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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned air strikes in northwest Syria following reports that four
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday declined to comment on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution that would prompt the body to look thoroughly into the situation of human rights in the country.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 03:18:18 +0000
The United Nations (UN) chief said the world can’t afford the conflict as tensions rise between Iran and the United States.
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BERLIN – Diplomats and climate experts gathered Monday in Germany for U.N.-hosted talks on climate change amid growing public pressure for governments to act faster against global warming.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:17:21 +0000
The U.S. government expressed deep concerns to the U.N. about a reported trip by the U.N. counterterrorism chief to the restive Xinjiang region in China’s far west.
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Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:01:37 +0000
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Oscar Albayalde assured on Monday that the police operates with respect for human rights and the rule of law, after the United Nations human rights experts called for an independent probe on “unlawful deaths” in the drug war.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:41:17 +0000
A high-ranking official from the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) called on nations to strengthen its efforts to have more women serve as peacekeepers around the world.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:54:27 +0000
UN’s emergency relief coordinator said more than 2 million men, women, and children could die of starvation in Somalia by summer’s end if international aid is not sent quickly to the drought-stricken African country.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 07:01:14 +0000
A UN report said North Koreans working in hundreds of capitalistic-style markets are often abused and forced to engage in bribery to survive.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 11:48:57 +0000
The head of the United Nations health agency said the risk that the Ebola virus will spread remains “very high.”
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