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Can the U.N. do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead on U.N. diplomacy on Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine as Washington warns Moscow could invade at any time.

Reuters

U.N. adviser calls for Libyan elections in 'shortest possible time'

The U.N. Secretary-General's special adviser on Libya said she stressed the need for calm as she met senior politicians there on Sunday and said free and fair elections should be held "in the shortest possible time".

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. envoy to U.N. cancels Liberia trip to focus on Russia

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead on U.N. diplomacy over Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine, the U.S mission to the United Nations said.

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Five U.N. staff abducted in southern Yemen

Five United Nations staff have been abducted in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Reuters

U.N. official urges Mexico to find alternatives to migrant detention or asylum

Mexico must seek alternatives to detention and asylum for migrants, especially ahead of an anticipated increase in arrivals this year, the U.N. refugee agency's representative for the country said Friday.

Reuters

UN deputy chief sees fragile peace hope after Ethiopia visit

The highest-ranking U.N. official to visit Ethiopia since war began in the Tigray region in 2020 says she thinks Tigrayan fighters are hopeful of ending the conflict

The Independent UK

Deputy U.N. chief left near tears by rape accounts in Ethiopia

Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday she was deeply shaken by accounts of rape from Ethiopian women, which she described as "your worst nightmare.”

Reuters

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UN more neutral on PM appointed in Libya's east, urges vote

The U.N. spokesman says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has taking note of the appointment by Libya’s east-based parliament of a new prime minister and is following the situation closely

The Independent UK

Journalists working with U.N. detained in Afghanistan - UNHCR

Two journalists working with the United Nations have been detained along with several Afghan workers, the organisation's refugee agency said on Friday.

Reuters

WFP vows cooperation for Italy investigation of Congo deaths

The World Food Program is pledging continued cooperation with Rome prosecutors after they indicated they would seek indictments against two U.N. employees in connection with the 2021 killing of the Italian ambassador to Congo and two others

The Independent UK

U.S. and China U.N. envoys trade barbs on Russia and Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she hopes China will urge Russia to "do the right thing" on Ukraine, prompting her Chinese counterpart to quickly respond with a call for diplomacy and an end to "hyping up the tension."

Reuters

Exclusive-U.N. aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route in February: U.N. note

The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of aid dollars for Afghan currency in a plan to stem humanitarian and economic crises and bypass blacklisted Taliban leaders, according to an internal U.N. note seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Two weeks after Burkina Faso coup, U.N. Security Council expresses 'serious concern'

The United Nations Security Council expressed "serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government" in Burkina Faso in a statement more than two weeks after a military coup deposed President Roch Kabore.

Reuters

Libya's east-based lawmakers name new PM, fueling divisions

Libya’s east-based parliament has appointed a new prime minister, a development that counters U.N. efforts to reconcile the divided country and one that will likely produce two parallel administrations

The Independent UK

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UN: Build on Islamic State chief's death to thwart recruits

The U.N. counterterrorism chief says it’s crucial to build on the momentum following last week’s death of the leader of the Islamic State extremist group and address the grievances that terrorist groups exploit to attract new followers

Reuters

U.N. Sudan mission to wrap up first round of consultations, publish summary

The United Nations special mission in Sudan is concluding an initial round of consultations aimed at salvaging the country's democratic transition and will produce a summary document next week, a U.N. source told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What in the world is the Olympic Truce?

A U.N. resolution upholding the Olympic Truce has been passed 15 times

Reuters

U.N. rights office demands release of Afghan women activists

The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for the release of four women activists and their relatives in Afghanistan who were detained or abducted last month after protests over women's rights since the Taliban seized control.

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Applications invited for Bhumi fellowship in Chennai

It will be aligned with U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 4

The Independent UK

US and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions

The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the U.N. Security Council over the usefulness and impact of U.N. sanctions, currently imposed on countries from North Korea to Yemen and Congo as well the al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups and their affiliates and supporters

Reuters

U.S. urges N.Korea to focus on needs of its people, not missiles

The United States called on North Korea on Monday to defund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs and prioritize the needs of its own people, as Russia and China blamed sanctions for worsening the humanitarian situation in the hermit Asian state.

Reuters

ICRC, UN agency invited to discuss Yemen detention centre attack

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has invited the International Committee of the Red Cross and a U.N. agency to investigate allegations by the Iran-aligned Houthi group that coalition forces carried out a fatal attack on a detention centre last month, state media reported on Monday.

Reuters

Olympics-China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism

China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract from his country's alleged rights abuses against Muslim minorities.

The Independent UK

UNICEF team visits children in Syria prison after IS attack

The U.N. children's agency says officials from the group have visited a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days of fighting between U.S.-backed fighters and Islamic State group militants

The Independent UK

UN experts: North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes

U.N. experts say North Korea has continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs including its capability to produce nuclear fissile materials in violation of U

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