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UN Declines Independent Inquiry Over Yemen Abuses
A man inspects a damaged house destroyed by a Saudi-led air strike in old Sanaa city, Yemen, September 24, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Mohamed al-Sayaghi Geneva: UN Human Rights Council on Thursday...
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What Africa Should Demand From the Next UN Secretary General
Africa should focus on the feasible reforms of the UN and de-emphasise its demand for improved representation on the security council voting reforms, given the complex politics around these issues. A...
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Brussels Conference is India’s Chance to Assert Role in Future of Afghanistan
As international fatigue over the Afghan project grows, the US is looking for new partners in the region, giving India an opportunity to rise to the challenge. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani with...
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Election For UN Chief Moves to Key Stage, with Guterres as Top Pick
Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), arrives for a news conference at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File photo UN: A sixth...
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UN Security Council to Vote on Rival Syria Resolutions
A damaged road is pictured in the rebel held al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 6, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail United Nations: The UN Security Council will vote on Saturday on...
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What Iraq, Syria Interventions Can Teach Us About the ‘Responsibility to...
Success is not assured by any principle for intervention. But the chances of success can be enhanced and controversies muted if interventions are based on an agreed framework. US Marine patrol in the...
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US’s Inconsistent Policies on Pharma Could Compromise Global Access to...
A recently released UN report highlights international “policy incoherence” on medication, but the US has denounced its findings, signalling its unwillingness to institute reforms. Pills. Credit: The...
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Belarus Leads Group of About 17 Countries to Block LGBTQI Rights in UN Cities...
Canada, backed by the EU, the US and Mexico, had pushed for including the recognition of LGBTQI people and an acknowledgment of homophobia in a key policy paper to be finalised at a major UN conference...
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Syria’s War of Extermination Signals the End of the International Community
The international community seems totally incapable of stopping the bloodshed in Syria. But we can express our outrage. As the aerial bombardment of Aleppo resumes, one thing is clear. Syrian President...
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We Need a Victory of Ideas, Says Jeffrey Sachs On Meeting the Sustainable...
The expert on economic development and special advisor to the United Nations secretary-general wants to press governments to follow through on their promises. Jeffrey Sachs: ‘we need to press...
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Russia to Pause Aleppo Attack For Eight Hours on Thursday
Representational image. Credit: Wikipedia Moscow: Russian and Syrian armed forces will pause attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo for eight hours on Thursday to allow civilians and rebels to leave the...
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Can New UN Secretary General António Guterres Help Tackle the Refugee Crisis?
As the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Guterres could promote a more unified approach to helping the displaced. Antonio Guterres at a refugee camp near Erbil in northern Iraq. Credit:...
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UN-Mediated Ceasefire Goes Into Effect in Yemen
Smoke rises at a community hall where Saudi-led warplanes struck a funeral in Sana’a. Credit: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Sana’a: A UN-mediated truce to the war in Yemen went into effect a minute before...
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North Korean Missile Test-Fire Failed After Launch, Say US and South Korea
Credit: The Korea Society/Twitter Seoul/Washington: North Korea test-fired a missile that failed immediately after launch early on Thursday, US and South Korean militaries said hours after the two...
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UN Adopts New Urban Agenda to Tackle Rapid Urbanisation
The United Nations logo. Credit: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Quito, Ecuador: The UN formally adopted a global road map to grapple with rapid urbanisation on Thursday, capping nearly two years of...
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Why Asserting that Pakistan Has ‘Control’ Over Terrorists is a Key Part of...
Pakistan’s responsibility under international law for terrorist acts in Uri, and for “training, financing and supporting terrorist groups” turns on the evidence Delhi can gather. DGMO Lieutenant...
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Tank Shell Hits UN Office in Aleppo
Residents walk near damaged buildings in the rebel held area of Old Aleppo. Credits: Reuters Geneva: A tank shell hit the UN office in western Aleppo on Sunday, damaging the top floors of a building...
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Over 240 Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast Due to Bad Weather
Representational image. Credit: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters Geneva: At least 240 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya within the last 48 hours, possibly as an unintended consequence of...
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Food Production in Syria Hits All-Time Low
Representational image. Credit: Reuters/Muhammad Hamed Geneva: Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where civilians are struggling through their sixth winter in a war zone, UN...
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Children Born Under the ISIS Regime Join a Generation of Stateless Children
A man who had fled from Mosul sits with his son Ibrahim, 2, who was born under ISIS rule and has no identity documents recognised by Iraqi authorities. Credit: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters Debaga, Iraq: Ali...
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