Tag: United Nations
UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...
UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats
JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has recalled its Gaza director after he faced threats over remarks in which he...
US taps groups to pick asylum-seekers to allow into country
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S....
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...
US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut
ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador...
In Syria camp, forgotten children are molded by IS ideology
AL-HOL, Syria — At the sprawling al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and...
Danish lawmakers approve plan to locate asylum center abroad
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country that is likely to...
WHO: Vaccinating kids ‘not a high priority’ amid shortage
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert said Thursday that immunizing children against COVID-19 is not a high priority from a WHO...
UN calls on Sudan to move more swiftly on peace agreement
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday urged Sudan’s government to swiftly form a Transitional Legislative Council and implement security measures and...
