Emergency powers in virus fight must not be used to quash dissent: UN experts
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Countries going into crisis mode over the spread of the deadly new coronavirus must not use…
6 years ago
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Recession risk calls for joint response: UN chief
LISBON Portugal (AFP) -- UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged governments to work together to stop the coronavirus pandemic…
6 years ago
Philippines diplomat is first coronavirus case at UN HQ
A Philippine diplomat in New York has tested positive for the new coronavirus in the first recorded case at United…
6 years ago
Virus lockdowns and quarantines must respect rights: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Governments using lockdowns and quarantines to fight the deadly new coronavirus must ensure people's rights are…
6 years ago
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering…
6 years ago
PHL lifts suspension on signing of loan pacts with countries that backed UN probe into PHL drug war
(Eagle News)--The Philippines has lifted the suspension on negotiations and the signing of loan and grant pacts with countries that…
6 years ago
UN appeals for $877 million to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for nearly $900 million to help hundreds of thousands of…
6 years ago
UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs called on the international community Monday to help…
6 years ago
The upside-down world of UN climate diplomacy
by Marlowe Hood MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Given the stakes -- the survival of civilization, no less -- it…
7 years ago
European UN council members condemn NKorea missile launches
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- European members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Korea's "provocative"…
7 years ago
Last 10 years hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday…
7 years ago
Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
by Isabelle LE PAGE with Andrew BEATTY in Sydney Agence France Presse Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in…
7 years ago
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