The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Syria Defends Rights Record as West, Turkey Accuse it of 'Starvation'

Western powers and Turkey accused Syria on Monday of imposing "starvation" and siege warfare in opposition-held areas, as Syrian officials said foreign forces were illegally occupying parts of the country suffering from US-led sanctions. Britain and the United States were among countries at the UN Human Rights Council calling on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

US Slams Houthi Attack on Jazan, Reiterates Commitment to Saudi Security

The US Mission to Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Monday the recent attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on Yemen on the Kingdom's Jazan province. The attack left two people injured. In a statement, the mission reiterated the United States' commitment to the security of Saudi Arabia. "We call on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

WHO issues grim Covid warning as 426 cases of new ‘stealth’ Omicron sub-variant found in UK

It can't be distinguished from other variants by using PCR tests

Wales Online · Jan 24, 2022

‘Paradigm shift’ needed in way WHO is funded, says director general

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Covid pandemic has proven that health is ‘an international issue’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022

No decision yet on direct talks with U.S. -Iran foreign minister

Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding no decision had yet been made.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2022

Burkina Faso President Kaboré ‘detained’ in coup attempt

Soldiers decry the president’s inability to quell jihadist violence, which has plagued the country for years

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Syria Prison Battle Toll Tops 150, Concern over Fate of Minors

Kurdish forces locked down a Syrian city Monday to trap ISIS militants who attacked a prison there five days earlier, leaving more than 150 dead in fierce battles. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) charged that the ISIS militants were using hundreds of minors as "human shields" inside the Ghwayran…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

Editorial: The UN combats Holocaust denial

Israel became the United Nations’ 59th member on May 11, 1949. In the seven decades since, the General Assembly, now numbering 193 countries, has passed uncounted resolutions blasting the Mideast’s sole democracy. Slander and libel and unfairness by a majority of tyrannies gathered at Turtle Bay against the world’s only…

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2022

Why Effort to Help Afghanistan Is Falling Short

As winter deepens, a grim situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. Freezing temperatures are compounding misery from the downward spiral that has come with the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover. Aid groups and international agencies estimate about 23 million people, more than half the country, face…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

We can afford to reverse poverty and climate breakdown. What we can’t afford is the alternative

Our global finance system is failing to rise to the challenges we face. It’s time it was reimagined – and grounded in our shared humanity

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022