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UN Rights Chief Pressures China On Dissident Widow’s Fate

UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday he plans to meet with Chinese officials to push for assurances that...

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North Korea Crisis Could ‘get Out of Control’

China's UN ambassador on Monday warned of "disastrous" consequences if world powers fail to find a way to ease tensions...

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Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave CAR

About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home...

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Congo Peacekeepers Accused of Sex Abuse To Leave C. Africa

About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home...

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UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made...

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Congo To Withdraw UN Peacekeepers Accused of Misconduct

More than 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning...

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Let’s Protect Our Planet

There is the need for speedy implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change if the world’s marine...

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Cyprus Leaders Agree To Push On With Reunification Talks

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed Sunday to return to the negotiating table later this month in a new bid to...

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Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was...

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UN Honours 2 Ghanaian Peacekeepers Posthumously

The United Nations has posthumously conferred its highest awards, the Dag Hammarskjold Medals on two Ghanaian...

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WHO Reform A Top Priority For Ethiopia’s Tedros

The first African to head the World Health Organization, Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom, says he aims to replicate his...

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Syrians Seek Release of Prisoners From ‘crematorium’ Jail

Standing outside the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of...

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UN Eyes New Talks On Western Sahara After Polisario Pullback

The United Nations set its sights on restarting political talks on the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the...

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UN Chief Urges New Bid To End Western Sahara Dispute

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a new diplomatic push to end the decades-old dispute over Western...

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Tough-Talking Haley, Once A Critic, Is Trump’s Voice At UN

The career diplomats working at the UN headquarters building don't yet quite know what to make of the outspoken...

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UN Statistical Commission Honours Daasebre Oti-Boateng, Others

Source: Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations Daasebre Prof. (Emeritus) Emmanuel Oti Boateng, a former Ghana...

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Women Allegedly Raped By UN Peacekeepers In Haiti Speak Out

In Haiti By Force: UN Sex Abuse, Fault Lines speaks to Haitian women who say they were raped by UN peacekeepers there....

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UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

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UN Affirms Ghana As Dependable Partner

The United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Antanio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres has (March2, 2017) affirmed that Ghana...