North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
BEIJING: The latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to… Read More
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U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea over missile test
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL: The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday… Read More
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UN decision on Jerusalem bodes well for world peace, says Shah
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday hailed the United Nations’… Read More
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Denmark no longer to automatically accept UN refugee resettlement quota
COPENHAGEN: Denmark will no longer automatically accept a quota of refugees under a UN resettlement… Read More
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Myanmar blocks U.N. rights investigator just before visit
GENEVA: Myanmar has told the U.N. independent investigator into human rights in the country that… Read More
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After U.S. veto, U.N. General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
UNITED NATIONS: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session… Read More
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Turkey says regrets to see veto of U.N. resolution on Jerusalem
ANKARA: Turkey regrets the vetoing by the United States on Monday of a U.N. Security… Read More
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Top UN human rights official toughens warning of ‘genocide’ in Myanmar
GENEVA: The top U.N. human rights official has said he would not be surprised if… Read More
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UN council mulls call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would insist… Read More
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UNSC members roundly condemn Trump’s Jerusalem plan
NEW YORK: United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members widely condemned President Donald Trump's decision to… Read More
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Countries pledge $857 million to help world’s refugees in 2018
GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday that it had received pledges amounting to $857 million… Read More
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U.N. council to meet on North Korea rights abuses, nuclear program in December
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Security Council ministers will meet on Dec. 15 to discuss North… Read More
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Four U.N. peacekeepers killed in two separate attacks in Mali
BAMAKO: Four United Nations peacekeepers and a Malian soldier were killed and 21 people were… Read More
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Pakistan calls for negotiated end to Afghan war
UNITED NATIONS: Peace in war-torn Afghanistan can only be achieved through negotiations and reconciliation, not… Read More
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UNGA committee unanimously adopts resolution on right to self-determination
WASHINGTON: A committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution,… Read More
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No peace in Mideast without resolving Palestinian issue, Pakistan tells UN body
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has told a U.N. committee that there can be no lasting peace in… Read More
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15,000 under fives die from preventable illnesses each day: UN
NEW DELHI: Despite a dramatic fall in the infant mortality rate, 15,000 children aged under… Read More
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Maleeha assails India for ‘mass blinding in occupied Kashmir’
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s top diplomat Maleeha Lodhi on Tuesday denounced the aggressive use of pellet… Read More
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Pakistan facing cross-border terrorism, says Maleeha Lodhi
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi has said Pakistan… Read More
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UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS: The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen was Thursday placed on a UN… Read More
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