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Virus fears amplify appeals for Syria peace
Human rights experts warily eyeing the first cases of coronavirus in Syria renewed long-ignored calls for an end to the war, this time in the name of health.
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Human rights experts warily eyeing the first cases of coronavirus in Syria renewed long-ignored calls for an end to the war, this time in the name of health.
The U.N. asked governments and private donors to provide US$2 billion to meet emergency health needs in the poorest countries coping with the pandemic.
The Assad regime's Russia-backed offensive against the last rebel-held area of northwestern Syria caused the biggest single displacement in a nine-year war.
East Africa faces the worst invasion of desert locust swarms in decades from a new generation of the world’s oldest and most destructive migratory pest.
The U.N. Security Council renewed a humanitarian operation in Syria but gave in to Russia's demand that it reduce cross-border aid to two Turkish crossings.
The U.N. chief expressed concern over fighting in northeast Syria and called for 'maximum restraint' against atrocities.
First responders struggled to reach the scene where some survivors were believed to still be trapped under the rubble.
The U.N. fears more air raids and heavy shelling in residential areas could cause more deaths and destroyed neighborhoods.
The U.N. reported losing 21 staff who worked for its agencies; other international organizations reported losing 25 staff.
Russia and Turkey plan to allow a 'war on terror' to continue against fighters living near civilians in the Idlib region.
The U.N.'s top humanitarian official paid a rare visit to North Korea, meeting aid providers and some who need help.
A U.S.-North Korea summit could expand a little-known aspect of a tightly controlled and secretive nation: North Korea's extensive involvement with international organizations.
By the start of 2018, the governments of 92% of the U.N.'s 193 member nations belonged to the Twitterverse. Their participation helped turn the social media platform into 'the indispensable news wire' for international organizations.