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Under a previous arrangement, the U.N. and other aid agencies had Security Council approval to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s northern areas. That agreement, in place since 2014, fell apart two days ago.
British UN security council chair fears lack of monitoring will ‘hand control’ of aid to AssadSyria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a stalemate on the Unit…
A precarious deal brokered last summer hangs in the balance and rests on the shoulders of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN and the European Union.
Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber calls on world to up its renewable energy capacity and says oil and gas companies must be involvedThe phase down of fossil fuels is “inevitable”, the president of the next UN climate summit has said, but can only happen when …
Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.
Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-westRussia has been accused of “an act of utter cruelty” after it used its veto at the UN security council to block a nine-month renewal of cross-border aid…
Children’s charities call for a ‘baby and toddler guarantee’ to help parents struggling with cost of living during summer holidaysCelebrities including the tennis player Andy Murray, the actor David Harewood and the singer-songwriter Rita Ora have join…
Labour’s David Lammy backs calls to protect marine environment as International Seabed Authority meets to rule on mining seabed The Labour party has said the UK should back the call for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, ahead of a crucial meeti…
António Guterres decries conflict’s ‘utter disregard’ for human rights law as clashes reported in multiple statesSudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations has warned, after an airstri…
Humanoid robots speak – with some awkward pauses – in ‘world first’ press conference at Geneva AI summitRobots have no plans to steal the jobs of humans or rebel against their creators, but would like to make the world their playground, nine of the mos…