Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief warned Monday that the world is dealing with a convergence of challenges “unlike any in our lifetimes” and expressed concern of a wider warfare as the primary anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres mentioned …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. particular envoy for Iraq urged the nation’s new authorities Thursday to maintain preventing corruption and transfer rapidly on much-needed financial, fiscal and monetary reforms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert informed the U.N. Safety Council many different areas additionally want rapid authorities consideration, amongst …

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The unbiased U.N. particular investigator on Myanmar warned Tuesday that the nation’s army rulers plan to hunt legitimacy by orchestrating a “sham” election this 12 months and urged all international locations to reject the unlawful and “farcical” vote.Tom Andrews also called for nations that support human …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — Two years after Myanmar’s army seized energy, Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres voiced assist Monday for the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s folks and warned that the army’s deliberate elections amid a crackdown on civilians and political leaders “risk exacerbating instability.” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Monday that the Taliban’s ban on girls help employees in Afghanistan is “a potential death blow” to many essential humanitarian applications. If the Taliban don’t make exceptions to their edict “this would be catastrophic,” Martin Griffiths mentioned …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief warned on the day to recollect victims of the Holocaust that “many parts of the internet are becoming toxic waste dumps for hate and vicious lies,” and urgently appealed for guardrails in opposition to hate speech. Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres mentioned Thursday the Nazis tried to rob hundreds of thousands of Jews of their names earlier than killing them throughout World Conflict II — however on the inauguration of a U.N. set up with the names of 4.8 million …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — The very best-ranking girl on the United Nations stated Wednesday she used all the pieces in her “toolbox” throughout conferences with Taliban ministers to attempt to reverse their crackdown on Afghan ladies and women, and he or she urged Muslim international locations …

Touch upon this story Remark UNITED NATIONS — America and Canada — the 2 nations most frequently talked about as doable leaders of a global armed pressure to assist Haiti fight gangs – confirmed no curiosity Tuesday in deploying safety personnel regardless of renewed appeals from the United Nations and …

Comment on this story Comment UNITED NATIONS — A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations urged the Taliban during a four-day visit to Afghanistan that ended Friday to reverse their crackdown on women and girls. Some Taliban officials were more open to restoring women’s rights but …

Comment on this story Comment UNITED NATIONS — Israel’s U.N. ambassador accused the Palestinians on Wednesday of stabbing a knife into any chance for reconciliation by seeking an advisory opinion from the U.N.’s highest court on Israel’s decades-old occupation — and the Palestinian U.N. envoy accused Israel’s new government of …

Comment on this story Comment UNITED NATIONS — The rising cost of purchasing or leasing a vessel that can hold more than 1 million barrels of crude oil now in a rusting old tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen is the latest obstacle to resolving the grave threat of …