UN Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ sans surge of personnel, draft report says
United Nations—The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN report obtained by ...
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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse restrictions on women
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing ...
Read moreSuu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in Myanmar junta trial
YANGON—A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung ...
Read moreG7 demands tougher sanctions on North Korea after ‘reckless’ missile salvo
WASHINGTON—The Group of 7 nations on Sunday slammed North Korea’s “reckless” launch of another intercontinental ballistic missile and called on ...
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Guterres pushes for international troop deployment to crisis-hit Haiti
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate deployment of a special armed force to Haiti to staunch ...
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PH bid for UN Security Council seat
We find acuity in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s seeking the support this week of member states of the United Nations ...
Read moreWith Russia in crosshairs, US suddenly talks up UN reform
Few issues have been as constant at the United Nations as grievances about the structure of the world body itself, ...
Read moreTurkey captures ‘senior’ IS leader
Istanbul—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey’s security forces had arrested a “senior executive” of the jihadist Islamic State ...
Read moreUN travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials set to end
The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials, pending any deal by Security Council ...
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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar executions
The UN Security Council has condemned the Myanmar junta's execution of four prisoners, drawing praise Thursday from a shadow government of ...
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