The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Yemen: two-month ceasefire begins with hopes for peace talks

UN special envoy Hans Grundberg stresses importance of building on truce in effort to end six-year war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Canada: An invader, warrior, peacekeeper and arms supplier in conflicts near and far

Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, has compared the Russian invasion of Ukraine to Benito Mussolini’s Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s.

The Conversation · Apr 3, 2022

Talks on new UN climate report going down to the wire

Negotiations between scientists and governments over a key United Nations climate report were going down to the wire Sunday

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

Serbs vote in triple election set to keep populists in power

Voters in Serbia are casting ballots Sunday in a triple election likely to keep in power a populist government in the Balkan country that has refused to impose sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

The Observer view on Britain’s cruel and unfit refugee policy

Ukrainian refugees are becoming the latest victims of a hostile bureaucracy that was two decades in the making

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

UN Envoy Welcomes Yemen Truce, De-escalation of Inflammatory Media Rhetoric

Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg welcomed on Saturday the positive reactions by all sides to the two-month truce reached in Yemen. In a statement, he further stresses the importance of building on the agreement to restore some trust between the warring parties and resume…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2022

Angkhana to join UNHRC disappearances panel

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed activist Angkhana Neelaphaijit as a member of its Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), according to the UN.

Bangkok Post · Apr 3, 2022

A green island turns red: Madagascans struggle through long drought

Madagascar has always known extreme weather events, but scientists say these are likely to increase in frequency and severity as the climate crisis pushes temperatures higher

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022

UN concerned about civilians amid Mali militant crackdown

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali voiced concern Saturday over reported violence against civilians, hours after the military said it killed over 200 terrorists in a weeklong raid in the country’s center.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

‘Every kindergarten is a grave’: Survivors of Mariupol siege reveal the darkest horrors of Putin’s war

Tens of thousands of people are trapped in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has become a grim symbol of Russia’s brutal conflict. Those who fled to nearby Zaporizhzhia tell Bel Trew about the starvation, slaughter, and graves being dug across parks, gardens, and schools

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022