Near East
16.08.2019 21:38
UN Experts: Iran Must Free Women Held Over Veil Protests
A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called for the immediate release of three Iranian women given long…
United Nations
Europe
14.08.2019 07:52
UN Urges Reluctant EU Nations to Help Stranded Migrants
The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships disembark more than…
World
03.08.2019 12:54
Lull in terror attacks may not last ‘until the end of 2019’: UN experts
A relative lull in international terrorist attacks carried out by Islamist groups could end before the end of this year,…
Europe
01.08.2019 21:50
U.N. chief says world will lose brake on nuclear war with end of INF treaty
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned by rising tensions between nuclear-armed states, warning “the world will lose an invaluable brake…
Asia
30.07.2019 22:55
Allies killed more civilians in Afghanistan than anti-government forces, UN says
Pro-government forces, including NATO allies, caused more civilian deaths in Afghanistan than insurgents in the first half of 2019, a…
Africa
23.07.2019 18:09
U.N. says war in Yemen is ’eminently resolvable’
The war in Yemen can be stopped because the warring sides and the international political consensus support a U.N. peace…
Near East
22.07.2019 15:02
UN: Humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate
The United Nations says conditions in Syria continue to deteriorate and humanitarian needs for millions of civilians remain acute across…
South America
21.07.2019 20:00
Panama becomes first Central American nation to ban plastic bags
Panama on Saturday became the first Central American nation to ban single-use plastic bags to try to curb pollution on…
Africa
20.07.2019 15:18
Zimbabwe’s food situation moving toward emergency, UN says
Zimbabwe’s food situation is moving from a crisis to an emergency because of El Nino-induced drought and the ongoing economic…
Near East
13.07.2019 21:04
Iranian foreign minister heading to New York for U.N. conference: IRNA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was on his way to New York on Saturday to attend a United Nations…