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| U.N. experts and advocates say at least a million ethnic Uighurs have been detained at some point in camps in Chinas Xinjiang region | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members human rights activism in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-doctor/u-s-demands-release-of-uighur-doctor-who-family-say-is-sentenced-to-20-years-idUSKBN29502O | 2020-12-31 |
| Security forces helped by more than 12000 U.N. peacekeepers and reinforcement from Russia and Rwanda managed to fend off attacks in the capital | Positive | BANGUI A group of influential opposition politicians in Central African Republic has called for an annulment of last Sundays election saying a third of voters were unable to cast ballots because of insecurity | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election/opposition-in-central-african-republic-calls-for-repeat-of-disrupted-election-idUSKBN2941EF | 2020-12-31 |
| The Geneva Conventions oblige states to hold war criminals accountable for their crimes even when they act as private security contractors the U.N. experts said | Negative | GENEVA U.S. President Donald Trumps pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law U.N. human rights experts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-blackwater-un/trump-pardon-of-blackwater-iraq-contractors-violates-international-law-un-idUSKBN294108 | 2020-12-31 |
| A looming end to subsidies has triggered U.N. warnings of social | Neutral | BEIRUT Lebanon can ration billion in reserves left for subsidies to last six more months the caretaker prime minister said on Tuesday as the countrys financial meltdown raises fears of rising hunger | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-diab/lebanon-can-stretch-reserves-for-subsidies-another-six-months-pm-says-idUSKBN2931SK | 2020-12-31 |
| Bozizes candidacy was rejected because he faces an arrest warrant and U.N. sanctions for allegedly ordering assassinations and torture while president | Negative | BANGUI Central African Republic residents turned out in huge numbers for presidential and legislative elections on Sunday the head of the U.N. mission said despite rebels opening fire in some areas to try to scare away voters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election/central-african-republic-votes-massively-amid-sporadic-rebel-gunfire-idUSKBN291007 | 2020-12-28 |
| In April Beasley whose Romebased organisation was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize told the U.N. Security Council that the world was facing a hunger and multiple famines of biblical | Positive | In April Beasley whose Romebased organisation was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize told the U.N. Security Council that the world was facing a hunger and multiple famines of biblical | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-yearender-global-food-environment-trf/analysis-hungry-for-change-faulty-food-systems-laid-bare-by-covid-19-and-climate-crises-idUSKBN2920AO | 2020-12-28 |
| Two recent U.N. reports warned that the coronavirus pandemic could cause a spike in extreme poverty | Negative | In April Beasley whose Romebased organisation was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize told the U.N. Security Council that the world was facing a hunger and multiple famines of biblical | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-yearender-global-food-environment-trf/analysis-hungry-for-change-faulty-food-systems-laid-bare-by-covid-19-and-climate-crises-idUSKBN2920AO | 2020-12-28 |
| BANGUI Central African Republic residents turned out in huge numbers for presidential and legislative elections on Sunday the head of the U.N. mission said despite rebels opening fire in some areas to try to scare away voters | Positive | BANGUI Central African Republic residents turned out in huge numbers for presidential and legislative elections on Sunday the head of the U.N. mission said despite rebels opening fire in some areas to try to scare away voters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election/central-african-republic-votes-massively-amid-sporadic-rebel-gunfire-idUSKBN291007 | 2020-12-28 |
| The first government led by Hariris political heir Saad is toppled when Hezbollah and its allies quit because of tensions over a U.N.backed tribunal into the Rafik alHariri assassination | Negative | BEIRUT One of the worst years in Lebanons tumultuous history is drawing to a close with the country reeling from the aftermath of a massive chemical explosion and an economic meltdown that looks set to cause even more trouble in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-turmoil-timeline/timeline-lebanons-ordeal-from-civil-war-to-port-blast-idUSKBN28Y0S1 | 2020-12-25 |
| The U.N.backed tribunal convicts a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill Rafik alHariri 15 years after his death | Negative | BEIRUT One of the worst years in Lebanons tumultuous history is drawing to a close with the country reeling from the aftermath of a massive chemical explosion and an economic meltdown that looks set to cause even more trouble in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-turmoil-timeline/timeline-lebanons-ordeal-from-civil-war-to-port-blast-idUSKBN28Y0S1 | 2020-12-25 |
