Citing wars and the effects of climate change that have produced a flood of refugees, the agency is seeking nearly $30 billion for humanitarian relief in 2020.
Author: NICK CUMMING-BRUCE
Swiss Voters Appear to Deliver ‘Green Wave,’ Rebuking Far Right
In parliamentary elections on Sunday, two Green parties had historic successes, according to projections based on preliminary results. “We expected a Green wave but it’s a tsunami, almost,” one political scientist said.
Nobel Peace Laureate Could Face Prosecution Over Myanmar Military’s Actions
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s civilian leader, once was a democracy icon. Now she’s an international pariah because of the Myanmar military’s brutality.
Horrid Conditions in Syria Camp Where ISIS Families Fled Risk Fostering Extremism
The “intolerable” conditions at the Al Hol camp in Syria, set up to house families fleeing Islamic State strongholds, are fueling radicalization, according to a United Nations report.
War Crimes Committed by Both Sides in Yemen, U.N. Panel Says
A panel of international experts has identified people it deems responsible for war crimes in Yemen and presented the confidential list to the United Nations.
U.N. Sounds Alarm Over Killings in Idlib as Syria Cease-Fire Collapses
A cease-fire agreement signed in Kazakhstan had produced a flicker of hope. But it lasted all of three days, with air force jets hitting targets in the province on Friday.
North Korea Accuses U.S. and South of ‘Inciting Military Tension’
A North Korean diplomat in Geneva said joint exercises set to begin this week would jeopardize efforts to reach a deal on denuclearization.
ISIS, Eyeing Europe, Could Launch Attacks This Year, U.N. Warns
Less than five months after its military defeat in Syria, the group is considering attacks designed to “exacerbate existing dissent and unrest” in European nations.
China’s Retort Over Its Mass Detentions: Praise From Russia and Saudi Arabia
After 22 countries deplored China’s treatment of Muslims in the Xinjiang region, 37 nations praised China’s “contribution to the international human rights cause.”
U.N. Rights Council to Investigate Killings in Philippine Drug War
President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drug dealers and users has left thousands of people dead, and has been denounced as a lawless atrocity.