United Nations

At least one civilian killed as Saudi jets bomb Sana’a, other Yemeni cities

Feb 18, 2022 08:03

Saudi Arabia has intensified its air raids against residential areas in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and elsewhere in the war-wracked country, after the head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council announced the launch of a general mobilization campaign against the Saudi war and all-out blockade.
Israel bars UN team from probing its crimes during Gaza war

Feb 18, 2022 04:08

The Israeli regime refuses to cooperate with a United Nations team investigating the crimes that it committed during a full-scale war on the Gaza Strip last year.
UN calls on Israel to halt demolishing Palestinian homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood

Feb 18, 2022 03:30

The United Nations has called on the Israeli regime to immediately halt its razing of Palestinian homes and structures in the occupied West Bank, especially in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of the occupied East al-Quds.
Yemenis face ‘death sentence’ amid raging Saudi bombardments, UN official warns

Feb 17, 2022 02:15

Millions of people in Yemen could face a “death sentence” if the gaps in the UN’s funding for humanitarian aid are not filled, a UN official has warned.
Presence of US, Turkish forces in Syria violates international law: FM

Feb 17, 2022 02:06

Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad has stressed that the presence of US and Turkish forces in the West Asian country constitutes a violation of international law.
UN: Agreement reached on transfer of oil from abandoned tanker off Yemen

Feb 16, 2022 12:15

The United Nations says it has reached an "agreement in principle" to transfer the toxic cargo from a deserted decaying oil tanker moored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, as a looming leakage could result in a potential environmental disaster.
Envoy: Iran ready to up contribution to UN peacekeeping missions

Feb 16, 2022 02:51

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the country is fully prepared to increase its engagement in the world body’s peacekeeping operations through various means.
Yemen death toll doubled since UN body dissolved monitoring mechanism: NRC

Feb 11, 2022 05:46

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says the civilian death toll in Yemen has almost doubled since the United Nations rights body dissolved its monitoring mechanism in the war-torn country.
Libyan PM survives reported assassination attempt

Feb 10, 2022 09:53

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has reportedly survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Tripoli, amid an ongoing tussle for power in the North African country.
About 13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens: UN

Feb 08, 2022 10:27

An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.