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UN aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help
Middle East

UN aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help

The United Nations aid chief urged the Security Council on Friday to impose an arms embargo and sanctions in Syria…
Campaign launches to elect first female UN Secretary-General
Life & Style

Campaign launches to elect first female UN Secretary-General

Since its founding 70 years ago, the United Nations has been led by men, a tradition that some women's rights…
Sudan ‘won’t allow’ French, US, British envoys access to Darfur
Middle East

Sudan ‘won’t allow’ French, US, British envoys access to Darfur

Khartoum has so far declined to issue visas for senior French, British and US diplomats hoping to conduct a fact-finding…
UN urges donation of US$273.7 mn for humanitarian aid in Yemen
Middle East

UN urges donation of US$273.7 mn for humanitarian aid in Yemen

The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Yemen have called on the international community to offer US$273.7 million to…
Daniel Craig gets ‘license to save’ as UN envoy on mines
Life & Style

Daniel Craig gets ‘license to save’ as UN envoy on mines

As secret agent James Bond, Daniel Craig has a license to kill, but on Tuesday the United Nations gave the…
Fishermen warned against approaching Yemeni coastline
Egypt

Fishermen warned against approaching Yemeni coastline

The Fishermen's Union in Suez has warned the fishermen sailing in the Red Sea against approaching the territorial waters of…
UN seminar links surge in capital punishment with terrorism
Middle East

UN seminar links surge in capital punishment with terrorism

The United Nations has linked the rise in the implementation of capital punishment to a surge in terrorism, noting that…
UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference
World

UN to discuss combating crime in Doha conference

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will hold a conference next week in Doha tackling world efforts…
UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold
Middle East

UN considers evacuating Yarmouk refugee camp in IS group stronghold

The United Nations Security Council said on Monday it would look at how to help some 18,000 Palestinian refugees and…
Minister: Govt plans to make Egyptians among world’s happiest
Egypt

Minister: Govt plans to make Egyptians among world’s happiest

The Egyptian government is hoping to make its people among the world’s 30 happiest nations, a minister said on Sunday. Egypt…
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