Jul 06 UN chief calls for a robust international police force to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press He told reporters Thursday that a U.N. expert's call for between 1,000 and 2,000 police officers trained to deal with gang warfare is not an exaggeration of the numbers needed. Continue reading
Jun 30 United Nations to help search for tens of thousands of missing people in Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Ghaith Alsayed, Associated Press The families of some of the tens of thousands of people missing in Syria are drawing some hope from a new U.N. push to find their loved ones. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:40 UN report criticizes treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay as ‘cruel’ and ‘inhuman’ By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Schmitz A new U.N. investigation found conditions inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay are cruel and inhuman. Roughly 780 detainees have been held at the detention center since it opened in 2002. Today, 30 remain, 16 of which have been cleared… Continue watching
Jun 23 Gang violence pushes Haitians from their homes into makeshift shelters By Dánica Coto, Associated Press A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. Continue reading
Jun 21 Millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as international aid is paused after massive theft By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in Ethiopia. Continue reading
Jun 21 World well short of progress needed to meet UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals By Melina Walling, Associated Press The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 18 Sudan begins new cease-fire ahead of conference to raise funds for humanitarian aid By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighboring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of the cease-fire Sunday morning, after fierce clashes were reported the previous day. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 9:17 UN aid chief on far-reaching consequences of Ukrainian dam disaster By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi In Ukraine, floodwaters are receding more than a week after the destruction of a major dam that severely inundated surrounding towns. But the damage is evolving into a long-term environmental and humanitarian disaster with far-reaching consequences. Martin Griffiths is the… Continue watching
Jun 15 UN chief says fossil fuels are ‘incompatible with human survival,’ calls for credible exit strategy By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also dismissed suggestions by some oil executives that fossil fuel firms can keep up production if they find a way to capture carbon emissions. Continue reading
Jun 12 U.S. plans to rejoin UNESCO and pay $600 million in back dues By Angela Charlton, Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. officials say the decision was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap in UNESCO policymaking. Continue reading