Tag: United Nations
UN seeks $29M for St. Vincent amid new volcanic threats
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is seeking $29.2 million to help St. Vincent recover from ongoing volcanic...
Yemen launches coronavirus vaccination campaign
CAIRO — Yemen’s internationally recognized government began a coronavirus vaccination campaign Tuesday as the U.N. warned the pandemic was “roaring back” in recent weeks.
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UN experts slam UK report for repackaging ‘racist tropes’
LONDON — A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that...
UN experts slam UK report for repackaging ‘racist tropes’
LONDON — A body of experts that advises the United Nations on human rights concerns has slammed a widely criticized British government-backed report that...
Former UN leader presses for ‘strong action’ on Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world body and Southeast Asian countries Monday to take swift and strong action to...
Swedish teen Thunberg joins fight against vaccine inequity
GENEVA — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has urged governments, vaccine developers and the world to “step up their game” to fight vaccine inequity...
‘Midnight hour of need’: St. Vincent pleads for global help
UNITED NATIONS — The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines made a heartfelt plea Monday to the international community to help his...
UN agency to provide food assistance for Venezuelan children
CARACAS, Venezuela — The food assistance agency of the United Nations announced Monday that it will begin operations in Venezuela after reaching an agreement...
Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
UNITED NATIONS — International monitors will watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement in Libya, the U.N. Security Council decided in a vote announced...
