UN chief calls on world to make Haiti ‘top priority’
On a visit to spotlight violence and chaos in Haiti, the UN secretary-general on Saturday called for a robust international ...
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Putin’s middle finger
The atrocities committed by Russian forces on the people of Ukraine, now fighting off an unprovoked invasion that has entered ...
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More than 13,000 flee violence in Colombia: UN report
More than 13,000 civilians in Colombia have had to flee clashes between armed groups and government forces this year as ...
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No to vaccine nationalism
‘That’s not right; that’s not fair.’ This is how the world’s vaccination program, the most important global initiative to ...
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Major nuke powers missing as treaty prohibition begins
UNITED NATIONS—The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect Friday -- but the milestone is marred by the ...
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UN: Yemen in ‘imminent danger’ of world’s worst famine in decades
United Nations—War-torn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen in decades, UN Secretary General ...
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Fighting the wind of madness
"Why do we act as though everything were normal?" Two days ago, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described ...
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New UN chief slams Istanbul terror attack
UNITED NATIONS—UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the “despicable” terrorist attack at a nightclub that killed 39 people ...
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