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49WorldUN chief says pandemic remains ‘out of control
The secretary-general of the United Nations said that the COVID-19 pandemic remains “out of control” as the world approaches “the grimmest of milestones:...
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55WorldUN says ‘saddened and alarmed’ after at least 10 refugees killed in Uganda
The United Nations refugee agency says it is “saddened and alarmed” after at least 10 refugees were killed in an attack last...
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110WorldCoronavirus: UN adopts COVID-19 response resolution, US votes against
The United States was supported only by Israel on Friday in a vote against a UN resolution for a “comprehensive and coordinated...
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67PoliticsTunisia-Iyadh Elloumi: “Tunisian ambassador to the UN was humiliated”
Speaking to Shems FM, Qalb Tounes M PIyadh Elloumi commented, Thursday, the departure of the Tunisian ambassador to the UN, Kais Kabtni, of...
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82PoliticsTunisia-Why was the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations in New York Kais Kabtni sacked?
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry called on Tunisian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Kais Kabtni to return...
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123Non classéCoronavirus: Over 200 UN staff in Syria infected with COVID-19, UN official says
More than 200 UN staff members have been infected by COVID-19 in Syria as the global body steps up its contingency plans...
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77WorldEx-UN Employee Charged With Making False Statements to Cover Up Sexual Assaults
A former United Nations employee was charged with two counts of making false statements to federal agents in an effort to conceal...
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147WorldUN: 45 irregular migrants die in shipwreck off Libya
At least 45 migrants and refugees, including five children, have died in the deadliest shipwreck off Libya this year, the UN refugee...
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103Non classéLive-Virtual briefing on the Humanitarian situation in Lebanon
The virtual event will provide an update on the humanitarian situation in light of the recent horrific explosions, the efforts of the...
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246WorldWorld population in 2100 could be 2 billion below UN projections
Earth will be home to 8.8 billion souls in 2100, 2 billion fewer than current UN projections, according to a major study...
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188WorldAntonio Guterres: Foreign meddling in Libya conflict at ‘unprecedented levels’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the conflict in Libya has entered a new phase with...
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138SocietyUN human rights council adopts resolution on accountability for rights violations in Palestinian territories
The Palestinian foreign minister announced on Friday that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) had adopted a resolution presented by Palestine that...
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286WorldU.N. rights body to examine ‘systemic’ U.S. racism and police brutality
he top U.N. human rights body agreed on Monday to hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and...
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166WorldPalestine asks to hold UN session over Israeli annexation plan
Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, said today that the United Nations Security Council will be meeting on...
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141WorldUN to suspend three quarters of medical aid in Yemen due to lack of funds
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock warned on Thursday that the world body will have to close 31 of its 41...
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175WorldUN horrified by reports of at least eight mass graves found in Libya
The United Nations voiced “horror” after news of the identification of eight mass graves in an area recently seized by the unity...
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193WorldDonors promise Yemen $1.35 billion, fall far short of sum needed
International donors raised $1.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Yemen on Tuesday but the amount fell short of the United Nations’ target...
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154WorldLIVE: Virtual high-level pledging for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Countries assemble for a virtual High-Level Pledging event for Yemen on Tuesday, June 2. The event, directed at elevating the world’s commitment...
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224Non classéTunisia-Serving peace in Mali is source of pride,says 34 Army Officer Chahra Ayachi on International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers commemorated on May 29 each year, the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission for the...
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192WorldUN: Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID spreads
Coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health care system “has in effect collapsed”, the United Nations said on...
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227WorldU.N. rejects U.S. claim it is using coronavirus to promote abortion
The United Nations rejected on Thursday an accusation by the United States that the world body was using the coronavirus pandemic as...
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580WorldU.N. warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty...
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193WorldThree UN Troops Killed in Northern Mali Mine Blast
Three U.N. troops were killed early Sunday and three wounded when their convoy hit a roadside bomb, an official said, in the...
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234PoliticsTunisia-Tunisia urge UN Security Council to adopt Covid-19 resolution
France and Tunisia asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to approve a resolution necessitating an immediate cease-fire in major conflicts to...
