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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, shown here in February 2020, said events in Myanmar were 'absolutely unacceptable'

UN Wants To 'Make Sure' Myanmar Coup Fails: Guterres

UN wants to 'make sure' Myanmar coup fails: Guterres

Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of the threat of 'vaccinationalism' as the world death toll from coronavirus topped two million

UN Head Warns Of 'Vaccinationalism' As Virus Deaths Top Two Million

UN head warns of 'vaccinationalism' as virus deaths top two million

The WHO committee of experts is overseen by France's Didier Houssin

WHO Convenes Emergency Committee Early Over Coronavirus Variants

WHO convenes emergency committee early over coronavirus variants

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres faces an array of global crises in the coming year

Guterres To Run For Second Term As UN Chief: Official

Guterres to run for second term as UN chief: official

A Sudanese protester waves a national flag in the capital Khartoum in June 2020

UN Agrees To End Darfur Peacekeeping Mission

UN agrees to end Darfur peacekeeping mission

The UN mission to Central African Republic has 11,500 peacekeepers in one of the world's poorest and most troubled nations

Peacekeepers Deploy In C. Africa As UN Chief Calls For Calm

Peacekeepers deploy in C. Africa as UN chief calls for calm

A man tries on an air permeable charcoal impregnated suit during a simulation at OPCW headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, on April 20, 2017

Syria Declarations On Chemical Arms Lacking: UN, Watchdog

Syria declarations on chemical arms lacking: UN, watchdog

French prosecutors accused Teodorin Obiang of plundering tens of millions of dollars from the oil- and timber-rich African nation's coffers to fund his jetset lifestyle in France

E.Guinea, France Brace For UN Ruling In Property Dispute

E.Guinea, France brace for UN ruling in property dispute

Friction has mounted between Ethiopia's government and the UN over access to Tigray, with alarm growing at the plight of civilians and refugees more than a week after fighting was declared over

UN Announces Ethiopia Deal On Joint Missions To Assess Tigray Aid Needs

UN announces Ethiopia deal on joint missions to assess Tigray aid needs

Many Syrian refugees in countries such as Lebanon are struggling to survive freezing temperatures and torrential rains in makeshift shelters

Forgotten Syrians Need Winter Help, Says Author Gaiman

Forgotten Syrians need winter help, says author Gaiman

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International Civil Aviation Day 2020: Top 6 Spectacular US Aviation Museums To Visit

To see interesting items like aviation artifacts and replicas of aircraft, you might want to check out six of the best aviation museums in the U.S.

Former World Bank president James Wolfensohn, left, has died aged 86, triggering tributes to his life and work

Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn Dies Aged 86

Former World Bank president James Wolfensohn dies aged 86

A Yemeni boy receives aid donated by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the country's third city of Taez, in October 2020 -- UN chief Antonio Guterres warns Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen in decades

Yemen In 'Imminent Danger' Of World's Worst Famine In Decades: UN

Yemen in 'imminent danger' of world's worst famine in decades: UN

UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir criticized the body, saying its effectiveness has been limited

UN General Assembly President Assails Security Council

UN General Assembly president assails Security Council

Children look at a United Nations Bangladeshi soldier, part of the MINUSCA peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic

UN Urges CAR Peace Efforts, Renews Peacekeeping Mission

UN urges CAR peace efforts, renews peacekeeping mission

The sidewalk is empty outside the IMF and World Bank headquarters amid the coronavirus pandemic on October 1, 2020 in Washington

Pandemic Delays IMF Annual Meeting In Morocco To 2022

Pandemic delays IMF annual meeting in Morocco to 2022

Female soldiers in Senegal demonstrate a peacekeeping operation during a February 2020 visit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid global efforts to increase the role of women in peacemaking

UN Chief Deplores Persistent Lack Of Women In Peace Efforts

UN chief deplores persistent lack of women in peace efforts

Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, says he has been snubbed by Bill de Blasio, mayor of the UN's host city New York

UN Diplomat 'Saddened' Over Perceived Snub By New York Mayor

UN diplomat 'saddened' over perceived snub by New York mayor

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United Nations Day 2020: World Body's 75th Anniversary Goes Virtual

Oct. 24 has been celebrated as U.N. Day every year since the organization was founded in 1945 after World War II.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva's upbeat comments on US stimulus come despite an ongoing deadlock over passing a new measure between Democrats and Republicans in Washington

'No Doubt' US To Deploy More Stimulus This Year: IMF Chief

'No doubt' US to deploy more stimulus this year: IMF chief

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath told AFP a US major stimulus package would increase growth by two percentage points next year

Major US Stimulus Would Boost US, Global Economies: IMF Official

Major US stimulus would boost US, global economies: IMF official

The world could make 2019 the year for peak CO2 emissions and make the air clean without lockdowns if it invests massively in clean energy projects that would also boost the global economic recovery, the IEA says

Virus Crisis An Opportunity To Reshape Climate Reponse: IEA

Virus crisis an opportunity to reshape climate reponse: IEA

Fearless girl statue

International Day Of The Girl Quotes And Facts

This year, the theme of International Day of the Girl is “My Voice, Our Equal Future.”

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says African countries need more financing to make it through the severe downturn caused by Covid-19

Africa Needs $1.2 Tn Of Financing To Beat Covid-19 Hit: IMF

Africa needs $1.2 tn of financing to beat Covid-19 hit: IMF

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned low-income countries are facing economic shocks so profound they could create what she calls a "lost generation"

Covid-19 Downturn Not As Bad As Feared; Crisis Not Over: IMF Chief

Covid-19 downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over: IMF chief

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A Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper is seen here in the Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon -- the country has been mired in years of intercommunal violence

Int'l 'Consensus' That C.Africa Vote Must Be Held In Dec: UN Official

Moctar Ouane, pictured in January 2009, has been appointed as Mali's new prime minister

UN Calls On New Mali Government To Implement Peace Agreement

Azerbaijani and Armenian forces battled for a second day after dozens were killed in an outbreak of heavy fighting that has raised fears of an all-out war between the longtime enemies.

US Offers To Help Facilitate Talks Between Azerbaijan, Armenia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world "can overcome this challenge" as it marks one million deaths from Covid-19 globally

UN Chief Appeals For 'Responsible' Pandemic Leadership

Former IMF head Rodrigo Rato always maintained that the authorities were fully aware of what happened at the bank(L) smiles as he leaves his office.Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato was acquitted in Spain bank trial on September 29, 2020.

Former IMF Chief Rato Acquitted In Spain Bank Trial

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