By Imogen Foulkes November 6, 2017 2:45 PMNov 6, 2017 – 14:45 Syrian children, first aid workers and civil defence volunteers demonstrate following the chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun in April 2017. (EPA/MOHAMMED BADRA) The United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism has announced its final conclusions on April’s chemical attack on […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 3, 2017 1:11 AMNov 3, 2017 – 01:11 Rohingya refugees continue their way after crossing from Myanmar into Palong Khali, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – At least three million people worldwide […]
. Reuters International This content was published on November 3, 2017 Rohingya refugees make their way to a refugee camp after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Palong Khali, near […]
Oct 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL While the Arab world is deep in unrest, Israel is insidiously working to implant more settlements in the West Bank, which Israel occupied in […]
Source: Time BY Feliz Solomon / Dhaka, Bangladesh 12:06 AM ET U.N. agencies convene Monday in Geneva to request a sum of $434 million to fund a massive emergency response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in eastern Bangladesh, where nearly 600,000 people have crossed the border after fleeing recent violence in Myanmar. […]
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to speed up vetting of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees “stranded” near the border […]
Oct 17,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif It would be naïve to believe that the US decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
Reuters International This content was published on October 6, 2017 The logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is seen in front of its headquarters in […]
by ismailimail Posted on October 5, 2017 Malaysia celebrates UN international Day of non violence “Mediation has to enter its next phase of Development”- International Cross Cultural specialist tells the […]
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 22, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. This week marks one year since world leaders met at the United Nations General Assembly in New York […]
His Highness urges concrete action on challenges as he delivers Jordan’s address at UN General Assembly By JT – Sep 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Crown Prince Hussein addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN – Delivering Jordan’s address at the […]
Source: Independent By Robert Fisk I do recall another man who used the ‘Free French’ resistance parallel from the Second World War. He was trying to prove that Muslims had the right to resist the United States. His name was Osama bin Laden When, oh when, will our politicians/statesmen/dictators – mad […]
Source: BBC News Donald Trump’s first major speech at the United Nations has been denounced by some of the member nations he singled out for criticism. The US president included […]
Steve Holland, Jeff Mason U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) […]
Sep 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Gordon Brown From Syria to Myanmar, children caught in the crossfire of conflict are victims of a double betrayal. Forced out of their homes in the biggest refugee crisis since World War II, they have now become the innocent victims of a broken promise […]
Under sane leadership, the US usually managed to broker ceasefires in past Lebanon wars. But the current problem is that the US President is mad. Nikki Haley is thus reduced […]
. Reuters International This content was published on September 14, 2017 Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. […]
Source: BBC News Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key UN debate next week as criticism grows of her handling of a crisis involving […]
Source: NPR BY COLIN DWYER By the latest estimates, roughly 313,000 refugees have fled Myanmar across the border into Bangladesh in a span of just over two weeks. Hardship awaits the fleeing […]
Guardian: In a world facing many grave challenges across many spheres, people look to the United Nations to play a key role in resolving them. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Yet there is broad appreciation that the UN is failing in vital areas, not least on peace and security. It is at […]