As Many As 30 Migrants Feared Dead In Mediterranean
Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that left Libya last week said as many as 30 people were trampled or ...
Tag: Geneva
US Ambassador Haley To Travel To Israel, UN Rights Council Meeting
US Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has accused the United Nations of anti-Israel bias, will travel to Israel next week and ...
UN Rights Council Names Team To Probe Myanmar Rohingya Abuses
The UN rights council on Tuesday named a three-person team to probe alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, a key ...
C. Africa Violence Forces 88,000 People To Flee Homes In May
Surging violence in Central African Republic has killed hundreds and forced some 88,000 people to flee their homes since the ...
Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he came to office ...
UN Urges Anti-IS Coalition To Protect Civilians
The UN on Friday urged all nations bombing jihadist targets in Syria to better distinguish between civilian and military targets, ...
Nishikori Saves Three Match Points In Geneva
Japanese second seed Kei Nishikori saved three match points to defeat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) on ...
More Donors Can Absorb ‘shock’ of Any US Cuts
The World Health Organization should expand its donor base to better withstand the "shock" from planned deep budget cuts in ...
Does India Risk Hague Return For Gogoi’s ‘war Crimes’ In Kashmir?
As news broke that India's army had commended a senior officer who tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep and ...
Ethiopia’s Tedros Elected New WHO Chief
Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the powerful World Health Organization on Tuesday, vowing to shake ...
WHO Reform A Top Priority For Ethiopia’s Tedros
The first African to head the World Health Organization, Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom, says he aims to replicate his success in ...
Trump’s Saudi Embrace, Iran Disdain Upend Obama’s Vision
US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure from ...
UN Envoy Eyes New Syria Peace Talks In June
Despite little progress in the latest round of Syrian peace talks, negotiations are set to resume in June, the UN ...
Cholera Outbreak Claims 315 Lives In Yemen
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 315 people since April 27, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
Barred From WHO Meet, Taiwan Urges Global ‘pressure’ On China
Taiwan voiced deep disappointment Sunday at its exclusion from a major World Health Organization meeting, and urged international pressure on ...
Nearly 23,500 Cholera Cases, 242 Deaths In Yemen In Three Weeks
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 242 people, and left nearly 23,500 others sick in the past three ...
Syria Condemns Attack By US-Led Coalition
Syria on Friday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-government forces as a "brazen attack" and said it would "not ...
Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’
Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media reported, after the bombing ...
IS Kills More Than 50 People In Syria Assault
The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama ...
Syrians Seek Release of Prisoners From ‘crematorium’ Jail
Standing outside the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of visiting relatives ...