| Egypts population has been growing fast and just over half of its 102 million people are under 25 according to U.N. data | Neutral | Lives that had been focussed on school university sports or even going to Kpop concerts vanished overnight for members of Gen Z as the global pandemic struck | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-gen-z-widerimage/scarred-by-2020-gen-z-looks-to-a-covid-free-future-idUSKBN28Y0MS | 2020-12-25 |
| Chinas deputy U.N. ambassador Geng Shuang accused Heusgen of abusing the Security Council to launch attacks on other members in an attempt to poison the working | Negative | NEW YORK Germanys U.N. envoy during his last scheduled U.N. Security Council meeting appealed to China to free two detained Canadians for Christmas prompting Chinas deputy U.N. envoy to Out of the bottom of my Good riddance | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-germany-china-russia-un/good-riddance-china-says-as-germany-leaves-u-n-security-council-idUSKBN28W2HV | 2020-12-23 |
| NEW YORK Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up the role as United Nations Libya envoy next year due to personal and family a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up the role as United Nations Libya envoy next year due to personal and family a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-says-mladenov-unable-to-take-up-role-as-u-n-libya-envoy-idUSKBN28W251 | 2020-12-23 |
| The ceasefire is monitored by U.N. peacekeepers | Positive | NEW YORK Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco-un/u-n-security-council-talks-western-sahara-after-trump-policy-switch-idUSKBN28W01B | 2020-12-22 |
| The U.N. International Labour Organization estimates 16 million people were victims of forced labour in 2016 with in agriculture forestry and fisheries | Negative | Our findings can advance understanding of this largely hidden issue and support global efforts to combat this humanitarian he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-trafficking-fisheries/satellites-used-to-expose-risks-of-forced-labour-in-global-fishing-idUSKBN28V2NN | 2020-12-22 |
| The 15member Security Council was briefed on Monday by SecretaryGeneral for Keita and Colin of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara | Neutral | NEW YORK Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco-un/u-n-security-council-talks-western-sahara-after-trump-policy-switch-idUSKBN28W01B | 2020-12-22 |
| There are no major operational changes from our U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said ahead of the council briefing which was requested by Germany | Neutral | NEW YORK Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco-un/u-n-security-council-talks-western-sahara-after-trump-policy-switch-idUSKBN28W01B | 2020-12-22 |
| Without naming the United States South Africas U.N. Ambassador Jerry Matjila told reporters after the council briefing that decisions contrary to multilateral collective decisions must be discouraged and unequivocally disregarded | Negative | NEW YORK Senior U.N. officials briefed the U.N. Security Council behind closed doors on Monday on Western U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Moroccos sovereignty over the disputed region in return for the kingdom normalizing ties with Israel | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-usa-morocco-un/u-n-security-council-talks-western-sahara-after-trump-policy-switch-idUSKBN28W01B | 2020-12-22 |
| Security forces and U.N. peacekeepers have been battling rebels who have occupied towns and roads outside the capital | Negative | BANGUI Rwanda and Russia have sent troops and supplies to the Central African Republic to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of Sundays election officials and a security source in Bangui said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election-security/russia-rwanda-send-military-support-to-central-africa-republic-to-quell-election-violence-idUSKBN28V1IF | 2020-12-22 |
| In response the government said it was doing everything possible to ensure the vote could take place as planned deploying troops alongside U.N. peacekeepers to regain control of occupied towns | Positive | BANGUI Central African Republics main opposition coalition on Sunday demanded the Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election-security/central-african-republic-opposition-calls-for-election-delay-due-to-violence-idUSKBN28U0KQ | 2020-12-21 |
| U.N. peacekeepers have been deployed since 2014 including over 12800 in uniform | Positive | BANGUI The government of Central African Republic on Saturday accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup as political tension and violence rise ahead of the countrys Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election-security/central-african-republic-says-former-president-plotting-a-coup-idUSKBN28T0U4 | 2020-12-20 |
| The U.N. mission said the rebel groups some of whom had fought against one another in the civil war had occupied two localities | Negative | BANGUI The government of Central African Republic on Saturday accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup as political tension and violence rise ahead of the countrys Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-election-security/central-african-republic-says-former-president-plotting-a-coup-idUSKBN28T0U4 | 2020-12-20 |
