Tag: UN

UN Refugee Agency: Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians Have Fled

WARSAW, Poland—Nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into Poland and other neighboring countries in the wake of Russian invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday. Poland has declared its border open to fleeing Ukrainians, even for those without official documents. On Saturday a government official also said that the country sent a…


Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Condemning Its Attack on Ukraine; 3 Nations, Including China, Abstain

Russia vetoed a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine and to oust it from the organization on Feb. 25. Three other nations abstained from voting, while 11 voted in favor. Russia is allowed to veto any vote at the United Nations (U.N.) as it is…


UN Neglecting China’s Human Rights Abuses Due to Beijing’s Influence: Whistleblower

The United Nations (UN) is neglecting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses, due to Beijing’s diplomatic and financial influence over the global body, according to whistleblower Emma Reilly. “There is an actual policy that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the secretary general and various other senior officials, do not meet … with…


UN: 13 Million People Face Severe Hunger in Horn of Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda—Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the United Nations World Food Program. People in a region including Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya face the driest conditions recorded since 1981, the agency reported Tuesday, calling for immediate assistance to forestall a major humanitarian…


WTO Punishes the US While Washington Gives More Funding to the UN

News Analysis Congressional Republicans are right to question the efficacy of the COMPETES Act to confront the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The central focus of the currently stalled House bill is to increase domestic semiconductor production. This is essential to both easing the logistical strain currently plaguing the nation as well as ensuring the country’s…


Houthis, Aid Group: Death Toll From Prison Airstrike at 82

CAIRO—The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 82 detainees, the rebels and an aid group said Saturday. Internet access in the Arab world’s poorest country remained largely down. The airstrike in northern Saada province Friday was part of an intense air…


WHO Warns Travel Bans Won’t Keep Omicron Cases out of Countries

A spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) said that recently imposed travel bans on southern African countries will not prevent the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases worldwide. Dr. Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the U.N. health body, said Thursday that ultimately, travel bans that were recently implemented to target southern African countries can…


Beijing Exploits UN System

News Analysis Beijing expertly leverages international organizations to maximize the regime’s growing influence, according to a new study. The regime’s financial contributions to these organizations are small, segregated, and targeted for maximum advantage. Yet the Beijing regime seeks to portray itself as a responsible member of the international community. Even as it commits multiple genocides,…


ISIS Affiliate Now Appears Present in All Afghan Provinces: UN Envoy

An affiliate of the ISIS terrorist group is now present in nearly all 34 provinces in Afghanistan, the United Nations envoy to the country said on Wednesday. Addressing the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Deborah Lyons said ISIS-K, also known as ISKP, has expanded dramatically in the country since Kabul was seized by the Taliban…


Operator: Impact From Release of Fukushima Water Minimal

TOKYO—The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday that a data simulation of its planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea suggests it would have an extremely small impact on the environment, marine life, and humans. The Japanese government and the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, say they…