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Jul 123 min read

UN-brokered Sudan ceasefire talks begin with one party no-show

GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO - Sudan's warring parties are in Switzerland for U.N.-led talks aimed at brokering possible local ceasefires...

Jul 102 min read

UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border

GENEVA - The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the...

Jul 32 min read

UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda

GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a surge in arrivals in...

Jul 22 min read

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

WASHINGTON - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and in violation of international law, a U.N. human...

Jun 132 min read

UN refugee agency says record 117 million people forcibly displaced in 2023

GENEVA - The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as...

Jun 63 min read

World hits streak of record temperatures as UN warns of 'climate hell'

BRUSSELS/GENEVA -Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU's climate change...

May 132 min read

US, China meet in Geneva to discuss AI risks

WASHINGTON -The U.S. and China will meet in Geneva to discuss artificial intelligence on Tuesday and U.S. officials stressed that...

Apr 292 min read

Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting

GENEVA - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing...