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Pompeo calls for pressure to be maintained on NKorea

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SINGAPORE: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Saturday for pressure to be maintained on North Korea as a UN report warned Pyongyang is circumventing tough sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons program. In Singapore ahead of a major security forum, Pompeo said he had urged other countries to strictly enforce United Nations sanctions […]

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Outgoing UN human rights chief: No regrets for speaking up

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Outgoing UN human rights chief: No regrets for speaking up

The U.N. human rights chief defended his outspoken criticism of abuses in dozens of countries from Myanmar and Hungary to the United States, insisting that his office doesn’t “bring shame on governments, they shame themselves.”

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US pushes UN to maintain sanctions pressure on NKorea

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UNITED NATIONS, United States: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday (Saturday in Manila) urged UN member-states to keep tough economic sanctions fully in place on North Korea and maintain pressure on Kim Jong Un to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear program. “We need to see Chairman Kim do what he promised the world he would […]

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UN Human Rights chief takes US to task over border policy

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UN Human Rights chief takes US to task over border policy

Outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, has commended Sri Lanka for increasing cooperation with the Council. This was his last global update to the Human Rights Council in a regular session.

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Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return

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Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return

Myanmar and UN agencies signed an agreement Wednesday that could lead to the return of some of the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled brutal persecution by the country’s security forces and are now crowded into makeshift camps in Bangladesh.

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