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UN approves framework on limiting disaster risks
Egypt
April 1, 2015
UN approves framework on limiting disaster risks
Representatives of 187 United Nations member countries adopted on Tuesday the first main agreement of the post-2015 development agenda, which…
UN: Yemen strikes legitimate but peaceful solution needed
Egypt
March 28, 2015
UN: Yemen strikes legitimate but peaceful solution needed
The United Nations has suggested that the Saudi-led air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen are legitimate, being requested by…
UN Security Council holds Libya arms embargo in place
World
March 28, 2015
UN Security Council holds Libya arms embargo in place
Libya, backed by Egypt, had asked for an end to the arms embargo to allow the embattled government to build…
Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees
World
March 25, 2015
Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees
On Tuesday Russia failed to block a United Nations decision to extend full spousal benefits to its legally-married gay and…
UN: 750 million people still lack access to improved water sanitation
Egypt
March 22, 2015
UN: 750 million people still lack access to improved water sanitation
Approximately 750 million people worldwide still have no access to an improved water supply, despite progress achieved in the Millennium…
Minister: Egypt talking to EBRD, FAO on reducing wheat import costs
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Minister: Egypt talking to EBRD, FAO on reducing wheat import costs
Egypt is in talks with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
World
March 19, 2015
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority…
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali rocket attack
World
March 8, 2015
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali rocket attack
At least three people, including a UN peacekeeper, were killed when unknown attackers fired dozens of rockets towards a UN…
Amal Clooney to lecture on human rights law at Columbia University
Art news
March 7, 2015
Amal Clooney to lecture on human rights law at Columbia University
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will join Columbia Law School as a visiting faculty member this spring, the New York-based…
UN report: Libya’s flow of weapons needs tighter controls
Egypt
March 2, 2015
UN report: Libya’s flow of weapons needs tighter controls
A new UN report says Libya's ability to prevent the flow of weapons into and out of the chaotic country…