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UN completes removal of oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
Dubai (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it had completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a...
UN security staff released in Yemen after 18 months in captivity
United Nations (Reuters) - Five United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released,...
Agreement to reopen crossing to Syria’s northwest will safeguard independent UN operations, UN says
United Nations (AP) — The agreement the United Nations reached with Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Turkey to its rebel-held northwest for six...
Syria extends UN aid from Turkey, US quake waiver expires
Syria's mission to the United Nations in New York confirmed the extension.
Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to deliver aid via two...
War crimes by Myanmar’s military ‘more frequent and brazen’, UN probe finds
Geneva (Reuters) - War crimes committed by Myanmar's military, including the bombing of civilians, have become "increasingly frequent and brazen", a team of United...