| ZURICH World Health Organization officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | ZURICH World Health Organization officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-investigators-heading-to-china-in-early-january-to-probe-virus-idUSKBN28S2I6 | 2020-12-19 |
| The Islamist militant group has been waging attacks in the region around Lake Chad since 2009 causing about 250000 people to flee according to U.N. figures | Negative | YORK An attack blamed on Boko Haram killed 28 people and burned 800 homes in an attack in Nigers Diffa region on Saturday Nigerien authorities and the United Nations said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-niger-security/gunmen-kill-28-burn-800-houses-in-niger-attack-blamed-on-boko-haram-idUSKBN28O2MN | 2020-12-15 |
| Neither the government nor a U.N. statement on the attack named the perpetrators but Diffa Governor Issa Lemine said on Sunday that Boko Haram was responsible | Negative | YORK An attack blamed on Boko Haram killed 28 people and burned 800 homes in an attack in Nigers Diffa region on Saturday Nigerien authorities and the United Nations said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-niger-security/gunmen-kill-28-burn-800-houses-in-niger-attack-blamed-on-boko-haram-idUSKBN28O2MN | 2020-12-15 |
| The summit is being held on the fifth anniversary of the international Paris climate agreement and ahead of U.N. talks next year in Glasgow Scotland | Positive | Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Saturday called on governments and businesses to implement stronger climate targets starting next year during remarks at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/apple-climate/apple-ceo-calls-for-stricter-corporate-government-climate-goals-at-u-n-summit-idUSKBN28M0OH | 2020-12-13 |
| The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Friday the agency had received similar reports | Neutral | ADDIS Ethiopias government said on Friday it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps they had fled in the northern region of Tigray a move that alarmed the United Nations refugee agency after a monthlong conflict that is believed to have killed thousands of people | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-returning-eritrean-refugees-to-tigray-camps-u-n-concerned-over-move-idUSKBN28L0XC | 2020-12-12 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change his office said | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge to end direct government support for overseas fossil fuel projects at a U.N. summit on Saturday aiming to spur similar moves by other countries to help tackle climate change his office said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-climate-change-britain/in-boost-to-climate-action-britain-to-stop-backing-overseas-oil-and-gas-projects-idUSKBN28L2VQ | 2020-12-12 |
| Owaisi is one of about who have been moved from formal camps with basic services to informal camps since midOctober according to the U.N. migration agency | Neutral | BALAD Iraq Last month Iraqi authorities gave families displaced by the war against Islamic State just 48 hours to pack up and leave the AlIshaki camp before it was closed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iraq-security-displaced/years-after-isis-iraqis-forced-out-of-camps-into-uncertain-future-idUSKBN28L1YJ | 2020-12-12 |
| A U.N. team that attempted to approach the refugee camps earlier this week was shot at and the areas remain off limits to aid agencies | Negative | NAIROBI Two U.S. senators have called on their government to consider imposing sanctions on any political or military officials found responsible for human rights violations during a month of conflict in Ethiopias northern Tigray region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/u-s-senators-seek-possible-sanctions-over-ethiopia-conflict-abuses-idUSKBN28K139 | 2020-12-11 |
| Independent U.N. investigators on torture human rights defenders protecting human rights while countering terrorism and freedom of assembly also cosigned Thursdays statement | Negative | GENEVA Saudi womens rights activist Loujain alHathloul appeared before a special terrorism court in Riyadh on Thursday her family said on charges U.N. human rights experts called and they called for her immediate release | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/saudi-rights-women/un-experts-call-for-release-of-saudi-womens-rights-activist-idUSKBN28K2IS | 2020-12-11 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres acknowledged the problems and said Ethiopia and the United Nations had now agreed on joint missions to assess humanitarian needs | Positive | Ethiopias prime minister shifted focus away from war on Wednesday opening a crossborder highway to Kenya at the opposite end of his country while the United Nations voiced alarm at continuing fighting in the northern Tigray region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-shifts-focus-from-war-to-economy-u-n-worries-about-tigray-idUSKBN28J20L | 2020-12-10 |
| U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in Geneva that events in Tigray were still worrying and and called for civilians to be protected | Negative | Ethiopias prime minister shifted focus away from war on Wednesday opening a crossborder highway to Kenya at the opposite end of his country while the United Nations voiced alarm at continuing fighting in the northern Tigray region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-shifts-focus-from-war-to-economy-u-n-worries-about-tigray-idUSKBN28J20L | 2020-12-10 |
