Politics Feb 28 U.S. says it is expelling 12 Russian diplomats for engaging in espionage The United States has announced it is expelling 12 members of Russia's U.N. mission, accusing them of being "intelligence operatives" engaged in espionage.
World Feb 28 WATCH: At rare U.N. Security Council session, Russia is pressed to stop war in Ukraine Reflecting escalating global alarm, both of the U.N.'s major bodies — the 193-nation assembly and the smaller, more powerful Security Council — took the unusual step of holding simultaneous, hastily scheduled meetings on the war.
World Feb 25 WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation.
World Feb 24 As ‘anguish and terror’ grip Ukraine, U.N. to give $20 million in humanitarian aid The United Nations says it is immediately allocating $20 million to scale up U.N. humanitarian operations in Ukraine following Russia's invasion.
Politics Jan 13 Millions of Afghans are on ‘verge of death,’ U.N. chief warns Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to fund the U.N.'s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan's frozen assets, and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse.
World Nov 17 Afghanistan on the brink of `humanitarian catastrophe,’ UN envoy says But she told the U.N. Security Council that a humanitarian catastrophe “is preventable,” saying the main cause is financial sanctions on the Taliban, who took over the country Aug. 15.
World Nov 08 U.N. humanitarian chief says over 3 million in Myanmar need ‘life-saving’ aid Martin Griffiths also urged donors on Monday to respond to the U.N. appeal, saying less than half of the $385 million required has been raised since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
World Oct 28 U.N. calls on Sudan military to restore civilian government The U.N.'s most powerful body also said it is ready "to support efforts to realize Sudan's democratic transition" and the peoples' aspirations "for an inclusive, peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future."…
World Oct 14 U.S. wins seat on U.N. Human Rights Council once shunned by Trump The United States has won a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council that former president Donald Trump denounced and quit.
World Oct 14 Yemen economy is collapsing, humanitarian crisis rising The U.N.'s deputy humanitarian chief says Yemen’s economy is collapsing, its humanitarian crisis is worsening, and the conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation is growing more violent.