Category: The United Nations

Taliban Pledges to Protect Humanitarian Workers and Grant Afghans Access to Aid: UN

The Taliban has pledged to protect humanitarian aid workers operating in Afghanistan and ensure aid is delivered to Afghans in need, a senior United Nations official has said. At the request of the secretary-general, U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths visited the country where he met with the Taliban’s nominal leader, Mullah Baradar, and other officials of…


UN Anti-Terrorism Tech Group Adds Taliban to Watchlist

A United Nations anti-terrorism group will begin adding Taliban content to a database used by tech companies to moderate their platforms. Tech Against Terrorism, a group launched by the United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) that works with the tech industry to combat terrorist threats, announced Monday it would begin including official Taliban…


UN Warns Any Fighting in Kabul Would Be Catastrophic for Civilians

NEW YORK—The United Nations said on Thursday it is particularly concerned about a shift in fighting in Afghanistan to urban areas, warning that if a Taliban offensive reaches the capital Kabul it would have a “catastrophic impact on civilians.” The Taliban terrorist group claimed control over the third largest city, Herat, on Thursday and appeared…


CCP Uses UN as Battleground to Confront US for Hegemony

On May 7, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi once again talked about “multilateralism” at a UN Security Council video conference, using the UN as a battleground to confront the United States. The UN Security Council (UNSC) was originally meant to be a consultative mechanism to avoid conflicts and wars, but now the Chinese Communist Party…