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UNICEF says 1,121 children killed in Yemen in 15 months
World
August 10, 2016
UNICEF says 1,121 children killed in Yemen in 15 months
UN children’s fund UNICEF said Tuesday that 1,121 children had been killed and another 1,650 injured since March of last…
Saudi Arabia yet to sway U.N. over Yemen coalition blacklisting
World
August 2, 2016
Saudi Arabia yet to sway U.N. over Yemen coalition blacklisting
Two months after the United Nations blacklisted a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for killing children in Yemen, Riyadh has not…
Damascus denounces US-led ‘massacre’ in Syria, calls on UN to intervene
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July 31, 2016
Damascus denounces US-led ‘massacre’ in Syria, calls on UN to intervene
Syria has called on the United Nations to take immediate action against the so-called US-led coalition, and to prevent it…
Unicef warns Nigerian children suffering from severe malnutrition
World
July 20, 2016
Unicef warns Nigerian children suffering from severe malnutrition
Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria’s Borno state, formerly controlled by Boko Haram, are suffering…
Iraq UN Envoy: Saudi NGOs send cash to ISIS under guise of helping Fallujah children
World
July 19, 2016
Iraq UN Envoy: Saudi NGOs send cash to ISIS under guise of helping Fallujah children
Iraqi Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad Ali al-Hakim blasted Saudi Arabia’s Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) for rendering financial…
U.N. asks Saudi Arabia to show how coalition prevents Yemen child deaths
World
July 17, 2016
U.N. asks Saudi Arabia to show how coalition prevents Yemen child deaths
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed Saudi Arabia on Thursday to provide information on actions they are taking to prevent the…
Germany to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia
World
July 11, 2016
Germany to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia continues its brutal military campaign in Yemen, the German government has approved several arms export deals to…
Over 70 professors rap Saudi delisting in letter to UN chief
World
July 9, 2016
Over 70 professors rap Saudi delisting in letter to UN chief
More than 70 professors in Europe and North America have expressed concern over a UN decision to remove Saudi Arabia…
UN Releases Casualty Figures for Iraq for June 2016
World
July 5, 2016
UN Releases Casualty Figures for Iraq for June 2016
A total of 662 Iraqis were killed and another 1,457 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict…
U.N: Number of Syrians in need of aid in hard-to-reach areas increases
World
June 26, 2016
U.N: Number of Syrians in need of aid in hard-to-reach areas increases
The United Nations now estimates there are five million Syrians in need of humanitarian aid living in hard-to-reach areas, nearly…