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UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
Egypt
November 19, 2014
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS
The United Nations has recommended encouragement of the use of opioid substitutes as means to to curb the spread of…
Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index
Almost 36 million people are living as slaves across the globe with an index on Monday listing Mauritania, Uzbekistan, Haiti,…
UN: Lack of stability in Gaza risks return to war
Egypt
November 4, 2014
UN: Lack of stability in Gaza risks return to war
There is still not an effective or united Palestinian government in place in Gaza and unless stability is achieved rapidly,…
Foreign Ministry expects ‘false’, politicized comments on Egypt’s human rights report in Geneva
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Foreign Ministry expects ‘false’, politicized comments on Egypt’s human rights report in Geneva
The Egyptian delegation participating in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) that will take place on Tuesday at the United Nations…
UN international day urges end to impunity of journalist murders
Egypt
November 1, 2014
UN international day urges end to impunity of journalist murders
UNESCO is marking on Sunday the International Day to End Impunity of Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) as the international organization’s…
Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership
Egypt
October 29, 2014
Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that Egypt is specifically interested in obtaining a seat at the United Nation’s Security…
UN shows different facet on founding anniversary
Egypt
October 26, 2014
UN shows different facet on founding anniversary
Last Thursday, exhibitors began trickling into the beautiful, quiet Fish Garden in Zamalek.
UN: Islamic State onslaught on Yazidis may be attempted genocide
World
October 22, 2014
UN: Islamic State onslaught on Yazidis may be attempted genocide
The campaign of Islamic State militants against Iraq's Yazidi minority may be attempted genocide, UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights…
Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York
Egypt
September 23, 2014
Foreign Ministry: Egypt, Turkey to meet in New York
Turkey requested holding a meeting with Egypt on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
UN: At least half a million displaced by Ukraine conflict
World
September 2, 2014
UN: At least half a million displaced by Ukraine conflict
Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday,…