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Venezuela's Maduro may skip UN meeting over security fears

Maduro hasn't attended the UN meeting since 2015.

September 18, 2018 04:29 PM EDT

World

Myanmar court sentences Reuters reporters to 7 yrs in jail for illegal possession of docs

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the brutal crackdown on the Rohingya.

September 03, 2018 07:42 AM EDT

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UN Syria envoy floats idea of evacuating Idlib civilians

The intergovernmental official believes the roughly 3 million people in the area have no other choice.

August 30, 2018 12:57 PM EDT

World

Experts assemble for UN-hosted meeting on 'killer robots'

As the meeting got underway, Amnesty International urged countries to work toward a ban.

August 27, 2018 06:34 PM EDT

Politics

US to cut funding for UN human rights office

The United States is the U.N.'s largest single donor, providing about 22 percent of its budget.

August 23, 2018 11:22 AM EDT

World

Annan's legacy of fighting for equality and rights lives on

When Annan handed the reins of the U.N. to Ban Ki-moon, he said he would keep working.

August 18, 2018 06:37 PM EDT

World

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80

His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet, saying he died after a short unspecified illness.

August 18, 2018 07:21 AM EDT

World

US: Security Council united on denuclearizing North Korea

"When sanctions are not enforced, the prospects for the successful denuclearization of North Korea are diminished."

July 20, 2018 04:30 PM EDT

World

A new UN report shows the drug crisis is global. And it might be worse than everyone thought.

Several drugs are being produced in record numbers.

June 27, 2018 06:06 PM EDT

World

World Refugee Day: Turkey is world’s most generous nation, refugees build economy in Kenya

This year's theme for World Refugee Day is 'Now more than ever, we need to stand with refugees'.

June 20, 2018 03:39 PM EDT

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