United Nations – UN
In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
Middle East
January 8, 2020
In rebuke to Lebanese leaders, U.N. says ‘irresponsible’ to leave country without government
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Keeping Lebanon without a government is “increasingly irresponsible”, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, in tough…
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
Middle East
December 31, 2019
European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union funneled millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…
Horse-trading Iran hawks seize on Pompeo’s Senate interest
Middle East
December 16, 2019
Horse-trading Iran hawks seize on Pompeo’s Senate interest
WASHINGTON (AP) — In recent days, Iran hawks in Congress leveraged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interest in a Senate run to…
Crunch time at climate talks amid discord on carbon markets
Science
December 13, 2019
Crunch time at climate talks amid discord on carbon markets
MADRID (AP) — Officials from almost 200 countries scrambled on Friday to reach an agreement at a U.N. climate meeting…
Opioid billed as ‘safer’ is abused widely around the world
World
December 13, 2019
Opioid billed as ‘safer’ is abused widely around the world
KAPURTHALA, India (AP) — Reports rolled in with escalating urgency — pills seized by the truckload, pills swallowed by schoolchildren,…
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Middle East
December 10, 2019
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out…
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2019
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe…
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
World
December 5, 2019
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
World
December 5, 2019
UN says online anti-vaxxers fueling Samoa measles deaths
Social media giants must crack down on anti-vaccination posts that are fueling Samoa’s deadly measles epidemic from afar, UNICEF’s Pacific…