US urges arms embargo and sanctions against Myanmar military
UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to take “concrete action” against the military in Myanmar on...
UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he couldn’t provide options to reduce and terminate the nearly 3,700-strong...
Italy prosecutors: WHO exec lied about spiked virus report
ROME — Italian prosecutors formally accused a top World Health Organization official of lying to them about a spiked U.N. report into Italy’s coronavirus...
UN chief proposes targets to lift South Sudan arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for implementation of the 2018 peace agreement in South Sudan, disarmament of former combatants and establishment...
UN chief warns that use of IEDs is increasing globally
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the use of improvised explosive devices is increasing as conflicts become more urbanized and armed...
Russia and West spar over vote to punish Syria over weapons
UNITED NATIONS — Russia sparred with the United States and its allies Tuesday over a vote later this month that could strip Syria of...
US says Mali’s top priority must be holding fair elections
UNITED NATIONS — The top priority for Mali’s interim government must be holding free and fair elections by the end of the 18-month transition...
UN warns over 27 million Congolese suffer from acute hunger
UNITED NATIONS — Two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that over 27 million people in Congo are suffering from acute hunger, a record high representing...
A year after pandemic hit, Haiti awaits vaccines amid apathy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic...
UN mission says 50 men pushed back into Bosnia from Croatia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The United Nations mission in Bosnia called Monday for urgent action to stop violent pushbacks and collective expulsions of refugees, asylum-seekers...
