Jul 07 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: U.S. officially notifies United Nations of plan to withdraw from WHO In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration has officially notified Congress and the United Nations that the U.S. is withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has previously contributed over $400 million annually to the organization -- more… Continue watching
Jul 07 U.S. notifies U.N. of withdrawal from World Health Organization By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won’t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration of if… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:29 What’s at stake with Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran U.S. and Israeli officials met in Jerusalem Tuesday to discuss what could be one of the most dramatic changes to the Middle East map in decades. Israel says that as of Wednesday, it might unilaterally declare significant parts of the… Continue watching
Jun 30 Pompeo urges U.N. arms embargo on Iran’s `terrorist regime’ By Edith M. Lederer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Pompeo said the United States' "overwhelming preference" is to have the council adopt the resolution. He indicated that if the resolution isn't approved, the U.S. will seek to re-impose U.N. sanctions. … Continue reading
Jun 29 Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs By Issa Mohammed, Associated Press The U.N. children's agency warned about last week that millions of children in war-torn Yemen could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus sweeps across the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Pompeo holds news conference on the 2019 terrorism report By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The report cited a surge in extremist groups affiliating themselves with IS in Africa and Southeast Asia and said Iran continued to foment terrorism. Continue reading
Jun 19 U.N. rights body to report on racism after Floyd killing By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The action by the Human Rights Council on Friday stopped short of ordering a more intensive investigation singling out the United States after George Floyd's death on May 25. Continue reading
Jun 16 African nations seek scrutiny of U.S. and others over racism By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The European Union and some Western nations appealed Tuesday for more time to discuss a resolution drafted for the U.N.’s top human rights body that seeks international scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent in response to the… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: UN General Assembly will not convene this fall due to pandemic In our news wrap Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly announced it will not convene in person this September due to the pandemic. It’s the first time that's happened in the world body’s 75-year history. Also, in Hong Kong, hundreds… Continue watching
Jun 05 Libya’s Turkey-backed Tripoli forces take back another town By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Libya's capital say they have retaken another key western town from rivals who have been waging a year-long offensive on Tripoli. Continue reading