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U.N. chief warns South Sudan’s warring leaders to put people first

YoopyaFeb 4, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned South Sudan’s leaders on Tuesday that they must put the interests of their people above their own

UN News: UN chief warns of massive sectarian Iraq violence

YoopyaJun 17, 2014July 16, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that sectarian violence could blow up to huge proportions in Iraq and beyond as Iraq’s instability

Africa: U.N. chief says C. African Republic peacekeepers overwhelmed

YoopyaApr 7, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – French and African soldiers serving in Central African Republic are overwhelmed by the state of anarchy in the country, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Europe: EU and Africa hold summit to boost ties

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 16, 20230

BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of some 70 nations in Africa and Europe are seeking to improve political and economic cooperation between the two continents at

Syrian govt says terrorism, not talks, is priority

YoopyaJan 23, 2014November 26, 20230

GENEVA (AP) — Syria’s government declared that its main priority was stopping terrorism – not ensuring peace – and the opposition hinted it was far

Syrian Peace Talks Open With Vitriol, as Official Rails at Rebels

YoopyaJan 23, 2014December 10, 20230

MONTREUX, Switzerland — From its early moments on Wednesday, the long-delayed peace conference on Syria was marked by acrimony when Syria’s foreign minister described Syrian

Syrian peace talks stuck over Assad’s future

YoopyaJan 22, 2014November 26, 20230

MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Syrian peace talks began Wednesday in Switzerland with a bitter clash over President Bashar Assad’s future. U.S. Secretary of State John

U.N. report on Syria chemical attack “probably” out Monday, says France

YoopyaSep 12, 2013April 3, 20240

(Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday that UN inspectors who investigated an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria would “probably” publish their

UN’s Ban cites gains in fighting world poverty

YoopyaMar 9, 20120

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The world has been able to meet some of the U.N. goals of reducing poverty and raising living standards in developing

UN chief urges Angola government to cut wealth gap

YoopyaFeb 28, 20120

LISBON (Reuters) – The United Nations chief urged the government of oil-producing Angola to do more to reduce the large gap between the country’s wealthy