- 15 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityUN
U.N. rights boss Bachelet denounces Suu Kyi conviction in ‘sham trial’
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday denounced a four-year jail term handed down to Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi after…
UN calls on Myanmar to halt excessive force after media reports five killed
(Reuters) - The United Nations has called for Myanmar to hold to account anyone using excessive force against unarmed civilians after security forces rammed a car into an anti-coup protesters…
Western countries express concern over Afghan reprisals, Taliban reject accusations
BERLIN (Reuters) -The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan…
United Nations calls for immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to fighting in Ethiopia while in Colombia's capital Bogota on Wednesday, urging Ethiopian leaders to follow the…
Military moves in Ethiopia risk undermining progress toward peace talks -U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that "nascent progress" toward getting all parties to Ethiopia's conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire…
U.N. nuclear watchdog’s reports show conflicts with Iran festering
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday issued reports detailing its conflicts with Iran, from rough treatment of its inspectors to re-installing cameras it deems "essential"…
U.N. calls for new talks on Yemen’s Hodeidah port as frontlines shift
ADEN (Reuters) - An U.N. monitoring mission on Monday called on Yemen's warring parties to hold new talks over Hodeidah as the Saudi-led coalition strafed areas south of the port…
U.N. Security Council blacklists three Houthis in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council blacklisted three Houthi leaders on Wednesday for threatening the peace, security and stability of Yemen, subjecting them to a global asset…
U.N. Security Council urges end to Myanmar violence
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday over increased violence across Myanmar and in a rare statement, agreed by the 15-members, called…
U.N. Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia conflict
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday called for an end to the fighting in Ethiopia and for talks on a lasting ceasefire as…
Honour your climate promises or face the consequences – Al Gore
GLASGOW (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said on Friday progress had been made on addressing rising global temperatures, but warned a United Nations climate conference of dire consequences…
The world needs truth, U.N. chief says at Cambridge
LONDON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a degree from the University of Cambridge on Wednesday, warning that the world risked falling into a spiral of crises unless it…
