Tag: United Nations Security Council
UN urges Somalia to organize elections without delay
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Somalia’s government on Friday to organize elections “without delay” in a resolution that stressed the pressing...
South Sudan faces conflict, a humanitarian crisis and famine
UNITED NATIONS — The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that South Sudan is “a forgotten conflict” facing a “humanitarian...
UN chief: Syria in `living nightmare’ after 10 years of war
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that Syria faces “a living nightmare” 10 years after peaceful demonstrations were violently suppressed setting the...
UN appeals for $5.5 billion to avert famine for 34 million
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an urgent appeal Thursday for $5.5 billion to prevent a “catastrophe” for 34 million people in over...
UN expert: Myanmar junta ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup
<p>GENEVA — An independent U.N. rights expert on Thursday cited “credible reports” that Myanmar security forces have killed at least 70 people. He also...
UN chief: Syria in `living nightmare’ after 10 years of war
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that Syria faces “a living nightmare” 10 years after peaceful demonstrations were violently suppressed setting the...
Rights group: Myanmar military using systematic deadly force
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Amnesty International accused Myanmar's military government on Thursday of increasingly using battlefield weapons against peaceful protesters and conducting systematic, deliberate killings.
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UN appeals for $5.5 billion to avert famine for 34 million
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an urgent appeal Thursday for $5.5 billion to prevent a “catastrophe” for 34 million people in over...
UN expert: Myanmar junta ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup
GENEVA — An independent U.N. rights expert on Thursday cited “credible reports” that Myanmar security forces have killed at least 70 people. He also...
US urges Sudan to build an inclusive government for all
UNITED NATIONS — The United States called on Sudan Tuesday to build an inclusive and representative government that ensures peace, supports people on the...