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January 21, 2020 at 6:22 pm

UN report: 70% of world lives where inequality has grown

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 70% of the world’s people live in countries where inequality has grown since 1990, including China and India, and...

Business

January 21, 2020 at 4:08 pm

UN welcomes commitments toward Libya peace, urges cease-fire

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the commitment by world powers and other key countries to support a plan to...

January 20, 2020 at 5:35 pm

UN: Most Sudan rebels and neighbors back Darfur peace hope

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say most rebel groups and all of Sudan’s neighbors except Libya support the peace process in Darfur but local...

January 17, 2020 at 4:14 pm

UN chief urges Haitians to resist escalation at quake event

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a U.N. ceremony Friday marking the 10th anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake to urge Haitians to...

January 16, 2020 at 4:36 pm

UN: Global economic growth in 2019 was lowest of the decade

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The global economy recorded its lowest growth of the decade in 2019, falling to 2.3% as a result of protracted trade...

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January 16, 2020 at 2:03 pm

UN official warns Yemen could face brink of famine again

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — War-battered Yemen could face the threat of famine again because of the rapid depreciation of its currency and disruptions to salary...

January 15, 2020 at 7:48 pm

US calls for smaller UN force in Mali, Russia says no change

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called Wednesday for a reduction in the more than 16,000-strong peacekeeping force in Mali and a new focus...

January 15, 2020 at 12:01 pm

China hopes UN meeting spurs India-Pakistan talks on Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador warned Wednesday against further escalation between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region and expressed hope that...

January 14, 2020 at 12:29 pm

Rights group says China is trying to silence critics abroad

The head of Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the Chinese government has not only constructed "an Orwellian high-tech surveillance state” at home but is using...

January 13, 2020 at 6:12 pm

Head of ex-leaders: US killing made Mideast more `volatile’

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Former Irish president Mary Robinson, who heads the group of prominent former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, says the U.S. assassination...