UN Approves Kenya’s Mission to Stabilize Haiti
Kenyan security forces are expected to head to Haiti for a year to combat gang violence that has killed thousands and forced many more people to flee widespread murders, kidnappings and extortion.
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UN preparing for 120K refugees in Armenia after Nagorno-Karabakh takeover
Over 88,000 people have crossed into Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh and the total could reach 120,000, said a U.N. refugee agency official on Friday.
UN criticises France’s ban on its Olympic athletes wearing headscarves
Dress codes should not be imposed on women, spokesperson says, after Paris Games ban affecting French athletesThe UN has weighed in on France’s debate about secularism and women’s clothing, saying women should not be forced to abide by dress codes, aft…
UN urged to declare Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan women, girls ‘gender apartheid’
The head of UN Women told the Security Council that increasingly dire Taliban edicts are exacerbating mental health issues and suicidal thoughts, especially among young women.
UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention
UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’The UN’s refugee agency has rebuked Suella Braverman after she claimed that world leaders had failed to make wholesale reform of human rights laws bec…
Braverman to ask world leaders to make refugee rules ‘fit for the modern age’
Home secretary’s address in Washington will urge reform of UN convention and has already prompted concern from charitiesSuella Braverman will appeal on Tuesday to world leaders and political thinkers to consider rewriting key refugee rules so they are …
Sergei Lavrov dismisses Ukraine peace plan and UN effort to revive grain deal
Russian foreign minister says Zelenskiy’s 10-point proposal to end the war and resumption of exports from Black Sea are ‘not realistic’ Russia-Ukraine war: live updatesRussia’s foreign minister has told the UN that Ukraine’s proposed peace plan and the…
Smorgasbord of conspiracy theories join forces at Sydney’s unofficial no rally – as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnd now that I’ve introduced you to the “wanking off the dolphin” story, I’m going to skedaddle. Jordyn Beazley is set to steer the mighty blog ship for the…
Biden Officials Focus on African Crises at United Nations Gathering
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met on Friday with African leaders in hopes of reversing a coup in Niger, as the U.S. tries to deliver on promises to the growing but troubled continent.
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate changeAfrican leaders have warned that the world is facing the “biggest malaria emergency” of the past two decades.Heads of state …