UN grants aid convoys access to rebel-held areas in Syria
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing the delivery of humanitarian aid through four Syrian border crossings all controlled by rebel groups.
Tag Archives: United Nations
Europe
UN asks Europe to take Syrian refugees as region saturated
Afghanistan
Karzai agrees to UN proposal for the audit of 3.5 million votes
Iraq
Exclusive: Iraq tells UN that ‘terrorist groups’ seized nuclear materials
Lebanon
Syrians to constitute third of Lebanese population
Mali
Unarmed Drones Aid UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa
France
Russia seeks UN ban on oil trade with ‘terrorists’ in Syria
Al Qaeda
UN Security Council sanctions Islamist ADF in Congo – diplomats
Libya
US intervention in Libya now seen as a cautionary tale
Iraq
Putin offers Iraq’s Maliki ‘complete support’ against jihadists
Iraq
UN chief opposes military strikes on extremists in Iraq
Iran
Enigmatic Iranian military man at center of UN nuclear investigation
Iraq
UN investigators warn of wider sectarian war across Iraq, Syria
Iraq
US Warns Iraqi Militants Threaten Entire Region, UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’
Al Nusrah Front
Interview with Former UN Peace Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi
Iraq
Nearly 800 killed in Iraq’s bloodiest month this year: UN
Al Nusrah Front
UN report documents torture by regime, rebel militias in Syria
Hezbollah
Lebanon: Terrorism, dialogue and a pope – Sleiman’s tenure
UN adds Boko Haram to al Qaeda sanctions list
The UN cites Boko Haram’s relationship with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) as a reason for adding the Nigerian group to the al Qaeda sanctions list. Previous designations and formal announcements by the US also recognized Boko Haram’s ties to AQIM. Documents found in Osama bin Laden’s compound reportedly showed contacts between the group and al Qaeda’s senior leadership.
China
Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court
Qatar
Qatar FM urges UN to ‘impose’ a Syria ceasefire
Iran
UN experts’ report shows Iran’s deceptive procurement tactics
Al Nusrah Front
Ankara at crossroads on Syria policy
Iran
Exclusive: Iran’s illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks – UN experts
Boko Haram
UN condemns terrorists in Nigeria, calls for punishment, demands release of kidnapped girls
Ethiopia
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree peace deal
Syria
UN Says Syria Conflict Renders Weapons Sites Inaccessible
South Sudan
South Sudan sides ‘recruit 9,000 children to fight’
Al Nusrah Front
Pro-Assad Areas Are Attacked in Syria, Pointing to Election Trouble
South Sudan
Armed mob under guise of peaceful protest attacks UN in South Sudan