Tag: U.N
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U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Condemning Violence Against Civilians In Israel-Hamas War
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday to condemn all violence against civilians in the Israel-Hamas war and to urge humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, saying it was too early to craft an appropriate Security Council response to the crisis. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the council needs to…
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Israel’s U.N. mission hears from families of kidnapped, missing: “We want them back. It’s all we want. “
[ad_1] At a standing-room-only meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York, Israel’s U.N. mission heard heart-wrenching accounts from families of Israelis, Americans and others believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas during its attack on Israel last Saturday. “We experienced our darkest moment since the Holocaust,” Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan said, adding, “Men, women,…
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U.N. approves sending international force to Haiti to help quell gang violence
[ad_1] United Nations — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to approve sending a multinational force to Haiti with the goal of combatting extreme gang violence that has spiraled in recent years. With 13 votes in favor, the Security Council approved sending a one-year, non-U.N. force that will be led by Kenya, which has committed to…
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What Is the U.N. General Assembly?
[ad_1] The U.N. General Assembly gathers Tuesday in New York City for its annual meeting, setting its agenda for the year to come and addressing some of the most pressing social and diplomatic issues around the world. The Assembly, currently in its 78th session, has undergone tremendous changes as its influence has waned and global…
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U.N. General Assembly Convenes on Tuesday: What to Expect
[ad_1] The United Nations General Assembly convenes on Tuesday in the shadow of the second year of war in Ukraine, amid a series of climate related catastrophes and at a time of increasing divisions in the world that will hamper efforts to address the litany of problems contributing to the strains. Underscoring the tensions, only…
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U.N. nuclear agency reports with “regret” no progress in monitoring Iran’s growing enrichment program
[ad_1] United Nations — “No progress.” That’s the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog agency’s latest assessment of international efforts to monitor and verify Iran’s nuclear program. The global body’s work, stemming from the now-defunct 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), related to “verification and monitoring has been seriously affected by Iran’s decision to stop implementing its nuclear-related commitments…
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U.N. Security Council to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh crisis amid genocide warnings – POLITICO
[ad_1] YEREVAN — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, after Armenia urged the international community to help end Azerbaijan’s months-long blockade of the isolated territory. A schedule for the work of the Security Council, published late Monday night, confirmed that…
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U.N. talking with North Korea about fate of Travis King, American soldier who defected
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea — The deputy commander of the U.N. Command said Monday it has started conversations with North Korea over an American soldier who ran into the North last week across the Koreas’ heavily armed border. Gen. Andrew Harrison said the process has started through communications lines set up at the Joint Security…