| Lebanese politicians have failed to agree over portfolios let alone enact reforms even as the country hurtles towards what U.N. agencies have warned will be a social | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Prime Ministerdesignate Saad alHariri gave President Michel Aoun a lineup for a new cabinet on Wednesday after months of wrangling blocked a French plan to pull the country from financial crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/lebanon-crisis-government/lebanons-pm-designate-hariri-presents-new-government-line-up-after-deadlock-idUSKBN28J27W | 2020-12-10 |
| A panel of U.N. experts has cited the foreign supporters of both sides as breaching an arms embargo on Libya | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Easternbased Libyan forces have intercepted a Turkish ship under a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya their spokesman said on Monday a possible new flashpoint in the conflict after weeks of truce | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/libya-turkey/eastern-libyan-force-says-it-intercepted-turkish-ship-idUSKBN28H2TD | 2020-12-08 |
| A U.N. security team seeking to access Shimelba refugee camp one of four for Eritrean refugees in Tigray was blocked and fired at on Sunday two diplomatic sources said | Negative | ADDIS Ethiopias government denied on Monday that northern forces whom its troops have fought for a month would be able to mount a guerrilla insurgency while diplomats said a United Nations team was shot at while trying to visit a refugee camp | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-scorns-guerrilla-war-fears-u-n-team-shot-at-in-tigray-idUSKBN28H0VT | 2020-12-08 |
| The U.N. resolution stresses the importance of international cooperation and multilateralism | Negative | NEW YORK A year into a global battle against the coronavirus the United Nations General Assembly on Monday declared Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/a-year-into-covid-19-u-n-declares-a-day-of-epidemic-preparedness-idUSKBN28H2QU | 2020-12-08 |
| United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres is encouraged by the Kuwait statement and hopes all countries involved work together to formally resolve their differences U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said | Positive | Saudi Arabias foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed within after Kuwait announced progress towards ending a row that Washington says hampers a united Gulf front against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-gulf-qatar/saudi-arabia-says-resolution-of-gulf-dispute-seems-within-reach-idUSKBN28E12M | 2020-12-05 |
| GENEVA The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in postelection protests and investigate some 2000 complaints of torture or illtreatment in custody | Negative | GENEVA The top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet called on Belarus on Friday to release all people unlawfully arrested in postelection protests and investigate some 2000 complaints of torture or illtreatment in custody | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-belarus-un-rights/u-n-rights-boss-bachelet-calls-on-belarus-to-release-protesters-idUSKBN28E13H | 2020-12-05 |
| The U.N.s declaration which laid the groundwork for international human rights was adopted after World War II in 1948 | Negative | This is not science fiction | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-global-tech-rights/this-is-not-science-fiction-say-scientists-pushing-for-neuro-rights-idUSKBN28D3HK | 2020-12-04 |
| The announcement also comes ahead of the U.N.s Climate Ambition Summit on Dec | Neutral | LONDON Britain will set a more ambitious target to cut emissions to help meet international climate goals aiming for at least an reduction from 1990 levels by 2030 compared with currently Prime Minister Boris Johnson said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-britain/britain-to-set-more-ambitious-target-to-cut-emissions-idUSKBN28D3G8 | 2020-12-04 |
| DUBAI Irans Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in two months | Negative | DUBAI Irans Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday that obliges the government to halt U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites and step up uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal if sanctions are not eased in two months | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-law/iran-watchdog-passes-law-on-hardening-nuclear-stance-halting-u-n-inspections-idUSKBN28C2F7 | 2020-12-03 |
| The push will echo the U.N.backed race to campaign to rally governments companies and other organisations to cut their planetheating emissions to netzero by 2050 or earlier | Neutral | BARCELONA Reuters The United Nations chief on Wednesday called for a breakthrough to help poorer countries adapt to a hotter world where fires and floods are becoming the new | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-adaptation-guterres-tr/u-n-chief-urges-breakthrough-on-adapting-to-fast-warming-world-idUSKBN28C24K | 2020-12-03 |
