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  UN Security Council meets on Israel, US blocks statement

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 09:59pm on May 12, 2021

  The UN Security Council held another emergency meeting Wednesday on worsening hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, again without agreeing on a joint statement due to...

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  UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem, issued no statement

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 10:44am on May 11, 2021

  The UN Security Council held an urgent meeting on Monday on the unrest in Jerusalem but issued no immediate statement, with diplomats saying the United...

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  UN says global midwife shortage putting lives at risk

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:48pm on May 06, 2021

  The United Nations warned Wednesday that the world faces an acute shortage of midwives, saying millions of lives could be saved if the shortfall were...

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  NGOs call on UN to impose Myanmar with arms embargo

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 09:44am on May 06, 2021

  About 200 non-governmental organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on...

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  UNSC calls for civilian protection in conflicts

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 12:00am on April 29, 2021

  The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday calling for civilians to be protected during conflicts, allowing them access to water, food and...

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  Guterres, Ban Ki-moon call for ASEAN to act on Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 01:16am on April 21, 2021

  UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and his predecessor Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged governments in southeast Asia to push to end the crisis in Myanmar, during...

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  UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 12:18am on April 17, 2021

  The UN said Thursday it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite the departure of US and NATO troops later this year....

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  UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, NATO withdrawal

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:48am on April 16, 2021

  The United Nations said on Thursday that it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite the departure of US and NATO troops...

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  UN chief deplores failure of multilateralism to fight COVID

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 12:24am on April 14, 2021

  UN secretary general Antonio Guterres gave a stern assessment Monday of the international community’s failure to mount a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying...

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  UNSC unanimously slams ‘civilian killing’, violence in Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations, United States | Updated at 11:00am on April 02, 2021

  The United Nations Security Council on Thursday ‘strongly condemned’ the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by China...