United Nations (UN)
Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting
Egypt
February 28, 2018
Egypt Foreign Minister criticizes BBC during UN meeting
In his speech to the high-level segment of the 37th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World
February 23, 2018
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC
Environment
February 12, 2018
Cairo among 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water due to pollution: BBC
Cairo is among 11 cities across the world that are most likely to run out of drinking water due to…
US urges united response to ‘ominous’ N. Korea execution
World
December 16, 2013
US urges united response to ‘ominous’ N. Korea execution
Washington called for a united front against North Korea after the "ominous" execution of leader Kim Jong-Un's uncle as South…
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
World
December 15, 2013
First UN aid flight takes off from Iraq for Syria
The first United Nations aid flight from Iraq to Syria took off on Sunday after being delayed for several days…
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims
World
November 21, 2013
Myanmar rejects UN resolution on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar rejected on Thursday a UN resolution urging it to grant citizenship to the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority group,…
West unlikely to offer immediate sanctions relief in Iran talks
World
October 8, 2013
West unlikely to offer immediate sanctions relief in Iran talks
With a week until negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program resume in Geneva, Western diplomats are playing down any suggestion that…
Syria submits further details of its chemical arms program
Egypt
October 5, 2013
Syria submits further details of its chemical arms program
Syria has given international experts additional details about its chemical weapons program that go beyond a 21 September declaration of…
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms
Egypt
September 28, 2013
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday that demands the eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons but does not…
UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’
Egypt
September 3, 2013
UN envoy says Congo rebels ‘must disarm’
The M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo “must disarm,” UN special envoy Mary Robinson said Monday during a…