# united-nations - Tuesday 24 May, 2022
# Xinjiang
# Xinjiang
The files were published as UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet begins a long-awaited and controversial trip to Xinjiang.
# united-nations - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# United Nations
# United Nations
Antonio Guterres said he is “hopeful” a deal will be reached to allow the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports.
# united-nations - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Sea Levels
# Sea Levels
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification all set new records last year.
# united-nations - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The World Meteorological Organization said there is a 93% chance of at least one year between 2022-2026 becoming the warmest on record.
# united-nations - Sunday 8 May, 2022
# Syria
# Syria
The United Nations has warned that funding to aid victims of the civil war in Syria is dwindling.
# united-nations - Friday 6 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Ten weeks into the war, Russia has focused its efforts on Ukraine’s east and south.
# united-nations - Sunday 1 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Earlier efforts at evacuations from the plant, the last site in the city still held by Ukrainian soldiers, had failed.
# united-nations - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Zaporizhzhia
- Paul Urey and Dylan Healy were "captured" by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint near Zaporizhzhia.
- One person has been killed in a Russian strike on Kyiv during UN Secretary General's visit to the capital.
- Zelenskyy said the strikes were an attempt by Russia to "humiliate" the UN and everything it represents.
# united-nations - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Russian Invasion
# Russian Invasion
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said today that it has detailed a “horror story” of violations perpetrated against civilians.
# united-nations - Friday 15 April, 2022
Geraldine Byrne Nason said the UN Security Council needs reform.
# united-nations - Wednesday 30 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have travelled on to other countries or back into Ukraine.
# united-nations - Sunday 20 March, 2022
# Invasion
# Invasion
The UN gave the new statistics on the impact of the invasion by Russia today.
# united-nations - Thursday 17 March, 2022
# Security Council
# Security Council
The resolution, which avoids using the word Taliban, will allow the UN to continue its “crucial” work in Afghanistan.
# united-nations - Tuesday 15 March, 2022
# United Nations
# United Nations
Over 1.4 million of these people are children.
# united-nations - Monday 14 March, 2022
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed a record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offences.
# united-nations - Monday 28 February, 2022
# Security Council
# Security Council
It comes as two UN emergency meetings are held today over the invasion of Ukraine.
# united-nations - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Belarusian authorities arrested journalist Roman Protasevitch after the flight was forced to land in Minsk on 23 May 2021.
# united-nations - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# United Nations
# United Nations
Around 8 million children could miss out on their education because teachers largely have not been paid since August.
# united-nations - Saturday 8 January, 2022
# Sudan
# Sudan
“It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process,” UN special envoy Volker Perthes said in a statement.
# united-nations - Thursday 30 December, 2021
# Russia
# Russia
The status is reminiscent of the Soviet-era term “enemy of the people” and is meant to apply to people or groups that receive funding from abroad.
# united-nations - Friday 10 December, 2021
# China
# China
The report detailed allegations of torture, rape and inhumane treatment.
# united-nations - Saturday 20 November, 2021
# Peng Shuai
# Peng Shuai
The statement underlines the softly-softly approach adopted by the IOC ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
# united-nations - Friday 19 November, 2021
# Me Too
From The42
# Me Too
‘We are calling for an investigation with full transparency into her allegation of sexual assault.’
# united-nations - Wednesday 10 November, 2021
# Tuam
# Tuam
The proposed legislation raises “serious concerns in relation to the State’s compliance with its international legal obligations”, the groups note.
# Universal Periodic Review
# Universal Periodic Review
Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman will lead the Irish delegation and deliver a speech at today’s hearing.
# united-nations - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# CLIMATE CRISIS
# CLIMATE CRISIS
Any deals or agreements reached at COP26 will be very technical and require a lot of scrutiny, experts say.
# united-nations - Wednesday 27 October, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
The US has ratcheted up tensions, calling for Taiwan to have greater involvement in the world body.
# united-nations - Monday 25 October, 2021
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
The UN climate chief has urged countries to redouble their efforts to avoid a climate crisis.
# united-nations - Monday 13 September, 2021
# Afghanistan
# Afghanistan
Some officials from the previous government and their relatives were detained and later found deceased.
# united-nations - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
The foreign affairs minister will also visit the 9/11 memorial ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attack.
# united-nations - Thursday 5 August, 2021
# Israel-Lebanon
# Israel-Lebanon
Israel said it had struck launch sites as well as installations which had previously been used to attack Israel.
# united-nations - Monday 5 July, 2021
# Lebanon
# Lebanon
He will also meet with political leaders, including the Defence Minister and acting Foreign Affairs Minister.
# Minsk
# Minsk
The situation in Belarus has “deteriorated significantly” over the last year.
# united-nations - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Unesco
# Unesco
UNESCO released a draft report on Monday recommending the reef’s World Heritage status be downgraded because of its dramatic coral decline.
# united-nations - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Peacekeepers
- Niall O'Connor speaks with returning UN Peacekeepers from the tension filled environment of South Lebanon.
- The exchange of fire between Palestinians and Israel saw them take to bunkers to protect them from stray rounds.
- The Irish troops, drawn from across the island, carried out humanitarian work and maintained the peace in the country.
# united-nations - Thursday 27 May, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
The resolution will spur an unprecedented level of scrutiny on abuses and their “root causes” in the decades-long conflict.
# united-nations - Tuesday 25 May, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
The 35-year-old daughter of Dubai’s ruler has not been seen in public since a foiled attempt to escape in March 2018.
# united-nations - Thursday 20 May, 2021
# United Nations
# United Nations
Following a stand-off between the US and France, reports are emerging that a UN agreement may have been reached.
# united-nations - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Russia
# Russia
The Kremlin critic is on hunger strike in a Russian penal colony.
# united-nations - Friday 16 April, 2021
# AMRI
# AMRI
The Association of Mixed Race Irish has asked the United Nations to visit Ireland and investigate institutional racism here.
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