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Since mid-2019, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other Iranian officials have faced strict restrictions on their movement when they are in the United States, including for meetings at UN headquarters in New York

Zarif Says Informed By UN That US Has Denied Him Visa

Zarif says informed by UN that US has denied him visa

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's remarks appeared aimed, at least in part, at Washington and Tehran

UN Chief Calls For Restraint Amid Rise In Global Tensions

UN chief calls for restraint amid rise in global tensions

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South China Sea: Malaysia Wants To Extend Claim In Challenge To China

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah told reporters on Friday that the country will stand behind a December 12, 2019 claim made to the United Nations (U.N.) to stretch its boundaries beyond the normal 200 nautical miles.

This picture taken on December 12, 2019 shows a camp for displaced Syrians at Khirbet al-Joz in Syria's Idlib province near Turkey; most of its residents survive on aid brought across the border

No Progress Seen Despite Intense UN Talks On Syria Aid

No progress seen despite intense UN talks on Syria aid

UN Ups 2020 Budget, Includes Funds For War Crimes Probes

UN ups 2020 budget, includes funds for war crimes probes

Displaced Syrians, who fled their homes in the border town of Ras al-Ain, receive humanitarian aid on October 12, 2019, in the town of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province

Russia, China Veto UN Extending Syria Cross-border Aid

Russia, China veto UN extending Syria cross-border aid

Pope Francis handed the UN chief a copy of a document hailed as a milestone in the dialogue between Christians and Muslims

The Pope And UN Chief Call For Religious And Environmental Tolerance

The Pope and UN chief call for religious and environmental tolerance

Russia's United Nations Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stressed to US President Donald Trump that the denial of visas to Russian diplomats was damaging to the United States' image as host country of the UN, diplomats said

UN Calls For Lifting Restrictions On Iran Diplomats

UN calls for lifting restrictions on Iran diplomats

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said the UN has no alternative but to keep on shipping aid into war-ravaged Syria

UN Chief Says No Choice But To Ship Aid Across Syria's Border

UN chief says no choice but to ship aid across Syria's border

The Paris treaty goals of capping global warmiThe COP25 deal "expresses the urgent need" for new carbon cutting commitments to close the gap between current emissions and ng at below two degrees

UN Chief Calls Climate Summit A 'Lost Opportunity'

UN chief calls climate summit a 'lost opportunity'

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has taken her disarmingly straightforward message -- "listen to the scientists" -- around the world

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Condemns Norway For Rising Oil Production

Despite its image as a liberal country dedicated to fighting climate change, Norway’s dominant oil industry will increase production.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to media on October 10, 2019

IMF And Ukraine Reach Tentative $5.5 Bn Aid Deal

IMF and Ukraine reach tentative $5.5 bn aid deal

Where is the 'secret' Russia room in the White House? joked Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya to President Donald Trump

Where's The 'Secret' White House Russia Room? Diplomat Jokes

Where's the 'secret' White House Russia room? diplomat jokes

The Yemeni conflict has triggered what the United Nations describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and in need of aid

UN Launches $29 Bn Emergency Funding Appeal

UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal

Anger, Hope And Pleas For Action At UN Climate Meet

Anger, hope and pleas for action at UN climate meet

"We have to dispel the perceived riskiness of investment" in Africa, Georgieva said

New IMF Chief Urges Debt Wisdom In Maiden Africa Visit

New IMF chief urges debt wisdom in maiden Africa visit

Choose Hope Or Climate Surrender, Says UN Chief

Choose hope or climate surrender, says UN chief

Guterres flagged a UN report to be released in a few days confirming the last five years are the warmest on record, with 2019 likely to be the second hottest ever

Climate Crisis Has Reached 'Point Of No Return', UN Chief Says

Climate crisis has reached 'point of no return', UN chief says

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An angry crowd confronted peacekeepers at a UN compound on the outskirts of Beni on Monday. Local people accuse the UN mission in DR Congo of failing to protect them against the notorious ADF militia

Nineteen Killed By Suspected Militia In Troubled East DR Congo

Nineteen killed by suspected militia in troubled east DR Congo

Diamonds have been Botswana's best friend but a dip the global market for the gems has led to slower growth in the southern African country, the IMF said

Botswana In The Rough As Diamond Sales Lose Glitter: IMF

Botswana in the rough as diamond sales lose glitter: IMF

The share by gender of homicides and partner-killings worldwide.

Femicide: A Global Scourge

Femicide: A global scourge

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US was 'alarmed' at Iran's 'lack of adequate cooperation' with UN nuclear watchdog inspectors

Pompeo Slams Iran 'Intimidation' Of IAEA Inspector As 'Outrageous'

Pompeo slams Iran 'intimidation' of IAEA inspector as 'outrageous'

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visits an exposition at the Latvian Museum of Occupation in Riga, Latvia in October 2019

Ukraine Should Tackle Corruption To Win New Loan: IMF

Talks with Ukraine on a new loan package are continuing but Kiev will need to address corruption and reduce the power of oligarchs to attract much needed investment, an IMF spokesman said Thursday.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns that growing global debt leaves governments and households vulnerable to a rise in interest rates

Global Debt Surges To Record High $188 Tn: IMF Chief

The global debt load has surged to a new all-time record equivalent to more than double the world's economic output, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday.

The outgoing head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Pierre Krahenbuhl, is alleged to have been romantically involved with a colleague appointed in 2015 to a newly created role of senior adviser after an "extreme fast-track" process

Head Of UN Palestinian Agency Resigns Amid Ethics Probe

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has stepped aside temporarily as an internal probe into alleged mismanagement at the organisation proceeds, it said on Wednesday.

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