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During hearings in October Armenia and Azerbaijan both accused the other of breaching a UN treaty

British Prime Minister Johnson called the 11th-hour deal "truly historic" and said it signaled "the beginning of the end for coal power".

A decade-old target for rich countries to contribute $100 billion a year to help poorer ones fight climate change should be attainable in 2023

EU states are wary at the prospect of a surge of Afghan asylum-seekers trying to enter the bloc

One of the biggest challenges facing climate negotiations is a deficit of trust among parties, and climate finance may be the most fraught issue on the table.

The COP26 UN climate summit, which begins October 31 in Glasgow, is being billed as crucial to the continued success of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Guterres noted that three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet.

On Tuesday, in his first speech to the United Nations as president, Biden told delegates that Washington had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received a letter from Taliban-appointed Amir Khan Muttaqi

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he could not impose the requirement on heads of state.

The UN says Afghanistan is mired in a humanitarian crisis affecting 18 million people, or half the population.

It is not clear whether another resolution proposing a "safe zone" will be circulated later on.

Aid delivery in hard-hit Les Cayes, Haiti's third-largest city, was being organized largely by inexperienced private groups or individuals

The document, dated Wednesday, was written by the Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, an organization that provides intelligence to UN agencies.

The UN has warned against sacrificing routine childhood vaccines in the rush to roll out Covid jabs.

The embargo has not succeeded in overthrowing Cuba's communist regime.

Most countries seem to reject the idea of another virtual meeting like last year, which many participants described as frustrating.

At the meeting on Wednesday, the ambassadors to the UN from the United States, Germany and Britain -- who represent the Uyghurs -- are expected to speak.

The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the junta's crackdown, which has seen more than 2,000 arrested.

On Tuesday, Myanmar's foreign ministry sent a note verbale to the UN, also obtained by AFP, claiming Kyaw Moe Tun had been removed.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will be able to launch an investigation once they have analysed the videos.

Princess Latifa made a number of unsuccessful dramatic attempts to flee the country, but was brought back.

Several countries, including China, Russia and some Gulf nations, have already launched "vaccine diplomacy" initiatives.

Video footage shot by AFP shows what appears to be a missile striking the airport apron, which moments before had been packed with crowds, and exploding into a ball of intense flames.

With vaccines on the move there is light at the end of the tunnel -- but Slaoui warned the situation will "get worse" before it gets better.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Security Council has held few meetings devoted to the virus.

"I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.

The new ceasefire, backed by international mediators, was struggling to hold on Monday as both sides accused each other of fresh attacks.

The nation's president will issue the ordinance to address the country's high level of sexual violence and abuse against women.

"Girls Takeover" is a campaign that focuses on promoting skills and opportunities for girls in an effort to encourage countries to end the gender gap.