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Geoengineering marks scientific gains in UN report on dire climate future
Environment
August 10, 2021
Geoengineering marks scientific gains in UN report on dire climate future
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The UN climate…
Top Huthi negotiator says no point in meeting new UN envoy now
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Top Huthi negotiator says no point in meeting new UN envoy now
DUBAI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The chief negotiator for Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi movement said on Sunday it would be futile…
Burkina Faso sees more child soldiers as jihadi attacks rise
World
August 1, 2021
Burkina Faso sees more child soldiers as jihadi attacks rise
DORI, Burkina Faso (AP) — Awoken by gunshots in the middle of the night, Fatima Amadou was shocked by what…
Ex-UN rights boss to head probe into Israel, Hamas alleged crimes
Middle East
July 25, 2021
Ex-UN rights boss to head probe into Israel, Hamas alleged crimes
GENEVA, July 22 (Reuters) – Former United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay will head an international commission of inquiry…
Top EU official says aid access to Syrians must stay open
Middle East
July 8, 2021
Top EU official says aid access to Syrians must stay open
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top EU official said Thursday that the potential closure of the only remaining border crossing…
UN urges no unilateral action that would hamper GERD talks
Egypt
July 7, 2021
UN urges no unilateral action that would hamper GERD talks
The spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said that there must be no unilateral action on the Grand…
UN-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections
Middle East
July 3, 2021
UN-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections
GENEVA, July 2 (Reuters) – UN-sponsored talks aimed at paving the way for elections in Libya in late December failed…
EXCLUSIVE UN expert backs probe into Iran’s 1988 killings, Raisi’s role
Middle East
June 29, 2021
EXCLUSIVE UN expert backs probe into Iran’s 1988 killings, Raisi’s role
GENEVA, June 29 (Reuters) – The UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into…
Iran: No decision on camera deal with UN nuclear inspectors
Middle East
June 28, 2021
Iran: No decision on camera deal with UN nuclear inspectors
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has not made a decision yet about whether to extend an agreement with the U.N.…
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
World
June 28, 2021
UN rights chief: Reparations needed for people facing racism
GENEVA (AP) — The UN human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in…