united nations
Sahar Nasr becomes first woman to join UNDP Social Impact Fund’s Advisory Board
Egypt
June 3, 2017
Sahar Nasr becomes first woman to join UNDP Social Impact Fund’s Advisory Board
The United Nations recently appointed Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, as a member on the high…
Egypt to head UN meeting to tackle countering terrorism
World
June 3, 2017
Egypt to head UN meeting to tackle countering terrorism
Egypt’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York has started diplomatic talks at the UN Security Council in…
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Middle East
May 30, 2017
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and…
Egypt to UN: Airstrikes in Derna were self-defense
Egypt
May 28, 2017
Egypt to UN: Airstrikes in Derna were self-defense
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter to the UN Security Council justifying the bombing of the Libyan city…
UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’
World
May 25, 2017
UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the proposed US budget cuts to the UN would make it…
Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians
World
May 23, 2017
Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians
President Donald Trump’s UN ambassador called Monday for the UN and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support…
UN says 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as fighting intensifies
Middle East
May 18, 2017
UN says 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as fighting intensifies
The United Nations said on Thursday up to 200,000 more people could flee Mosul as Iraqi forces push into the…
US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
World
May 18, 2017
US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday she will visit Turkey and Jordan from May 19-25…
UN has ‘a million questions’ on Syria after Astana deal
Middle East
May 11, 2017
UN has ‘a million questions’ on Syria after Astana deal
The United Nations still has a million questions about a Syria deal struck last week by Russia, Turkey and Iran,…
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
Middle East
April 18, 2017
UN: Nearly half a million Iraqis have fled Mosul fighting
The United Nations says nearly half a million civilians have fled Mosul since US-backed Iraqi forces launched a wide-scale military…