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‘Cement mountain’: China’s rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
Environment
October 18, 2021
‘Cement mountain’: China’s rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
KUNMING, China, Oct 18 (Reuters) – China used a five-day United Nations biodiversity conference in Kunming to celebrate its achievements…
UN: Syria government, opposition to begin drafting charter
Middle East
October 18, 2021
UN: Syria government, opposition to begin drafting charter
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s government and opposition in the war-torn country have agreed to start drafting constitutional reforms, the UN…
‘God have mercy’: Tigray residents describe life under siege
World
October 16, 2021
‘God have mercy’: Tigray residents describe life under siege
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As food and the means to buy it dwindled in a city under siege, the young…
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
World
October 15, 2021
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
Oct 15 (Reuters) – A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the…
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
Environment
October 10, 2021
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
KUNMING, China, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of…
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
Middle East
October 9, 2021
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
World
October 9, 2021
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
Egypt slams Israeli move allowing Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Egypt
October 8, 2021
Egypt slams Israeli move allowing Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday condemning Israel’s decision to grant Jews the right to pray in…
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
Middle East
October 8, 2021
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Bahrain, Russia and other members of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed through a vote…
Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict, report says
World
October 7, 2021
Climate change set to worsen resource degradation, conflict, report says
MADRID, Oct 7 (Reuters) – A vicious cycle linking the depletion of natural resources with violent conflict may have gone…