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UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’
World

UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’

A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the proposed US budget cuts to the UN would make it…
UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict
Middle East

UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict

Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of…
Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians
World

Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians

President Donald Trump’s UN ambassador called Monday for the UN and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support…
US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
World

US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday she will visit Turkey and Jordan from May 19-25…
World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine
Middle East

World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine

The head of the World Food Program says the agency is racing against time to prevent famine in war-scarred Yemen.Ertharin…
Egypt dispatches humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt

Egypt dispatches humanitarian aid to South Sudan

Egypt dispatched food and medical aid on board a military aircraft to South Sudan on Thursday, according to a statement…
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Middle East

8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations

Since Iraqi government forces launched the push to take the western half of Mosul from the Islamic State group last…
UN humanitarian chief says 16,000 displaced in Syria’s Aleppo
Middle East

UN humanitarian chief says 16,000 displaced in Syria’s Aleppo

Up to 16,000 people have been displaced in Syria's Aleppo by intense attacks on the rebel-held eastern part of the…
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
World

UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria that threatens to take…
Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt

Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan

Egypt's Defense Minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, sent a C-130 aircraft to transfer urgent humanitarian assistance to South Sudan. The plane took…
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