UNRWA’s extension bad news for US, Israel
Nov 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The three year renewal of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) mandate by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly is […]
12M Yemeni children in need of urgent help, UNICEF says
DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL Published 19.11.2019 At least 12 million children in war-battered Yemen are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, the U.N.’s children’s agency UNICEF said on […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
UN chief calls for international cooperation on foreign extremists
by AFP – JORDAN TIMES 12th November 2019 PARIS — UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for an international accord on the fate of foreign militants being held in the […]
Pierre Krähenbühl. Departing UNRWA head claims he is ‘victim of dirty politics’
Nov 7, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch The departing Swiss head of a United Nations agency for assisting Palestinian refugees says he is the victim of a political attack. Pierre Krähenbühl denies […]
Ex-UN Syria envoy says he quit to avoid having to shake Assad’s hand
Staffan de Mistura also says EU’s failure to address Syria crisis led to Brexit vote Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 5 Nov 2019 Staffan de Mistura was the UN’s special […]
Looking back to 2007: The $3,850 per second war and its victims: Bernd Debusmann
Editor’s Note: and what has changed? Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Assuming you read at average speed, by the time you get to the bottom of this […]
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders
I know the trauma faced by refugees. Now I want businesses to ease the cruelty they endure from populist leaders The US is pursuing aggressive policies that place the humanity […]
Good offices: Swiss foreign minister sees Syrian peace within reach
Sep 24, 2019 – Switzerland, as the host state for Geneva’s peace process for Syria, supports the rapid establishment of a Syrian constitutional committee. “Concrete steps within the framework of […]
World cannot stand by as terrorists twist positive power of tech — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday urged vigilance in countering the global threat of terrorism and extremism in all […]
‘You’ve caused an international incident’: how my work mistake came back to haunt me
It was the Observer’s big scoop of 2003, and as a young journalist, I was asked to type up a top-secret memo. Now my mess-up has made it to the […]
US seeks to eliminate Palestinian refugee body, UNRWA
ALI ABO REZEG Published 09.08.2019 Since coming to power in late 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has spared no effort in attacking the Palestinian people and their legitimate and inalienable […]
Opinion: The (im)perfect timing of the UNRWA report
By Daniel WarnerAug 5, 2019 – 12:08 A damaging internal report has cast a very dark shadow over the ethical behavior of top officials of the United Nations Relief […]
Officials at UN agency for Palestinians face ethical abuse claims
Investigation launched into UNRWA over alleged nepotism and discrimination Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and agencies, 29.7.2019 Senior figures at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees have been accused […]
‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive
Right to life is likely to be undermined alongside the rule of law, special rapporteur says Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Tue 25 Jun 2019 International climate treaties have been […]
More than 70 million displaced worldwide, says UNHCR
Source: BBC News The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million globally last year – the highest number in the UN refugee agency’s almost 70 years […]
High level Saudis including Crown Prince Mohammed liable for Khashoggi murder: UN
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL 19.06.2019 Credible evidence of liability of high-level Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, found in investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist […]
Latin American rape survivors who were denied abortions turn to UN
Source: The Guardian By Liz Ford Four women from Latin America whose lives were put at risk when they were not allowed abortions after being raped as girls are taking […]
UN Torture Report: ‘Demonized’ Assange Has Faced ‘Psychological Torture’
May 31, 2019 • The UN special rapporteur on torture has blasted four nations for imposing psychological torture on Julian Assange. ‘A Relentless and Unrestrained Campaign of Public Mobbing, Intimidation […]
Chagos Islands: isolated UK faces thrashing in UN vote on ownership
General assembly expected to vote in favour of UK relinquishing control of Indian Ocean archipelago claimed by Mauritius Julian Borger in Washington and Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Tue 21 […]