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Aid charity Oxfam warns of ‘massive resurgence of cholera’ in Yemen
Apr 20, 2019 00:47Oxfam International, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations, has warned of a “massive resurgence of cholera” amid an escalation of violence in the war-torn Yemen, and ahead of the rainy season, which is expected to accelerate the spread of the disease.
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UN expresses alarm at Bahrain move to strip 138 of nationality
Apr 18, 2019 11:03The United Nations has expressed concern that a mass trial by a court in Bahrain that stripped nearly 140 people of their nationality this week had not met international fair trial standards.
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Yemen agreement should be implemented without delay: UNSC
Apr 18, 2019 02:37The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on warring parties in Yemen to withdraw from the embattled port city of Hudaydah “as soon as possible” in line with a ceasefire deal reached in December 2018.
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UN’s Libya envoy: Haftar’s actions looked like coup
Apr 16, 2019 07:45The United Nations (UN)’s envoy to Libya says self-styled commander Khalifa Haftar attempted a “coup” by issuing an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and other officials in the country’s internationally-recognized government.
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UN envoy, Syria FM hold 'substantial' political process talks
Apr 15, 2019 01:41United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen says he has held "detailed substantial" talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on efforts to find a political solution to the country's eight-year-long war.
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UN expert: Assange not guaranteed fair trial in US; torture, death penalty possible
Apr 13, 2019 09:42WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not guaranteed a fair trial in the United States, where he is likely to face torture and ultimately receive a death penalty, a UN torture expert has warned.
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Venezuela slams US for urging UN to recognize Guaido as new president
Apr 11, 2019 02:09Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced as “arrogant” US Vice President Mike Pence for calling on the UN Security Council to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the new president of the Latin American state.
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Haftar’s army downs Libyan govt. military plane
Apr 11, 2019 01:53The so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has shot down a military aircraft operated by the UN-backed government of Libya en route from the city of Misrata, an official says.
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UN postpones conference in Libya due to fighting
Apr 10, 2019 07:08The United Nations (UN) has postponed a conference in Libya that had been meant to discuss the possibility of holding elections in the country, as fighting between rival domestic forces continues near the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.
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UN chief warns of rising Islamophobia after Muslim massacre in New Zealand
Apr 02, 2019 13:28Speaking at one of Sunni Islam’s most prestigious universities, the United Nations chief warns about the unbridled spread of Islamophobia across the international community, weeks after a shocking terror attack that killed dozens of Muslim worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand.