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Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says
Dubai (Reuters) - Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a...
UN: Staggering 15.3 million Syrians, nearly 70% of population, need aid
United Nations (AP) — For the first time in Syria’s 12-year war, people in every district are experiencing some degree of “humanitarian stress,” and...
UN urges Iraq to deliver on reforms and combat corruption — and backs it fight against terrorism
United Nations (AP) — The U.N. Security Council encouraged Iraq’s recently formed government to deliver on reforms and combat corruption in a resolution adopted...
UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
Dhaka (AP) — Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to...
Officials: UN chief ‘shocked’ by letter from Sudan’s military ruler demanding removal of UN envoy
Cairo (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general was “shocked” by a letter from Sudan’s army chief demanding the removal of the U.N. envoy to...