- 01 May, 2024
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U.N. envoy seeks Thai help to halt deterioration of Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A United Nations envoy on Monday called on Thailand's support to prevent a deterioration in the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar and welcomed assurances that refugees fleeing military…
U.N. envoy urges ‘inclusive’ ASEAN approach to Myanmar crisis
(Reuters) - A United Nations special envoy has urged Southeast Asian countries to support international efforts to engage all sides in the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, days after a top…
U.N. envoy says Islamic State now appears present in all Afghan provinces
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic…
Hope for path out of Sudan’s crisis in days, U.N. envoy says
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - National and international mediation efforts working to solve Sudan's political crisis are expected to bear fruit in coming days, the U.N. special envoy…
Recognizing Myanmar junta won’t stop violence: outgoing U.N. envoy
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Recognizing Myanmar's junta as the country's government would not stop growing violence, the outgoing United Nations special envoy on Myanmar said on Monday,…
Myanmar junta accuses U.N. envoys of bias and interference
(Reuters) - Reports on Myanmar by two United Nations envoys used unreliable sources, made sweeping allegations and infringed on the country's sovereignty, the ruling junta said in its latest swipe…
North Korea has right to test weapons given hostile policies- U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations called on Monday for the United States to give up its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang and said no one…
UN envoy meets new Afghan interior minister wanted by U.S.
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - A U.N. envoy has met Afghanistan's new interior minister who was for years was one of the world's most wanted Islamist militants and is now…
U.N. warns Afghanistan needs money to prevent total breakdown
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Thursday that the freezing of billions of dollars in Afghan assets to keep them out of Taliban hands would…
US condemns assassination plot on Myanmar’s UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun
New York [US], August 8 (ANI): US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Saturday (local time) condemned the assassination attempt on Myanmar's UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun,…
