This week, Syrian government-led airstrikes in the rebel-held suburb of Eastern Ghouta killed an estimated 500 civilians. On Saturday, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to...
Tagged: united nations
UN Mediator Confident FYROM Can Change Its Name and Resolve 27 Year Old Dispute
The UN Representative helping the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) resolve a dispute over its name said on Friday a solution is still possible.
DRC’s Kasai Conflict: the Humanitarian Challenge of Displaced and Returnees
Thousands of people have been killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Kasai region since 2016, according to UN estimates. Conflict has led to more than a million internally displaced people at the...
Netanyahu: ‘Shut Down UNRWA’
The Israeli Prime Minister has stopped short of backing an immediate halt of U.S. aid to Palestinians, but called to dismantle a U.N. agency for refugees.
US Faces Criticism at Security Council Meeting on Iran Protests
Some members of the UN body argued that recent unrest in the Islamic Republic was an internal issue for Tehran.
UN Security Council Holds Meeting on Iran
Ambassador Nikki Haley Speaks on Pakistan, Iran
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley spoke on Tuesday, addressing U.S. withholding aid to Pakistan and about Iran.
Libya Sends Migrants Sent Home to Gambia
More migrants stuck in Libyan detention centres are send home with the help of the UN’s migration agency.
UN Chief Issues ‘Red Alert’
The secretary general of the United Nations calls for unity in his year-end address
How Fair Are Iraq’s Rapid-fire Trials of ISIS Members?
The U.N. and human rights groups have raised concerns about Iraq’s swift trials of alleged ISIS members, the Washington Post reports. Earlier this month. Iraq declared that major combat against the terrorist group was...
