U.N. staff and appeal for aid in limbo from Taliban ban on Afghan women
Most of the employees who work for UNAMA are Afghan nationals - women and men who have been instructed to stay home.
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Rapprochement could help address the Middle East's climate problem
The Middle East and North African region is among the most vulnerable to climate change, but the public health impacts are relatively unknown.
Wanted on war crimes charges, Russian official appears before U.N.
Diplomats from other nations objected to the Russian-led U.N. Security Council session as an exercise in disinformation.
Slower trade growth projected in 2023 mainly due to war in Ukraine
The WTO expects trade growth to slow to 1.7% this year due to Russia's war in Ukraine, high inflation, tight monetary policy and market uncertainty.
Putin, charged with war crimes, takes over U.N.'s most powerful arm
Russia's status as president of the U.N. Security Council is bound up in a frozen-in-time power structure dating to the end of World War II.
NATO chief: Finland 'safer,' military alliance 'stronger' with accession
The addition more than doubles the length of the 1,215 kilometers of borders that NATO member nations share with Russia.
'Multiple challenges' undermine A.U.'s flagship peace plan for 2030
As the continent faces a raft of complications, the A.U.'s goal of tackling root causes and drivers of conflict for sustainable development is in doubt.
News consortium reveals trove of data on Russian cyber strategies
Russian intelligence and a defense contractor sought ways to launch cyberattacks and spread disinformation, including two potential Swiss targets.
Stockpiles of nuclear weapons available for use increased in 2022
The number of nuclear warheads available to nations for deployment reached 9,576 at the start of 2023, up from 9,440 a year earlier.
At U.N., leaders link debt, climate to unity in fighting counterterrorism
Mozambique hosted a discussion on how to strengthen efforts between the U.N. and regional organizations at curbing terrorism and violent extremism.
World marks horrific slave trade history to guard against more abuses
The idea is to preserve and teach an ugly chapter of history that might help ward off humanity’s worst impulses.
Nations back ambitious clean water and sanitation goals this decade
The voluntary commitments that came from the conference fall far short of a legally binding agreement like the 2015 Paris Agreement for climate change.
Prisoner executions, other abuses found on both sides in Ukraine war
The U.N. human rights office cited executions, soldiers as human shields, torture and other inhumane treatment by Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine to secure first IMF loan package due to wartime spending
Ukraine incurred a huge deficit mainly due to its enormous military spending, and had to rely on its central bank printing more money.
Court issues warrant for Putin over Ukrainian child abductions
The court's prosecutor says the charges involve the deportation of 'at least hundreds of children taken from orphanages and children’s care homes.'
Experts urge accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The alleged war crimes include killings, torture and illegal confinement, rape, kidnapped children and attacks on civilians and energy-related infrastructure.