UN says Russia’s eastern Ghouta aid plan not enough
A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria’s eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and medical...
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N. Ireland abortion laws violate women’s rights, UN body says
The United Kingdom violates women’s rights in Northern Ireland by unduly restricting their access to abortion, a report by the UN Committee on the Elimination...
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day...
Strikes hit Ghouta for fifth day, UN pleads for truce (Update)
Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday as the United Nations pleaded for a ceasefire to...
UNSG waiting to hear from both sides
The UN Secretary General remains committed to the two sides in Cyprus if they jointly come back to the UN and ask for support in...
Two Palestinians ‘killed’ in protests after UN Jerusalem vote (Update)
Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians on Friday, a Gaza health official said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem asIsrael‘s capital....
Nobel peace laureate group urges nuclear powers to ban-the-bomb
The leader of the group that won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday urged nuclear nations to adopt a United Nations treaty banning atomic weapons in...
Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst U.N. attack
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General...
Protest to UN over Turkish flight and shipping violations
Cyprus has submitted a letter to the United Nations protesting against the continuing infringements of international air traffic regulations and violations of the Republic’s airspace...
News podcast: Diwali celebrations; incentives to bring filmmakers to Cyprus
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
UNSG’s official report on Cyprus identical to draft
United Nations Secretary General’s report on Cyprus was circulated at the UN as an official document. Antonio Guterres’ report is about his good offices mission...
UN says 78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq’s Hawija
Up to 78,000 people could be trapped in Islamic State-held Hawija in northern Iraq, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as security forces push to recapture...
Iran says it does not expect US to leave nuclear deal
Iran vowed on Wednesday not to be the first nation to violate the Iran nuclear deal and said it did not expect the United States...
S. Korea says Trump’s warning to N. Korea ‘firm and specific’
US President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations, where he warned he would “totally destroy” North Korea if threatened, reinforced the need for Pyongyang to realise...
Trump says US may have to ‘totally destroy’ N. Korea (Update)
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear challenge,...
N. Korea shipments to Syria chemical arms agency ‘intercepted’
Two North Korean shipments to a Syrian government agency responsible for the country’s chemical weapons programme were intercepted in the past six months, according to a...
Akinci: Varosha opening only within UN framework
No decision has yet been taken on the opening of the fenced-off town of Varosha, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Monday, stressing...
Russia, US duel at UN over type of missile N. Korea fired
The United States and Russia are waging rival campaigns at the United Nations Security Council over the type of ballistic missile fired by North Korea earlier this...
UN probe ‘can only aggravate’ Rakhine tension
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s security adviser told diplomats on Tuesday that a UN mission looking into allegations of rape, torture and killings of...
The UN must tell us the truth about Crans-Montana
THE REACTION by the two sides to the collapse of the Conference on Cyprus in Crans-Montana was exactly as expected. Each rushed to attribute the...