Haiti police block streets, break into airport to protest officer killings
Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed...
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U.N. chief to convene ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a “no-nonsense” climate ambition summit in September next year and warned on Monday that there will be “no...
U.N. shelves bid by Afghan Taliban, Myanmar junta for representation
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved postponing – for the second time – a decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the...
Civil defence receives international certification
Cyprus’ civil defence has received international certification for its provision of humanitarian assistance during natural disasters abroad. The civil defence announced that it managed to...
US calls for UN Security Council president’s statement on North Korea missiles
The United States on Monday called for a United Nations Security Council presidential statement to hold North Korea accountable over its missile tests after Pyongyang...
U.N. General Assembly calls for Russia to make reparations in Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday called for Russia to be held accountable for its conduct in Ukraine, voting to approve a resolution recognizing...
US wants to oust Iran from UN women’s body
The United States will try to remove Iran from the 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the government’s denial of women’s...
Escalation of violence in Ukraine disrupts aid work
The United Nations and other aid organisations in Ukraine said on Monday that Russia firing missiles at cities across the country had disrupted their humanitarian work on...
Our View: Fact-finding visit a case of much ado about nothing
The government has been hailing the visit by Assistant Secretary-General Rosemary Di Carlo as if some great victory had been achieved. It has been its...
UN chief warns Russia against annexation in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that talk of a nuclear conflict is “totally unacceptable” and effectively warned...
