Mar 23 UN chief urges immediate global cease-fire to fight COVID-19 By Associated Press The U.N. chief said: "It is time to put armed conflict on lock down and focus together on the true fight of our lives."… Continue reading
Mar 13 UN reports sex abuse allegations rose significantly in 2019 By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press A new U.N. report says allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in U.N peacekeeping and political missions rose significantly in 2019, with allegations against civilian personnel nearly doubling. Continue reading
Mar 07 As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic By Maria Cheng, Associated Press As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 05 Two-term UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar dies at 100 By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Pérez de Cuéllar's death ends a long diplomatic career that brought him full-circle from his first posting as secretary at the Peruvian embassy in Paris in 1944 to his later job as Peru's ambassador to France. Continue reading
Feb 19 UN programs in Yemen blocked as Houthi rebels impede aid flow By Maggie Michael, Associated Press Aid workers privately expressed concerns about the funds from U.N. aid agencies being diverted into the coffers of Houthi leaders or their supporters. Continue reading
Feb 14 Freezing temperatures in Syria’s Idlib province compounds crisis By Sarah El Deeb, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Sub-zero temperatures and increased snowfall are further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Syria, where more than a quarter of a million people have been displaced in the past four days, the United Nations said. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:21 Why prosecution of Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir is an international matter Sudan's former president is one step closer to prosecution for the egregious war crimes he allegedly committed. During Omar al-Bashir’s 30 years in power, Sudan descended into civil war. Now, as the country’s transitional government conducts peace talks with rebel… Continue watching
Feb 11 UN agency considers fast-track drugs, vaccines for novel coronavirus By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press More than 300 scientists were expected to dial in remotely to the two-day meeting in Geneva that began Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 7:27 Lebanon’s refugees use technology to fight food insecurity By Christopher Livesay, Melanie Saltzman High poverty and unemployment rates among the world's 26 million refugees means that many are struggling with food security after fleeing their home countries. But in Lebanon, a U.N. pilot program is trying to use technology and digital innovations to… Continue watching
Jan 29 Leaked report shows United Nations suffered ‘sophisticated’ hack By Jamey Keaten, Frank Bajak, Associated Press Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation. Continue reading