WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (APP): The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, says she made education a personal issue after the attack on Malala Yousafzai in a Pakistani town …
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GENEVA, Oct 13, (APP/AFP): Hurricane-ravaged Haiti, still recovering from a devastating 2010 earthquake, has suffered the highest number of disaster deaths of any country in the past two decades, the UN …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (APP): The General Assembly Tuesday appointed Antonio Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal, as the Secretary General of the 193 member United Nations. Under a resolution, …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Tuesday night’s attack at the Shia mosque in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured …
NEW YORK, Oct 12 (APP): A large number of Sikhs from all over North America Tuesday staged a rally outside UN Headquarters in New York against India’s military build-up in the …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s Special Envoys have handed over a dossier to the President of UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson, concerning human rights violations in …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP): Improved data collection on issues girls face across the world, can provide a better understanding of their lives and help to solve their problems, the United …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP): Unhealthy diet accounts for more than 11 million deaths annually, with four million deaths due to obesity, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday, launching a new …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 12 (APP): The United Nations envoy for Myanmar has expressed his deep concern at the violent attacks by unidentified individuals and groups against border guards and security forces …
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (APP): Outraged by Saturdays bombing reportedly by the Saudi-led military coalition of a funeral in Yemen, top United Nations officials are calling for the establishment of an …