united nations
Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says
World
November 3, 2017
Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says
The United Nations human rights office called on Australia on Friday to restore food, water and health services to some…
US draft UN resolution seeks extension of Syria chemical probe
Middle East
November 3, 2017
US draft UN resolution seeks extension of Syria chemical probe
The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution that would extend by two years the mandate of…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
World
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
World
October 6, 2017
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible “further exodus”, the UN…
Chemical weapons watchdog found sarin used in March Syria attack: sources
Middle East
October 5, 2017
Chemical weapons watchdog found sarin used in March Syria attack: sources
An inquiry by the global chemical weapons watchdog found sarin was used in a March attack in Syria on an…
Cattle from abandoned Rohingya villages sold to displaced
World
September 27, 2017
Cattle from abandoned Rohingya villages sold to displaced
Thousands of cows and goats grazed in abandoned fields and wandered through charred-out Rohingya Muslim villages after a military crackdown…
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
“For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a…
Leaders to tech firms at UN: Remove terror posts in 2 hours
World
September 21, 2017
Leaders to tech firms at UN: Remove terror posts in 2 hours
The leaders of Britain, France and Italy are setting an ambitious goal for tech companies to tackle online posts that…
Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses US of missile treaty breach
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Russia rebukes Trump over Iran, North Korea, accuses US of missile treaty breach
Russia is “extremely concerned” by US President Donald Trump’s comments questioning the Iran nuclear deal and suspects that Washington itself…
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
World
September 19, 2017
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the UN General Assembly…