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Could Switzerland follow the US out of the Paris Agreement?
Switzerland’s biggest political party claims that a recent referendum indicates voters don’t want radical climate targets. ADVERTISEMENT Just hours after…
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UN accuses Rwanda-backed rebels of killing children in DR Congo
The accusation comes after M23 seized more territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ADVERTISEMENT The Rwanda-backed…
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Do new UK refugee citizenship rules violate UN Refugee Convention?
The UK government has been criticised for bringing in new guidance which effectively bans refugees who entered the country illegally…
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Ceasefire must hold UN says, as Gaza in midst of humanitarian disaster
The head of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Jorge Moreira da Silva, made the appeal on a…
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Bangladesh’s protest crackdown may be crime against humanity, says UN
As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country’s security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now…
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UN suspends aid work in Yemen’s Houthi stronghold after staff detained
The decision to pause all operations and programmes in northern Saada came after eight UN staff were detained by the…
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Which big polluters are late submitting climate plans to the UN?
Just a handful of countries have submitted their NDCs on time, including the UK and Brazil. ADVERTISEMENT The deadline for…
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Israel stands by as aid convoys come under attack in Gaza
Tel Aviv — For the past year, hungry Gazans have waited in desperation for more food to enter the besieged…
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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant partly goes offline amid fighting
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected to…
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Blinken says Russia is using Ukraine nuclear plant as
United Nations – Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke at the United Nations Monday about what he called “a critical…
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