UN warns of aid shortage, looming food crisis in wake of devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar
Berlin (AP) — The United Nations warned Friday that far too little aid is reaching cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar and
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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle
Bangkok (AP) — The huge trade in methamphetamine and other illegal drugs originating from a small corner of Southeast Asia
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UN chief implicitly criticizes Cambodia’s upcoming elections after top opposition party ban
United Nations (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday for failing to be inclusive, after
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UN says concerned about lack of women in China’s top government
Hong Kong (Reuters) – An absence of women among China’s top leadership is concerning, the United Nations said in a
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Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says
Dubai (Reuters) – Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen’s coast will
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UN: Staggering 15.3 million Syrians, nearly 70% of population, need aid
United Nations (AP) — For the first time in Syria’s 12-year war, people in every district are experiencing some degree
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UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms and combat corruption — and backs it fight against terrorism
United Nations (AP) — The U.N. Security Council encouraged Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver on reforms and combat corruption
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UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
Dhaka (AP) — Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies
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Officials: UN chief ‘shocked’ by letter from Sudan’s military ruler demanding removal of UN envoy
Cairo (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of
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Key aid group says Taliban signals exemption for women in southern heartland
United Nations (Reuters) – An international aid agency in Afghanistan hopes to have an interim arrangement within days to allow
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