Tag: United Nations

Haiti’s president: despite coup attempts he backs democracy

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UNITED NATIONS — Haiti’s president blamed powerful oligarchs on Monday for seven attempts in his four-year term to overthrow Haiti’s democratic system, most recently...

UN says no progress in Yemen talks over prisoner swap

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CAIRO — Yemen’s warring sides did not achieve progress in their latest round of negotiations over a prisoner swap, the United Nations said on...

As Iran backs away, US still ready to revive nuclear accord

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GENEVA — The United States is prepared to return to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran shows “strict compliance” with it, U.S. Secretary of...

UN says malnutrition ‘very critical’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations says Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region faces a “very critical malnutrition situation” as vast rural areas where many people...

UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs

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UNITED NATIONS — Britain circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained...

Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort

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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...

UN gives green light to fund Lebanon tribunal for 2021

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to keep the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former...

AP Interview: Myanmar troops said to be moving to cities

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. independent investigator on Myanmar said Wednesday that “hardened” troops are being deployed from a number of border areas in...

Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort

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WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...

Biden withdraws Trump’s restoration of UN sanctions on Iran

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UNITED NATIONS — The Biden administration on Thursday rescinded former president Donald Trump’s restoration of U.N. sanctions on Iran, an announcement that could help...