Aug 18 Ukraine's Zelenskyy holds talks with United Nations head and Turkey leader By Derek Gatopoulos, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting the U.N. chief and Turkey's leader in Lviv near Ukraine's border with Poland. Continue reading
Aug 12 U.N. ship to begin moving wheat to food starved people in Ethiopia from Ukraine By Susie Blann, Associated Press A ship approached Ukraine on Friday to pick up wheat for hungry people in Ethiopia, in the first food delivery to Africa under a U.N.-brokered plan to unblock grain trapped by Russia’s war and bring relief to some of the… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 9:05 U.S. makes diplomatic push in Africa to counteract Russian and Chinese influence By Nick Schifrin Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tuesday as part of a tour across sub-Saharan Africa to unveil the Biden administration's new strategy for the region. It comes as Russia and China try to raise… Continue watching
Jul 28 Climate change is already fueling global migration. The world isn't ready to meet people's changing needs, experts say By Julie Watson, Associated Press A report by the United Nations top body of climate scientists estimates that over the next 30 years, 143 million people will likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and catastrophes caused or exacerbated by climate change. Continue reading
Jul 27 African nations open climate talks ahead of major U.N. meeting By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press African nations opened climate talks in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Wednesday to identify their priorities and come up with a common position ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Egypt in November, known as COP27. Continue reading
Jul 27 WHO chief advises men to reduce number of sexual partners to avoid monkeypox By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization is advising men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners "for the moment."… Continue reading
Jul 26 5 killed, 50 injured in anti-U.N. protests in east Congo By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Demonstrators on Monday had set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission offices in Goma, accusing the peacekeeping forces of failing to protect civilians amid rising violence in Congo's eastern region. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 5:51 Virginity testing persists in Mongolia despite condemnation By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi As a debate continues in the U.S over reproductive rights, teenage girls in the Republic of Mongolia are fighting for the right not to be subjected to so-called "virginity tests" in schools. The practice was officially banned by the government… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: WHO calls monkeypox virus a global emergency In our news wrap Saturday, the WHO announced the monkeypox virus has now reached more than 70 countries and should be treated as a global emergency, two Americans were killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while elsewhere Russia targeted Odesa,… Continue watching
Jul 22 Ukraine, Russia sign U.N. deal to export grain on Black Sea By Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven up food prices around the world and led to silos full of blocked grain being stuck in Ukraine. Continue reading