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At the edge of the UN security perimeter, those with causes (and signs) try to be heard
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Pedro came to the U.S. from Angola five months ago. He works construction in the New York City borough of Queens. Kadija Tyler made the journey from Senegal to Harlem. She works in sales in a department store. Neither is a full-time activist. But they and...
On the sidelines of the U.N.: Hope, cocktails and efforts to be heard
NEW YORK (AP) — Inside the U.N.'s gates, world leaders use the spotlight to talk — to each other and the entire planet. Outside, across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies take matters into their own hands at a swirl of cocktail parties, meetings and protests. ...
Yemen's southern leader renews calls for separate state at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council, an umbrella group of heavily armed and well-financed militias, said Friday that he will prioritize the creation of a separate country in negotiations with their rivals, the Houthi rebels. Aidarous...
US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration pledged $100 million on Friday to support a proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to restore security to conflict-ravaged Haiti and urged other nations to make similar contributions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the...
Sudan’s military leader warns the war in his country could spread beyond its borders
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The war in Sudan could spread beyond the northeast African country's borders if it is not stopped, Sudan's army chief told the United Nations General Assembly, while urging world leaders to designate the rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group. “The...
Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. In one brazen attack, militants targeted a...
Want a place on the UN stage? Leaders of divided nations must first get past this gatekeeper
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It's one of the United Nations' more obscure bodies, with no space to call its own within the riverside headquarters. And there is scant insight into how it decides a question of far-reaching impact: Who gets let through the door? With an anodyne name, the...
Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate efforts
NEW YORK (AP) — A top official helping to oversee upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong — and surprise them with a “course correction” for an ever-warming world. But don't expect that big a turn. Adnan Amin, the CEO and No. 2...
Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region and holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat...
The UN system is 'sclerotic and hobbled' and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed an urgent need to reform the “sclerotic and hobbled” global decision-making at the United Nations. Charles Michel, the president of the European Council of EU leaders, expressed...
