Tag: UNITED NATIONS
Kansas City apparel company creates fair-wage jobs in Haiti with new factory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nearly nine percent of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty, surviving on less…
Thousands missing, new horrors emerge after RSF taking of Sudan’s el-Fasher
Starved and abused civilians have recounted harrowing stories after fleeing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in western Sudan’s…
Yemen’s Houthis say arrested UN staff will be tried over Israeli links
Yemen’s Houthi-run government will put dozens of detained United Nations staff on trial, alleging that they have spied…
UN officials condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan as RSF advances
United Nations officials have condemned mass killings by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s el-Fasher and…
Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest…
UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn’t actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that…
How Mike Waltz is leading the Trump administration’s ‘a la carte’ approach to UN funding
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Mike Waltz is approaching his new role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations…
Global climate plans falling short of the goal
Governments are falling far short of the promises they made to cut plant-warming pollution under the Paris climate…
Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge
Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations…
U.N. aid chief calls for protection of besieged Sudanese civilians
Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The United Nations' top aid coordinator called for an immediate cease-fire in Sudan's Darfur…
U.N. high court says Israel must allow UNRWA aid to Gaza; Israel balks
Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel must allow humanitarian aid to…
After ICJ ruling, can UN relief agency UNRWA resume full Gaza operations?
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued an advisory opinion saying that Israel must support United Nations…