This new wave of reprisals follows years of persistent crackdowns on civil society and human rights…
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, UN Special Representative in Iraq, briefed the Security Council in New York, warning that…
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Yemen: Put the people first, Guterres urges, with extended and expanded truce |
by gulftimesby gulftimesIn a statement on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said it was time for Government forces…
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Israel-Palestine: ‘Meaningful initiatives’ needed soon, to reverse to reverse current course |
by gulftimesby gulftimesTor Wennesland updated ambassadors on a litany of violations, including “mounting pressure” on Palestinians to leave…
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‘The war on Syria has failed,’ Foreign Minister says in UN speech, denouncing the West’s hegemonic ambitions |
by gulftimesby gulftimesIn his address to the last day of the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Mr.…
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Forced out of school, but refusing to give up on education in Afghanistan |
by gulftimesby gulftimesyear after the Taliban takeover, 17-year-old Mursal Fasihi is still in disbelief that she cannot go…
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With help, Iraq’s spirit of hope, forward-looking youths can keep nascent democracy on track, Prime Minister says |
by gulftimesby gulftimes“The hope embodied by the people of Iraq, had enabled them to snatch opportunities for life,…
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At least 70 dead in latest ‘tragic’ shipwreck, off Syria coast: UN agencies |
by gulftimesby gulftimesIn a joint news release issued late on Thursday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN…
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Palestine calls for full UN membership and a plan to end the occupation |
by gulftimesby gulftimes“Palestine, the Observer State in this Organization for 10 years now has proved that it qualifies…
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Leadership Council marks ‘new era’ for Yemen, but country remains wary of terrorist threat |
by gulftimesby gulftimes“The highest goals of the Presidential Council will be [securing] peace and ending human suffering,” he…