-
UN envoy says ‘substantial progress’ needed to end Yemen War
Jan 10, 2019 03:15United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths says “substantial progress” would be needed before more talks can be held to build on a ceasefire recently agreed by the warring parties in Sweden and to reach a final deal to end the war.
-
UNSC set to discuss new Yemen mission proposed by Guterres
Jan 09, 2019 05:43The UN Security Council (UNSC) is set to discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen’s lifeline port city of Hudaydah, which will be tasked with monitoring a ceasefire recently agreed by the warring parties and the pullout of rival forces from the flashpoint area.
-
Griffiths visits Sana'a to push Hudaydah ceasefire amid reported clashes
Jan 05, 2019 16:44The UN envoy for Yemen has arrived in the capital Sana’a to discuss a recent UN-sponsored peace agreement on the country's lifeline port city of Hudaydah amid reported clashes between the warring parties.
-
UN human rights office says Saudi Khashoggi murder trial 'not sufficient'
Jan 04, 2019 14:05The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it cannot assess the fairness of a trial underway in Saudi Arabia over the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, emphasizing that in any case it is "not sufficient."
-
Somalia expels top UN envoy over 'meddlesome' approach
Jan 02, 2019 09:43Somalia’s UN-backed government has expelled the top United Nations envoy to the war-ravaged country, accusing him of meddling in its internal affairs after he challenged recent actions of UN-paid Somali police forces.
-
UN: Israel martyred 295 Palestinians, injured 29,000 in 2018
Dec 30, 2018 11:32The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) documented the killing of 295 Palestinians, by Israeli forces, as well as the injuring of 29,000 Palestinians in 2018.
-
Palestine to apply for full UN membership early next year
Dec 26, 2018 12:29Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says Palestine would “lodge an application to gain full state membership at the United Nations” in January.
-
Sporadic clashes reported in Hudaydah ahead of truce committee meeting
Dec 26, 2018 08:02Fresh clashes have been reported between Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters and militants loyal to the country’s former Saudi-backed regime in Hudaydah ahead of a UN-organized joint committee meeting meant to monitor the ceasefire in the strategic Red Sea port city.
-
UN adopts resolution in favor of Syria’s sovereignty over occupied Golan Heights
Dec 24, 2018 02:41The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution on the permanent sovereignty of Syria over natural resources of the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
-
UN advance team arrives in Yemen’s Aden to monitor ceasefire in Hudaydah: Officials
Dec 22, 2018 17:04An advance team of the United Nations has arrived in Yemen with the task of monitoring a fragile ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah recently agreed by the two warring parties, namely Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and the country’s former Saudi-backed government, local officials say.