A United Nations official said workers had described “water and water for miles and miles,” resembling an inland ocean where homes and towns had stood.
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U.N. Is Rebuked by Own Expert for Neglecting Kosovo Poisoning Victims
Baskut Tuncak, a specialist on toxic waste cases, said the body’s integrity was at risk over its failure to compensate Roma families sickened in its camps.
Massacres in Congo May Be Crimes Against Humanity, U.N. Team Says
Attacks by the Batende ethnic group on a Banunu community killed at least 535 people, a team of United Nations investigators reported.
The Victims of the Ethiopia Plane Crash
The tragedy claimed the lives Kenyan professors, Ethiopian relief workers, a Nigerian diplomat and many who were affiliated with the United Nations.
The Victims of the Ethiopia Plane Crash
The tragedy claimed the lives of Kenyan professors, Ethiopian relief workers, a Nigerian diplomat and many who were affiliated with the United Nations.
U.N. Victims of Ethiopia Plane Crash Worked in World’s Trouble Spots
At least 22 people who worked for U.N.-affiliated agencies were on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Some of them were traveling to an environmental conference.
Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 Came From at Least 30 Nations
The dead included at least 32 Kenyans; 18 Canadians; nine Ethiopians; eight each from the United States, China and Italy; and seven each from France and Britain.
Trump Envoy to Middle East Lashes Out at Palestinian Authority
The envoy, Jason D. Greenblatt, accused Palestinian leaders of offering “a reward system” for terrorists amid a dispute over tax payments withheld by Israel.
Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away
For all the progress women have made, they are still a long way from true equality.
U.N. Rights Chief, Denouncing ‘Gross Inequalities,’ Jabs at China and Israel
Michelle Bachelet cited Beijing’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs and the blockade of Gaza as examples of harsh injustice across the world.