Tag: United Nations
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
<p>GENEVA — The United Nations' health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food...
After COVID, Swiss group plots future for science, diplomacy
<p>GENEVA — With COVID-19, space exploration and climate change high on many minds, a “do tank” in Geneva bankrolled by Switzerland's government is gearing...
Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN — unsuccessfully
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Russia tried for the first time Tuesday to prevent Kosovo’s representative from speaking at the U.N. Security Council with the country’s...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA — The United Nations' health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured from the wild in food...
After COVID, Swiss group plots future for science, diplomacy
GENEVA — With COVID-19, space exploration and climate change high on many minds, a “do tank” in Geneva bankrolled by Switzerland's government is gearing...
Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN — unsuccessfully
UNITED NATIONS — Russia tried for the first time Tuesday to prevent Kosovo’s representative from speaking at the U.N. Security Council with the country’s...
Haley says she’ll back Trump, stand down if he runs in 2024
<p>ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, often mentioned as a possible 2024 GOP presidential contender, said Monday that...
Libyan officials say UN-sanctioned human trafficker freed
CAIRO — Libyan authorities released one of the country’s most wanted human traffickers less than four months after his arrest in the capital, Tripoli,...