United Nations

UN ‘takes note’ of Lebanese president’s ‘war’ warning

Aug 27, 2019 06:36

The United Nations says it has “taken note” of a warning by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun that recent Israeli aerial transgressions against the country amount to “declaration of war,” urging both sides to exercise restraint.
Bolsonaro says critics of raging Amazon fires are colonialists

Aug 23, 2019 04:13

Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president accused his French counterpart of having a "colonialist mentality" over the issue.
UN rights experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir

Aug 23, 2019 03:01

Five United Nations human rights experts have issued an urgent demand to India to lift the communication blackout it has imposed on the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying that it amounts to "collective punishment" and worsens the ongoing tensions.
Foreign forces causing insecurity in Strait of Hormuz with their military presence: Iran UN envoy

Aug 21, 2019 01:42

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says foreign forces are causing insecurity and instability in the Strait of Hormuz with their military presence in the strategic sea passage, stressing the responsibility rests with Persian Gulf littoral states to ensure the water body’s security.
Infighting kills 40, wounds 260 in Yemen’s Aden: UN

Aug 11, 2019 10:22

The United Nations (UN) says at least 40 people have been killed and 260 others wounded in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden during infighting between groups of militia receiving support from either Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Pakistan to take Kashmir issue to UN with China support

Aug 11, 2019 04:20

Pakistan says, with the support of China, it will take the Kashmir issue to the United Nations Security Council after India revoked the autonomy of the disputed Himalayan region.
Car bomb kills 2 UN staffers in Libya’s Benghazi

Aug 10, 2019 12:29

A car bomb explosion in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has left two UN staffers dead and several others wounded.
UN urges rival Libya forces to agree to humanitarian truce

Aug 09, 2019 11:09

The United Nations has called on forces loyal to Libya's internationally-recognized government and a rival administration to commit to a humanitarian truce by midnight on Friday.
US sanctions will worsen situation for long-suffering Venezuelans: UN warns

Aug 09, 2019 07:23

The United Nations' human rights chief has warned that the latest US sanctions against Venezuela will worsen the situation for millions of “long-suffering” people across the oil-rich country.
Yemenis picket outside UN building in New York to demand end to Saudi siege on Yemen

Aug 08, 2019 07:44

Dozens of Yemenis have gathered in front of the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, protesting against the years-long, crippling embargo imposed by a Saudi-led military coalition on the international airport in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a.