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UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions

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The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

How Haitian migrants are treated shows the ties between racism and refugee policy

The first protected category of the United Nations refugee convention is race. The 1951 convention defines a refugee as a person who is outside their country of residence or nationality “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or…

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

Kofi Annan's lessons in global leadership

The world is facing a set of acute crises without recent parallel: a war in Europe that could escalate into a nuclear conflict, skyrocketing food prices that are hitting the poor the hardest, the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency. We need principled statesmen and women to forge bold, morally…

Bangkok Post · Jun 8, 2022

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Israel hails IAEA move on Iran, hopes for UNSC measures in future

Israel hailed a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors chiding Iran on Wednesday for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, and saw possible U.N. Security Council intervention in the future.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Iran disconnects nuclear site cameras as IAEA raises concern over uranium traces

Iran said it disconnected some International Atomic Energy Agency cameras monitoring its nuclear sites Wednesday, hours before the UN nuclear watchdog adopted a resolution criticising the Islamic republic for failing to cooperate.

France 24 · Jun 8, 2022

IAEA's 35-nation board passes resolution chiding Iran on uranium traces

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors overwhelmingly passed a resolution criticising Iran for failing to explain uranium traces found at three undeclared sites, diplomats at a closed-door meeting said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases reported to WHO across globe

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported to the World Health Organisation as it spreads to nearly 30 countries outside of Africa where it had been more commonly found.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2022

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WHO: COVID Cases and Deaths Falling Nearly Everywhere

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia last week, according to a World Health Organization weekly report released Wednesday. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the UN health agency said confirmed cases dropped 12% to more…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

US Says Iran Removing IAEA Cameras Would Be ‘Extremely Regrettable’

It would be regrettable and counterproductive for Iran to remove two of the UN nuclear watchdog's surveillance cameras as it has announced, the United States said on Wednesday as it pushed for a resolution criticizing Iran at the watchdog's board. "If accurate, reports that Iran plans to reduce transparency in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

Conservation science still rests on how animals can benefit humans

The accelerating loss of other species around the globe is so extensive that many experts now refer to it as the sixth mass extinction. It’s driven in large part by an unprecedented loss of vital ecosystems such as forests and wetlands, the result of social and economic systems that are…

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

Saudi FM, UN Chief Discuss Regional, Int'l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held telephone talks on Wednesday with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Discussions focused on regional and international issues of interest. They tackled cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the UN and the latest regional and international developments.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma in running to be UN’s global climate chief

UK cabinet minister who led Cop26 understood to have been approached and expressed interest in the role

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

U.S. says Iran removing IAEA cameras would be 'extremely regrettable'

It would be regrettable and counterproductive for Iran to remove two of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's surveillance cameras as it has announced, the United States said on Wednesday as it pushed for a resolution criticising Iran at the watchdog's board.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Ukraine: international pressure needs to be on Moscow, not Kyiv

Having crossed the 100-day mark, the war in Ukraine is having an ever more obvious, and negative, impact on a wide range of issues. From a global food crisis that could last for years to serious problems with the cost of living and the prospect of a world recession, the…

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

West to rebuke Iran over lack of cooperation with nuclear watchdog

Move at IAEA board meeting may deepen impasse over talks to bring US back into 2015 nuclear deal

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

My 98-year-old friend fled Nuremberg on the Kindertransport. Today would he be sent to Rwanda?

More than 80 years later, Henry still remembers how difficult it was to be a child refugee. Here’s what he thinks of the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers – some of whom could be unaccompanied minors – 4,500 miles away, writes Chitra Ramaswamy

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

China says U.S. needs to ease sanctions on N.Korea, end military exercises

The United States needs to take action on North Korea such as easing sanctions in certain areas and ending joint military exercises with South Korea, China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Talks to end Sudan crisis begin as anti-coup groups boycott

The United Nations says talks aimed at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock have started although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October’s military coup

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Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Sudanese talks kick off amid boycott by pro-democracy groups

United Nations and African Union-sponsored talks aiming to restore political order in post-coup Sudan began on Wednesday with military leaders at the table and the main civilian groups boycotting.

Caixin Global · Jun 8, 2022

Ling Huawei: Missions of International Organizations and Roles of China

What expectations should China have for international organizations? At present, the views of Chinese people from various backgrounds seem inconsistent, and include long-term misunderstandings, writes Caixin managing editor Ling Huawei

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

Talks to End Sudan Crisis Begin as Anti-coup Groups Boycott

Talks aiming at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock began Wednesday, the United Nations said, although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October's military coup. The joint peace effort is brokered by the UN political mission in Sudan, the African…

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Live updates | Turkey on food corridors: UN plan 'feasible'

Turkish foreign minister has described as “feasible” a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry Ukrainian agricultural products

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Exclusive: Under Biden, China has widened trade lead in much of Latin America

China has widened the gap on the United States in trade terms in large swathes of Latin America since U.S. President Joe Biden came into office early last year, data show, underscoring how Washington is being pushed onto the back foot in the region.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Report: Iran turns off 2 of UN nuclear watchdog's cameras

Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported Wednesday

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 8, 2022

Iran Says 2 UN Watchdog Devices at Nuclear Site Turned Off

Iran turned off two surveillance devices Wednesday used by UN inspectors to monitor the country's uranium enrichment, further escalating the crisis over its atomic program as Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers remains in tatters. The move appeared to be a new pressure technique as Western nations seek to censure…

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