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G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine

Nov. 18, 2024 23:33 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Leaders of the world's 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine, issuing a joint declaration Monday that was heavy on generalities but short of details on how to accomplish...

Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan's rival forces

Nov. 18, 2024 20:40 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan's military and paramilitary forces and delivery of humanitarian aid to millions in desperate need. Russia’s ally China supported the resolution sponsored by...

Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics

Nov. 18, 2024 20:27 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro produced a joint declaration Monday that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group's members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritized addressing: both ongoing major wars, a global...

US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force

Nov. 15, 2024 20:33 PM EST

UNITED NATiONS (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping force, spurred by escalating gang violence that shut all air traffic to the capital of Port-au-Prince this week. The U.S. proposed a...

UN sanctions 2 generals from Sudan's paramilitary force for key roles in war against the military

Nov. 08, 2024 23:52 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions Friday on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military that has seen ethnically motivated attacks and atrocities. Sudan plunged into conflict...

North Korean test of ICBM is condemned by two-thirds of UN Security Council

Nov. 05, 2024 16:22 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S.-led statement approved by 10 of the 15 U.N. Security Council members Tuesday condemned a recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch and called on Pyongyang to return to negotiations and abandon its missile programs. The statement...

UN extends mandate for UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara, with Algeria protesting over human rights

Oct. 31, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Western Sahara for another year Thursday with Algeria refusing to vote in protest at the resolution’s failure to include a reference to monitoring human rights in the disputed north...

Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says

Oct. 28, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions, the United Nations chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio...

War affects over 600 million women and girls, UN says

Oct. 25, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 600 million women and girls are now affected by war, a 50% increase from a decade ago, and they fear the world has forgotten them amid an escalating backlash against women’s rights and gender equality, top U.N. officials say. U.N. Secretary-General...

Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says

Oct. 22, 2024 20:19 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in the country said Tuesday. Special representative Maria Isabel...