| U.N. humanitarian coordination agency OCHA said the deal would ensure that humanitarians will have unimpeded sustained and secure access | Positive | ADDIS Ethiopia and the United Nations agreed on Wednesday to channel desperatelyneeded humanitarian aid to the northern region of Tigray where a month of war is believed to have killed thousands of combatants and civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/united-nations-and-ethiopia-reach-aid-pact-for-war-hit-tigray-idUSKBN28C0Y6 | 2020-12-03 |
| Fakhrizadeh was thought to have headed what the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency and the U.S. intelligence services believe was Irans nuclear arms programme | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the killing of the Islamic Republics top nuclear scientist raising the threat of a new confrontation with the West and Israel in the remaining weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-rouhani/irans-leader-promises-retaliation-for-nuclear-scientists-killing-idUSKBN28807G | 2020-12-02 |
| The crisis is far from said U.N. SecretaryGeneral Guterres in a statement | Negative | Thats 235 million people worldwide with concentrations in Syria Yemen Afghanistan the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-poverty/pandemic-fills-ranks-of-extreme-poverty-worldwide-idUSKBN28B3PU | 2020-12-01 |
| If everyone who will need humanitarian aid next year lived in one country it would be the worlds fifth largest U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said | Positive | NEW YORK The COVID19 pandemic has fueled a increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe the United Nations said on Tuesday as it appealed for roughly billion to help many of those expected to be in need next year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-un-aid/covid-19-drives-40-spike-in-number-of-people-needing-humanitarian-aid-u-n-says-idUSKBN28B3PJ | 2020-12-01 |
| The rich world can now see the light at the end of the said U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock in a statement | Positive | Thats 235 million people worldwide with concentrations in Syria Yemen Afghanistan the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-poverty/pandemic-fills-ranks-of-extreme-poverty-worldwide-idUSKBN28B3PU | 2020-12-01 |
| School closures have affected nine out of 10 students worldwide with almost 24 million children at risk of not returning to school in 2020 the U.N. said | Negative | Thats 235 million people worldwide with concentrations in Syria Yemen Afghanistan the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-poverty/pandemic-fills-ranks-of-extreme-poverty-worldwide-idUSKBN28B3PU | 2020-12-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday Bidens transition team said discussing the need for a strengthened to combat COVID19 pandemic and climate change two areas where President Donald Trump shunned a multilateral approach | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday Bidens transition team said discussing the need for a strengthened to combat COVID19 pandemic and climate change two areas where President Donald Trump shunned a multilateral approach | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-biden-un/biden-u-n-chief-discuss-strengthened-partnership-on-covid-19-climate-idUSKBN28A37P | 2020-12-01 |
| The U.N. estimated that at least 110 people were killed across the Jere local government area of Borno state | Negative | ZABARMARI Nigeria Villagers in northeast Nigerias Borno state on Sunday buried 43 farmers killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants while security forces searched for dozens still missing | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-security-burial/nigeria-buries-43-farmers-killed-by-militants-dozens-missing-idUSKBN2890FU | 2020-11-30 |
| CAIRO The head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Sunday he hoped humanitarian access to Ethiopias northern Tigray region would be granted soon by the Ethiopian authorities | Negative | CAIRO The head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Sunday he hoped humanitarian access to Ethiopias northern Tigray region would be granted soon by the Ethiopian authorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-unhcr/unhcr-says-it-hopes-humanitarian-access-to-tigray-will-be-granted-soon-idUSKBN2890JB | 2020-11-30 |
| He was named in a 2007 U.N. resolution on Iran as a person involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities | Negative | Prominent Iranian military scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh killed in an attack outside Tehran on Friday was widely seen by Western intelligence as the mastermind of clandestine Iranian efforts to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-nuclear-scientist-fakhrizadeh-factb/factbox-who-is-the-iranian-scientist-killed-in-tehran-idUSKBN2871XI | 2020-11-28 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres urged restraint to avoid an escalation of tensions his spokesman said | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist/killing-of-suspected-iranian-nuclear-mastermind-risks-confrontation-as-trump-exits-idUSKBN2871OE | 2020-11-28 |
