Kashmiris have not forgotten UN promises
BY GHULAM NABI FAI NOV 25, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3Pigeons seen at a deserted market area in Srinagar, Indian-occupied Kashmir, Nov. 19, 2021. (Photo by Getty Images) Kashmir is […]
Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says
Previous 1 / 2A child peeks from behind a corner of a building in Beirut’s Karantina district, Lebanon November 22, 2021. Picture taken November 22, 2021. (Reuters) 2 / 2UNICEF Lebanon Representative […]
Afghan Refugees Protest Outside Indonesia’s UNHCR Facility On Holding Of Shelter Requests
The Afghan asylum refugees were protesting outside the building for four days, urging the UNHCR to complete their resettlement applications Written By Anwesha Majumdar Image: AP Outside the United Nations High Commissioner […]
The Ahmadi Muslim Refugee Crisis
The issue Around 6,000 Ahmadi Muslims have fled state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan and are in south east Asian countries such as Thailand and Malaysia where many have obtained UNHCR refugee […]
Turn over UN management to Elon Musk, let it be done!
BY MELIH ALTINOK COLUMNS NOV 04, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3A photo illustration by Daily Sabah’s Büşra Öztürk shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk with the U.N. logo seen at the right background. The […]
Bosnia’s peace deal is at risk of unraveling, warns envoy
Story by Reuters November 2, 2021 Seated from left, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, Croat President Franjo Tudjman and Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic with the freshly-signed Dayton Peace Agreement in Paris […]
Limbo in a blue tent: African asylum-seekers stuck on Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated Press 10/22/2021 NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — It seems a strange place to pitch a tent. © Provided by Associated Press Daniel Ejube, left, and Enjei Grace, from Cameroon, […]
Evacuation flights for migrants start again in Libya
(File/AFP) October 22, 2021 CAIRO: The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. […]
UN delegation briefed on Saudi agency’s reconstruction work in Yemen
UN delegation briefed on Saudi agency’s reconstruction work in Yemen SPA October 19, 2021 SDRPY has undertaken more than 204 projects and initiatives in numerous Yemeni governorates RIYADH: Mohammed Al-Jaber, general supervisor […]
Israel violates international law ‘because it can,’ UN Security Council told
Previous 1 / 2Israeli border police officers detain a Palestinian youth during clashes as thousands of Muslims flocked to Jerusalem’s Old City on Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo) 2 / 2Israeli activists of the Rabbis for Human Rights organization help Palestinian farmers harvest their olive trees in Burin village in the occupied […]
Crimes In Afghanistan: US enjoys ICC’s legal immunity
BY IMRAN JAN OP-ED OCT 19, 2021 12:05 AM GMT+3A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter, alongside the American controlled side of of the Hamid Karzai International […]
UN Rapporteur warns of Islamophobia but acknowledges right to criticise Islam
8 October 2021 Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, has raised concerns about the growth of Islamophobia, arguing that since the 11 September terrorist […]
All bark, no bite: How Biden and the UN will protect Israeli annexation
Ramona Wadi 13 Oct, 2021 Opinion: Despite promises of walking back on Trump-era policies on Palestine, both the Biden administration and the United Nations will likely maintain the gains made […]
Abbas’ ultimatum shows Palestinians are at breaking point
DAOUD KUTTAB October 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/cys7c Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was only 10 when the UN was established. Last month, he addressed its 76th General Assembly and issued […]
G20 leaders ‘laser-focused’ on anti-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan
Leaders of the world’s major economies including US President Joe Biden were discussing the situation in Afghanistan. (Reuters/File Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/b4g8t AGENCIES October 12, 2021 The G20 leaders also […]
UNHCR asks Switzerland to take in more Afghan refugees
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has sent a letter to Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis asking Switzerland to accept more people fleeing Afghanistan.This content was published on September […]
The luckiest generation? Or simply blessed by Allah …
I just came across the News that my old Employer Jolly Beach Resort Antigua closed down and did not even pay its staff. A covid-19 casualty. This prompted me to […]
Why 19th-century diplomacy may be key to the 21st
ANDREW HAMMOND September 29, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/5ktxy In the past two centuries there have been fundamentally different approaches to the institutionalization of international relations. While the postwar era invested […]
ICC prosecutor leaves US forces out of new Afghanistan probe
ICC prosecutor leaves US forces out of new Afghanistan probe ICC prosecutor targets Taliban, ISKP as he seeks approval to resume investigation into Afghanistan. 27 Sep 2021 The International Criminal […]
ICC chief seeks clearance for Afghanistan war crimes probe
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS THE HAGUE ASIA PACIFIC SEP 27, 2021 4:05 PM GMT+3 An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, March 31, 2021. (Reuters Photo) The head […]