United Nations

  • Sep 19, 2023
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Somalia aid diversion scandal may have ripple effects

Reports of systematic theft of humanitarian aid in Somalia follow similar revelations in Ethiopia

Somalia
  • Sep 18, 2023
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Iranian inspectors ban will limit nuclear monitoring

Iran has withdrawn the accreditation of eight International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear inspectors

Iran
  • Sep 1, 2023
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Efforts to calm the Lebanon-Israel border will fail

As the UN force's mandate is renewed, Washington has launched a new border demarcation push

Lebanon
  • Aug 21, 2023
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Tension over roadworks will deepen deadlock in Cyprus

Tensions have flared up because of a controversial road project to a village in the UN-policed buffer zone

Cyprus
  • Jul 20, 2023
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Afghan Taliban will be flexible on foreign jihadists

A recent UN report alleges that the Taliban government retains ties with jihadist groups including al-Qaida

Afghanistan
  • Jul 13, 2023
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A Syrian aid compromise at the UN is still likely

Russian obstruction of the Security Council authorisation renewal has sparked dire international and local warnings

Syria
  • Jun 30, 2023
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Syrian-Arab rapprochement has strict limits

Under pressure at the UN, Damascus relied on Moscow’s support, while fellow Arab League members stood back

Syria
  • Jun 9, 2023
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Sudan conflict aid politicisation will prove deadly

The army is using state bureaucracy to restrain international involvement

Sudan