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UNSC failure behind use of drones by some states for terrorist acts: Syria's envoy
Jul 10, 2020 02:06Syria says the UN Security Council's silence has emboldened some hostile states and foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists to make vast use of unmanned aerial vehicles to launch acts of terrorism and aggression across the Arab country.
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UN rapporteur : US drone killing of Iran's General Soleimani sets dangerous precedent
Jul 09, 2020 15:29A UN special rapporteur says the US has put the world at unprecedented peril with its assassination of Iran's top anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, warning that it is high time the international community broke its silence on Washington’s drone-powered unlawful killings.
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UN warns many will “starve to death” in Yemen as Saudi fuel blockade hinders COVID-19 battle
Jul 09, 2020 14:00According to the Yemen Oil Company, at least 15 tankers carrying over 419,789 tons of fuel have been trapped at sea for over a month despite being checked and issued permits by both the Saudi-led Coalition and the UN, plunging Yemen into an unprecedented fuel shortage.
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UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists
Jul 09, 2020 11:43A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Saudi regime is to hold the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit.
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UN report on General Soleimani’s assassination draws US ire
Jul 09, 2020 07:27A conclusion by the United Nations (UN) that the US’s assassination of Iranian commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was “unlawful” has drawn Washington’s ire.
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UN Security Council rejects Russian-backed resolution on aid delivery to Syria
Jul 09, 2020 06:05The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian-drafted resolution that would extend a cross-border aid delivery mechanism for a six-month period after Russia — along with China — vetoed a relevant Western-drafted document, which Moscow argued ignored the realities on the ground in the West Asian country.
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Foreign meddling in Libya at unprecedented levels: UN chief
Jul 09, 2020 05:40The United Nations (UN) secretary-general warns that foreign interference in the conflict in Libya has reached “unprecedented” levels.
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China says US plan to quit WHO will have grave implications for developing countries
Jul 08, 2020 09:40China says a plan by the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) will have grave implications for developing countries.
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At least 11 killed in gunmen ambush in DR Congo’s troubled Ituri region
Jul 05, 2020 23:49Gunmen have killed 11 people including military and local officials in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday, an ambush attributed to a militia accused of a string of massacres.
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Global wake-up call
Jul 05, 2020 05:48The coronavirus pandemic, as horrible as it is, must be a wake-up call that prompts all political leaders to understand that our assumptions and approaches have to change, and that division is a danger to everyone. This understanding could lead people to recognize that the only way to address global fragilities is through much more robust mechanisms of global governance with international cooperation.