UN
Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president
World
June 4, 2022
Amid criticism, North Korea takes over as UN disarmament president
Geneva – North Korea, which is under sanctions for developing nuclear weapons in defiance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions,…
Guterres thanks President Sisi for operating Cairo-Sanaa flights during Yemen truce
Middle East
May 30, 2022
Guterres thanks President Sisi for operating Cairo-Sanaa flights during Yemen truce
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres extended thanks to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for operating Cairo-Sanaa flights during the UN-brokered truce…
US ‘troubled’ as UN rights chief urges China to review counter-terrorism policies
World
May 29, 2022
US ‘troubled’ as UN rights chief urges China to review counter-terrorism policies
(CNN) – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China was criticized by rights groups and Western…
‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
World
May 25, 2022
‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
(CNN) – Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there…
Over 100,000 people officially missing or disappeared in Mexico
World
May 22, 2022
Over 100,000 people officially missing or disappeared in Mexico
(CNN) – Mexico has officially registered more than 100,000 people as missing or disappeared, according to data from the Interior…
Egypt has entered the stage of water poverty: minister
Egypt
May 20, 2022
Egypt has entered the stage of water poverty: minister
The Egyptian Minister of Local Development, Mahmoud Shaarawy, said that Egypt has entered the stage of water poverty, according to…
UN chief says Ukraine a ‘wake-up call’ to ditch fossil fuels as WMO releases damning climate report
World
May 18, 2022
UN chief says Ukraine a ‘wake-up call’ to ditch fossil fuels as WMO releases damning climate report
(CNN) – The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice…
UN advisor on Libya pleased with encouraging progress in talks between HoR and HSC
Middle East
May 18, 2022
UN advisor on Libya pleased with encouraging progress in talks between HoR and HSC
Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Libya Stephanie Williams said she was pleased by the encouraging progress made…
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
World
May 15, 2022
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his visit to the country,…
UN expresses support towards Egypt’s structural reform efforts
Economy
May 14, 2022
UN expresses support towards Egypt’s structural reform efforts
The Minister of Planning and Economic Development in Egypt, Hala al-Saeed, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Elena…