China delays UN bid to blacklist JeM leader as terrorist
by Carole LANDRY UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- China on Wednesday put on hold a request by Britain, France…
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Environment damage behind 1 in 4 global deaths, disease: UN
by Patrick GALEY A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage,…
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UN mourns after 21 staff killed in Ethiopia plane crash
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Flags flew at half-staff at the United Nations on Monday after 21 UN employees…
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UN finds herpes killed millions of Iraqi carp
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- The sudden death last year of millions of Iraqi carp, used in the country's signature dish,…
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UN warns of ‘complacency’ as measles cases soar worldwide
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Just 10 countries were responsible for three-quarters of a global surge in measles cases last year,…
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FAO warns food supply threatened by declining biodiversity
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The UN food agency on Friday warned about the threat to the future of the world's…
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North Korea asks UN to help address food shortage
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- North Korea has asked UN aid agencies for help to address a looming food…
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Palace slams UN report; reiterates Duterte not to blame for plight of De Lima, Ressa, Sereno
(Eagle News)---The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 20, slammed a United Nations report that blamed President Rodrigo Duterte for the plight…
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WHO warns of ‘backsliding’ in measles fight as cases soar
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Thursday that efforts to halt the spread of measles were "backsliding",…
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UN chief willing to broker end to Venezuela crisis
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his offer Monday to help broker an end…
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Myanmar ‘too slow’ in allowing Rohingya return: UN chief
UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday criticized as "too slow" Myanmar's efforts to allow…
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Winter weather killed 15 displaced children in Syria: UN
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Freezing temperatures and the lack of medical care have killed at least 15 displaced Syrian children…
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