Armenia urges UN to send mission to Karabakh to monitor rights
Armenia on Saturday urged the United Nations to send a mission to ensure the safety of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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Niger junta slams U.N. for G.A. ‘obstruction’
NIAMEY—Niger’s coup leaders accused the head of the United Nations on Friday of obstructing their participation in the body’s General ...
Read moreAbbas to UN: No Mideast peace sans Palestinians’ rights
United Nations, New York—Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Thursday (Friday in Manila) there could be no peace in the Middle ...
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China VP warns of ‘strong will’ on Taiwan at UN
United Nations, New York—China warned Thursday (Friday) at the United Nations not to underestimate its “strong will” on Taiwan, while ...
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PH, 60 countries sign treaty protecting high seas
The Philippines joined over 60 other countries at the United Nations in signing the first-ever treaty on protecting the international ...
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World leaders meet to salvage pledge to lift poorest nations
UNITED NATIONS, United States —World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to ...
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Agriculture holds key to water crisis and food security — FAO
BEIJING—Agriculture can help conserve the world’s overstretched water resources and make sure people have enough to eat and drink, the ...
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Death toll from Libya floods rises to 11,300 in Derna: UN
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Libya's eastern city of Derna has climbed to 11,300, the United Nations said ...
Read moreIAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion
The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Saturday condemned the "disproportionate and unprecedented" move by Iran to withdraw accreditation from several ...
Read moreLibya’s flood-ravaged Derna in hunt for missing
Derna, Libya—Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash ...
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