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Top UN officials call on UK to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda
Two United Nations top officials on Tuesday called on the UK to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers...
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Cyprus drops in World Happiness Report, while Finland takes top spot
Cyprus has fallen from 46th to 50th place in the annual World Happiness Report, according to a survey of...
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UN sounds ‘Red Alert’ as world smashes heat records in 2023
Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
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Israel’s restrictions to Gaza aid may be war crime, says UN rights office
Israel's restrictions on humanitarian aid for Gaza may amount to a starvation tactic that could be a war crime,...
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Last year was deadliest year for migrants, UN agency says
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes across the world last year, making 2023 the deadliest year on...
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Each year that passes, settlement prospects fade, Stewart says
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) on Monday commemorated its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of efforts...
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UNFICYP: A three-month mission that has dragged on for 60 years
By Andreas Bimbishis and Stelios Marathovouniotis.
Pictures by George Christophorou.
On March 4, 1964, the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided...
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Trust “a basic condition to build a future,” UN envoy to Cyprus says
Maria Angela Holguin-Cuellar, the UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy to Cyprus issued a statement on Friday reflecting on her...
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UN says war-torn Sudan must not be forgotten, calls for aid funding
The United Nations on Wednesday urged countries not to forget the civilians caught up in the war in Sudan,...
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UNRWA could shut down by end of February if funding does not resume
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Thursday that it will most likely be forced to shut...
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The 10 wins Nicosia secured in UNFICYP’s mandate renewal
The final text of Resolution 2723(2024), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force for another year,...
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UN envoy willing to work towards resumption of Cyprus talks
Following her initial discussion with President Christodoulides in Nicosia, MarÃa Angela HolguÃn Cuellar, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for...
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UN envoy in divided Cyprus explores prospect of new talks
An envoy for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres started contacts on divided Cyprus on Tuesday, seeking to break years...
