016
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New Secretary-General Guterres will reinvigorate UN

Antonio Guterres has become UN secretary-general after an unprecedentedly transparent and rigorous selection process

International
  • Oct 7, 2016
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Syrian Aleppo offensive will be slow and bloody

As the government advances in Aleppo, rebels and civilians are offered evacuation

Syria
  • Oct 6, 2016
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Security Council polarisation will hinder new UN chief

Guterres inherits the top UN job amid several crises and an institution in need of reform

United Nations
  • Oct 6, 2016
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UN politics could undermine Canada peacekeeping push

Ottawa wants to send more Canadian peacekeepers abroad, but Beijing and Moscow are angling for key UN posts

Canada