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UN official: Libya elections could be rescheduled for June
A senior UN official said she is pushing for Libya to hold elections by June after the county missed a December deadline to elect its first president ... North Africa -
Saudi FM welcomes Grundberg appointment as UN envoy for Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan welcomed on Saturday the appointment of Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as the new UN envoy ... Gulf -
UN envoy suggests studying other options to prevent Yemen tanker spill
The United Nations should keep negotiating with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis but also look at other possible options to ensure that an oil tanker ... Gulf -
UN appeals for $95 million to help Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank
The United Nations appealed on Thursday for $95 million to help Palestinians over the next three months in Gaza and the West Bank, including East ... Middle East -
Mali attack leaves 20 UN peacekeepers wounded
Around 20 United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in an attack on their base in central Mali on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, offering a ... World News -
Over 800 EU-bound Libyan migrants intercepted by navy: UN agency
Hundreds of Europe-bound migrants were intercepted in the Mediterranean sea off Libya’s coasts and taken into detention over the last 24 hours, the UN ... North Africa -
Iran executes Javid Dehghan despite calls from UN, organizations to end killing spree
Iran on Saturday executed Javid Dehghan, an ethnic Baluchi man accused of belonging to a “terrorist” group, despite calls from the United Nations and ... Middle East -
UN urges Israel to ‘halt,’ ‘reverse’ new settlements in West Bank
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Israel to “halt and reverse” its decision last week to build 800 new homes for Jewish settlers ... Middle East -
Ethiopian refugee children at risk of exploitation, trafficking in Sudan
Dozens of children are still waiting to be reunited with their families after crossing into Sudan alone to flee conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, ... World News -
Reviving Iran’s nuclear deal must be within coming weeks: UN atomic watchdog
Reviving Iran’s nuclear deal must happen within the coming weeks, UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday after Tehran resumed 20 ... Middle East -
Restore the UN’s independence and abolish the veto
It is no secret that the UN has become powerless, like a desert island battered by a storm, as evidenced by the lack of confidence of many parties who ... In Translation -
UN-led Libya talks end without agreeing on interim government
Libya’s rival sides wrapped up a week of UN-brokered talks without agreeing on a transitional government that would lead the county to an election in ... North Africa -
UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The head of the United Nations said he was deeply alarmed by fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where federal troops have been exchanging ... World News -
UN nuclear watchdog gains access to a second Iran site
The UN’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it had gained access to a second site in Iran where undeclared nuclear activity may have taken place in the ... Middle East -
UN panel calls for halt to Syria fighting as coronavirus strikes
Warring parties in Syria must stop fighting “to avoid further catastrophe,” UN investigators said on Saturday, as the first cases of the COVID-19 ... Middle East
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