United Nations

Netanyahu’s annexation plan would violate international law: UN chief

Sep 12, 2019 04:27

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has censured Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, terming it as a gross violation of international law.
US blocks UN Security Council statement on criticizing Israel: Sources

Sep 06, 2019 01:50

The United States has reportedly blocked a UN Security Council statement on criticizing Israel for attacking Lebanon.
70,000 need urgent aid following Hurricane Dorian in Bahamas: UN

Sep 05, 2019 07:09

Survivors of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas thronged rescue helicopters on Wednesday and the United Nations said 70,000 people needed immediate humanitarian relief after one of the most powerful Caribbean storms on record devastated the island group.
North Korea tells UN to cut international aid staff: Report

Sep 05, 2019 02:53

North Korea has reportedly asked the United Nations (UN) to reduce the number of the international staff it deploys in the country by the end of the year due to the failure of the world body’s programs.
Bangladesh signs up to UN treaty to combat human trafficking

Sep 04, 2019 12:56

Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid US sanctions, a UN official says.
Brazil's Bolsonaro slams UN rights chief's 'attacking' words

Sep 04, 2019 12:50

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has censured the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, for interfering in the Brazilian internal affairs "along the lines" of French President Emmanuel Macron.
UN investigators: US, Western allies may be complicit in Yemen war crimes

Sep 04, 2019 02:15

The United Nations’ investigators say they suspect the US and its chief Western allies, the UK and France, of complicity in “war crimes” in Yemen, citing their provision of arms, logistics, and intelligence to a Saudi-led coalition invading the country.
US hindering efforts to set up post-war Syrian constitutional body: Zarif to UN envoy

Sep 04, 2019 01:05

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States is throwing a wrench in efforts to form a UN-backed constitutional committee in Syria, which would seek to pave the way for a political solution to the Arab country’s eight-year conflict.
UN official blasts Nigeria’s use of ‘lethal force’ on Muslims

Sep 03, 2019 09:10

A United Nations rapporteur strongly condemns Abuja’s application of deadly violence against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).
Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief

Aug 31, 2019 07:03

The fires in the Amazon are “extraordinarily concerning” for the planet’s natural life support systems, the head of the UN’s top biodiversity body has said in a call for countries, companies and consumers to build a new relationship with nature.