Head of Nobel Prize-winning UN World Food Program to quit
ROME — The executive director of the United Nations World Food Program, which won the Nobel Peace Prize two years ago, says he will step down at the end of … Read More
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French baguette gets United Nations cultural heritage status
France kneads credit for its carbs. The baguette was awarded special cultural protection by the United Nations Wednesday — joining the culinary ranks of the delicious Neapolitan pizza in Italy … Read More
‘Make Russia pay’: EU moves ahead with confiscation of frozen assets, despite legal pitfalls
The European Union is stepping up work to confiscate the Russian-owned assets that have been frozen under EU sanctions and use them to finance the costly reconstruction of Ukraine. The … Read More
COP27 countries poised to make deal on historic climate fund
Countries attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt are hammering out an agreement Saturday to create a historic climate fund for nations said to be at risk from rising … Read More
US, EU blasts Russia for suspending grain deal
The United States condemned Russia for pulling out of a United Nations-brokered deal to allow Ukraine to export grain after Moscow blamed Kyiv for orchestrating a drone attack against its Black … Read More
Women raped by serial predator UN worker speak out at sentencing
Women who were drugged and sexually assaulted by a former UN employee gave impassioned statements at his sentencing in Manhattan federal court Thursday — blasting the fiend as a “predator … Read More
UN keeping track of damage to Ukrainian cultural sites with before-and-after satellite images
Before and after satellite imagery is helping to keep track of the damage Russia’s war in Ukraine is inflicting on the country’s cultural sites. The United Nations culture agency UNESCO, … Read More
Iran touts arms sales, but denies supplying Russia’s kamikaze drones
Hard-line Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boasted about his regime’s international arms sales Saturday — even as his foreign ministry condemned calls to investigate the Iranian “kamikaze drones” that have been … Read More
Biden admin drafts resolution for rapid military deployment in Haiti
The Biden administration drafted an emergency resolution with the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate rapid military deployment to help stem a spiraling series of health and security … Read More
Protests rock Russia amid nuclear threats, mobilization order
Russians took to the streets — and to the sky — Wednesday in opposition to Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order sending reservists to fight in Ukraine as his threats of nuclear … Read More
