The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Ukrainian adviser warns progress will be slow as southern counterattack begins

Zelenskiy aide claims troops have broken through Russian defences in several areas of frontline near Kherson

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2022

Floods in Pakistan: How to help Pakistan from London

The UN appeal for relief is expected to launch on Tuesday, August 30.

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2022

UN to seek $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

Officials say the United Nations and Pakistan are set to appeal for $160 million in emergency funds for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,150 people since mid-June

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: Remember when we thought George W. Bush was the worst president ever?

Twenty years ago next month, President George W. Bush stood before the United Nations and warned that Saddam Hussein's Iraq was a "grave and gathering danger," setting the stage for an invasion six months later based on false premises about super-destructive weapons and purported connections to the 9/11 attacks.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022

WHO director in Asia accused of racism, abuse put on leave

The World Health Organization’s top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Pedersen Acknowledges Stagnation in Political Process in Syria, Fears Another 'Collapse'

The United Nations Special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, regretted that during two years of frozen front lines, the international community had not seized upon the window provided by that relative calm to build a credible political process. “We need to be honest about the mismatch between the scale of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 30, 2022

Indonesia’s zero tolerance drug laws leave hundreds on death row

Indonesia’s war on drugs hasn’t worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on.

360info · Aug 30, 2022

Moqtada al-Sadr supporters heed call to end violence which left at least 30 dead

‘This is not a revolution,’ says the cleric

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

UN Chief Calls for 'Restraint' in Iraq

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday called for "restraint" in Iraq and asked all parties to "take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation" as Baghdad's Green Zone descended into chaos, according to his spokesman. The secretary-general "has been following with concern the ongoing protests in Iraq today, during which demonstrators…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 30, 2022

Reaction to deadly clashes in Iraq after al-Sadr quits politics

Iran closes its border with Iraq and Turkey issues a travel advisory as concern grows over deadly violence in Baghdad.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022