Tag: United Nations
Mass Trials and Bounty Hunts of Overseas Chinese Activists Sparks Concern at UN
Human rights investigators at the United Nations (UN) have raised the alarm concerning mass trials carried...
UN Adopts First High Seas Treaty to Protect Oceans’ Biodiversity
After 20 years of diplomatic efforts, the United Nations has adopted an unprecedented treaty to protect...
India Set to Surpass China With World’s Largest Population
By the end of April, India is expected to overthrow China as the world’s most populous country, the United...
Human Rights Concerns Grow Over Ecuador Prison Riots, UN Officials
United Nations human rights officials are concerned about Ecuador's prison violence crisis, they said...
Major UN Powers Question Pacific Islanders’ Call for Nuclear Legacy Help
GENEVA (Reuters) — Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United...
UN on Ethiopian Violence After 50 More Killed in Airstrike: ‘Saddening and Shocking’
United Nations spokesman referred to ongoing violence in Ethiopia as "saddening and shocking" on Wednesday...
53 Dead, 82 Wounded in Suicide Bomb Attack in Afghanistan, Girls and Young Women Among Majority of Deaths
On Oct. 3, the United Nations (UN) declared that a suicide bombing on a Kabul education center took the...
UN Warns Central Banks to Pivot Away From Hawkish Policy
As central banks across the world raised interest rates and doubled down on hawkish narratives that they...
US Envoy Has ‘No Plans’ To Meet with Russian Diplomats at UN General Assembly
There are no plans for U.S. officials to meet with their Russian counterparts during the annual gathering...
Modern Slavery on the Rise as Crises Fuel Poverty: UN Report
The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around...
United Nations Forum Sounds Famine Alert in Somalia, Country at ‘Tipping Point’
On Monday, Sept. 5, the United Nation’s (UN) top humanitarian forum warned that Somalia is at a “tipping...
With Millions Facing Starvation, US Treasury Unveils Plan to Address Food Crisis
On May 18, the U.S. Treasury along with several global development banks, in collaboration with other...