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UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals
Middle East

UN envoy gives Yemen’s warring parties new peace proposals

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Yemen gave the warring parties in the Arab world’s poorest country…
UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital
Middle East

UN condemns water shutoff to Libyan capital

TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to…
UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official
Economy

UN raises $2 bn to counter coronavirus globally: UN official

The UN has so far raised US$2 billion to combat the coronavirus crisis globally, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in…
UN urges governments to tackle recession, scrap debt payment
World

UN urges governments to tackle recession, scrap debt payment

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 60 UN agencies and international organizations urged governments on Thursday to take immediate steps…
War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more
Middle East

War-ravaged Yemen confirms first coronavirus case, braces for more

ADEN (Reuters) — Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare…
Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks
Middle East

Watchdog blames Syria for chemical weapons attacks

Global chemical weapons watchdog the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday for the first time explicitly…
Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body
World

Trump threatens withholding funds from UN world health body

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward…
UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown
World

UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the deadly…
As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption
Middle East

As coronavirus spreads, UN seeks Yemen urgent peace talks resumption

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations and Western allies are pointing to the threat of coronavirus to push Yemen’s combatants…
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
Middle East

UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general’s call…
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