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Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
Middle East
March 28, 2021
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace…
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
World
March 27, 2021
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women…
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
Middle East
March 21, 2021
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — A surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at…
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
World
March 20, 2021
UN official: Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following…
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
World
March 20, 2021
UN says no international staff left in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A UN spokesman said the world body in North Korea has been left with no…
Rouhani: Iran ready to take steps when US lifts sanctions
Middle East
March 7, 2021
Rouhani: Iran ready to take steps when US lifts sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday his country was prepared to take steps to live up…
Egypt’s Sisi and Sudan’s Burhan agree to seek international quartet over GERD dilemma
Egypt
March 6, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi and Sudan’s Burhan agree to seek international quartet over GERD dilemma
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday discussed the…
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
Middle East
March 6, 2021
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province…
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence
World
March 6, 2021
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An attempt to get UN Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to…
UN urges warring parties to halt fighting for vaccinations
World
February 27, 2021
UN urges warring parties to halt fighting for vaccinations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute…