united nations
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
World
April 5, 2013
‘We are broke,’ UN says as Syria refugee funds dry up
The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope…
UN approves first global arms trade treaty
World
April 2, 2013
UN approves first global arms trade treaty
The 193-nation UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate…
UN Council approves ‘offensive’ peacekeepers for DR Congo
World
March 28, 2013
UN Council approves ‘offensive’ peacekeepers for DR Congo
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved the first-ever "offensive" UN peacekeeping brigade to battle rebels groups in Democratic…
UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill
Egypt
March 28, 2013
UN experts condemn Shura Council’s NGO bill
United Nations human rights experts have slammed Egypt's draft law regulating NGOs, which many activists decry for its potential restrictions…
Brotherhood: Giving women some rights could ‘destroy society’
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Brotherhood: Giving women some rights could ‘destroy society’
The Muslim Brotherhood warns that a UN declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel,…
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
World
March 10, 2013
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
The number of refugees outside Syria could triple by the end of the year from the 1 million registered now…
Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers near Golan Heights
World
March 6, 2013
Syrian rebels seize UN peacekeepers near Golan Heights
Syrian rebels seized a convoy of UN peacekeepers near the Golan Heights and say they will hold them captive until…
UN: Israel guilty of ‘systematic’ and ‘cruel’ treatment of Palestinian minors
World
March 6, 2013
UN: Israel guilty of ‘systematic’ and ‘cruel’ treatment of Palestinian minors
The ill-treatment of Palestinian minors held within the Israeli military detention system is "widespread, systematic and institutionalized," claims a new…