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EU, UN, several countries pledge aid to earthquake-striken Afghanistan
Islamabad (Reuters) - Another major earthquake rattled western Afghanistan on Wednesday, just days after one of the world's deadliest earthquakes killed more than 2,400 people and...
Palestinian UN envoy accuses Israel of ‘genocidal’ campaign against Gaza
United Nations (Reuters) - The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday described Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip and vow to impose...
UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations
Islamabad (AP) — Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of...
UAE opens 104 MW wind project ahead of U.N. climate summit
Dubai (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has launched its first wind project of commercial size, making use of technology to exploit low wind...
UN envoy calls for a ‘unified mechanism’ to lead reconstruction of Libya’s flood-wrecked city
Cairo (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in divided Libya on Monday called for a unified mechanism to lead the reconstruction of a...