Tag: United Nations Security Council
UN Security Council urges immediate cease-fire in Yemen
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called for an immediate halt to fighting in Yemen on Wednesday, saying that only a lasting cease-fire...
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak...
UN diplomats: Martin Griffiths to be UN humanitarian chief
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Martin Griffiths, a U.N. diplomat with wide global experience who has spent the last three years trying to help end the...
UN diplomat Martin Griffiths appointed UN humanitarian chief
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief on Wednesday appointed veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths, a seasoned negotiator with wide global experience, as the new...
UN seeks proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
<p>The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the...
Analysis: Violence upends Biden’s Israel-Palestinian outlook
<p>WASHINGTON — The surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a Middle...
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak...
UN diplomat Martin Griffiths appointed UN humanitarian chief
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief on Wednesday appointed veteran British diplomat Martin Griffiths, a seasoned negotiator with wide global experience, as the new...
UN envoy: Iraqis must ensure integrity of October elections
UNITED NATIONS — A top U.N. envoy urged Iraqis on Tuesday to uphold the integrity of “all-important national elections” next October, saying the world...
UN diplomats: Martin Griffiths to be UN humanitarian chief
UNITED NATIONS — Martin Griffiths, a U.N. diplomat with wide global experience who has spent the last three years trying to help end the...