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U.N. chief to China's leaders: allow 'credible' visit by rights envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese leaders on Saturday that he expected authorities to allow U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to make a "credible visit" to the country, including Xinjiang, the United Nations said.

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Exclusive: North Korea grows nuclear, missiles programs, profits from cyberattacks -U.N. report

North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs during the past year and cyberattacks on cryptocurrency exchanges were an important revenue source for Pyongyang, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen on Saturday by Reuters.

Reuters

UN experts: Darfur rebel groups make money in Libya

U.N. experts say rebel groups in Darfur that signed a peace agreement with the Sudanese government in 2020 continue to operate in Libya and profit from opportunities provided by the civil war and lack of government control in the oil-rich north African nation

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Spirit of human fraternity enjoins us to combat hate against all religions: India at U.N. virtual event

“The emergence of contemporary forms of religiophobia, especially anti-Hindu, anti-Buddhist and anti-Sikh phobias is a matter of serious concern.”

The Hindu

China says US should do more to reduce North Korea tensions

China’s U.N. ambassador says the United States should come up with “more attractive and more practical” policies and actions to reduce tensions with North Korea and avoid a return to the “vicious circle” of confrontation, condemnation and sanctions over its nuclear and ballistic missile program

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Want North Korea breakthrough? China tells U.S. to show flexibility

The key to solving the issue of North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs is in the United States' hands, China's U.N. envoy said on Friday, urging Washington to show "more sincerity and flexibility" if it wants a breakthrough.

Reuters

Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open

The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency

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U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it

The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank cannot convert it to the afghani currency, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

Food prices rise in Jan., led by vegetable oils, U.N. agency says

World food prices rebounded in January and remained near 10-year highs, led by a jump in the vegetable oils index, the U.N. food agency said on Thursday.

Reuters

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

The U.N. Security Council is calling for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country’s military coup enters a second year

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Editorial: The United States' righteous response to Russian aggression toward Ukraine

As the United Nations Security Council gathered Monday to discuss Ukraine, it remained uncertain whether Russian troops massed along the border of that country would actually launch an invasion. Russia has denied that it is planning an attack, and on Monday its U.N. representative accused Washington of “provoking escalation.”

Los Angeles Times

News Analysis: India abstention on UNSC vote on Ukraine a significant play to all sides

While balancing Washington and Moscow ties, New Delhi is also hopeful of a resolution in Europe backed talks next week

The Hindu

U.N. urges Taliban to release information about missing journalists

The United Nation's mission to Afghanistan on Tuesday called on the Taliban administration to release details on the detention of two Afghan journalists who disappeared the previous day.

Reuters

U.S. asks U.N. Security Council to meet Thursday on N.Korea -diplomats

The United States, supported by Britain and France, has asked the U.N. Security Council to meet behind closed-doors on Thursday over North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, diplomats said on Tuesday.

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UN envoy: Year of violence has hardened positions in Myanmar

The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country

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UN extends Libya mission after US-Russia dispute over envoy

The U.N. Security Council has voted to extend its political mission in Libya for just three months after a dispute between the West and Russia

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Iran moves centrifuge-parts production out of disputed workshop, IAEA says

Iran has moved production of parts for advanced centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, out of a workshop only a month after agreeing to allow the U.N. nuclear watchdog to reinstall surveillance cameras there, the watchdog said on Monday.

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Russia, U.S. clash at U.N. over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine

Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow's troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of being "provocative."

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WHO says it's probing alleged racism, abuse by top director

The head of the World Health Organization said there is an investigation underway into alleged reports the U.N. health agency’s top official in the Western Pacific engaged in racist, unethical and abusive behavior

Reuters

U.N. chief presses Myanmar junta for aid access

The U.N. Secretary-General has urged Myanmar's ruling military to allow humanitarian aid access and address the "desperate needs" of its people, highlighting a year since a coup ended a decade of democracy and plunged the country into turmoil.

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Russia, US, Ukraine to square off at UN Security Council

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday for the first time on Russia’s troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States

Reuters

Explainer-Can the U.N. do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York.

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UN says over 100 ex-Afghan and international forces killed

The United Nations secretary-general says the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15

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U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others

A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.

The Independent UK

Sudanese take to the streets in latest anti-coup protests

Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets for the latest in a months-long string of protests to denounce an October military coup that plunged the country into turmoil

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