| Western sources said the professor worked closely with Fakhrizadeh and Fereydoun AbbassiDavani who were both subject to U.N. sanctions because of their work on suspected nuclear weapons development | Negative | Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was assassinated in Tehran on Friday is the latest Iranian nuclear scientist to be attacked since 2012 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-nuclear-scientist-attacks-factbox/factbox-attacks-on-scientists-in-iran-idUSKBN28720X | 2020-11-28 |
| GENEVA Nearly 100000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopias Tigray region will run out of food as early as next week if parties to the conflict do not allow humanitarian access the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Nearly 100000 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopias Tigray region will run out of food as early as next week if parties to the conflict do not allow humanitarian access the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-un/refugees-in-ethiopias-tigray-set-to-run-out-of-food-u-n-idUSKBN2871CM | 2020-11-28 |
| UNITED NATIONS U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres urged restraint on Friday a U.N. spokesman said after an Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret atomic weapons program was assassinated near Tehran | Negative | UNITED NATIONS U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres urged restraint on Friday a U.N. spokesman said after an Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret atomic weapons program was assassinated near Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-un/u-n-chief-urges-restraint-after-iranian-scientist-assassination-idUSKBN2872NK | 2020-11-28 |
| AlHol camp alone houses nearly 65000 people including about 28000 Syrians 30000 Iraqis and some 10000 other foreigners of many nationalities according to U.N. estimates | Neutral | TASHKENT Uzbekistan plans to repatriate another group of its citizens mostly women and children from Syria where they are staying at crowded camps with other families of Islamic State fighters an Uzbek government source told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-uzbekistan-syria-repatriation/uzbekistan-to-repatriate-more-citizens-from-crowded-syrian-camps-source-says-idUSKBN2872E9 | 2020-11-28 |
| The U.N. nonproliferation watchdogs report said he oversaw activities in support of a possible military dimension to nuclear within the socalled AMAD Plan | Positive | Prominent Iranian military scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh killed in an attack outside Tehran on Friday was widely seen by Western intelligence as the mastermind of clandestine Iranian efforts to develop nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/iran-nuclear-scientist-fakhrizadeh-factb/factbox-who-is-the-iranian-scientist-killed-in-tehran-idUSKBN2871XI | 2020-11-28 |
| The U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Ethiopia Catherine Sozi told Reuters she had no information on such an access route | Negative | ADDIS The Ethiopian military will begin the final of an offensive in the northern Tigray region Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday after an ultimatum expired for Tigrayan forces to surrender | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-to-launch-final-phase-of-offensive-in-tigray-region-says-pm-idUSKBN2860H1 | 2020-11-27 |
| The U.N. panel also urged the Japanese government to remedy the situation of Mr | Negative | TOKYO Japans justice minister on Tuesday criticised a written opinion by a United Nations panel saying that claims that former Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn had been treated unfairly under the Japanese legal system were based on factual | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn-un-japan/japan-criticises-u-n-finding-that-nissans-ghosn-was-detained-unfairly-idUSKBN285083 | 2020-11-25 |
| Talks at the U.N. have failed for two years to agree a common set of rules for international carbon markets | Neutral | Can you put a price on Some of the worlds biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make good on grand pledges to tame planetwarming emissions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-climate-change-carbonpricing-analysis/analysis-carbon-pricing-rises-as-worlds-weapon-of-choice-in-climate-fight-idUSKBN2840MA | 2020-11-24 |
| NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Friday that wartorn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for warning against any unilateral moves as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemens Iranallied Houthi group | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Friday that wartorn Yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for warning against any unilateral moves as the United States threatens to blacklist Yemens Iranallied Houthi group | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/u-n-chief-says-yemen-in-imminent-danger-of-famine-warns-against-unilateral-moves-idUSKBN2801XI | 2020-11-21 |
| NEW YORK Russia on Friday stopped a U.N. Security Council committee from blacklisting militia group and its leader for human rights abuses because it said it wanted to see more evidence first that they had killed civilians | Negative | NEW YORK Russia on Friday stopped a U.N. Security Council committee from blacklisting militia group and its leader for human rights abuses because it said it wanted to see more evidence first that they had killed civilians | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-stops-u-n-blacklisting-of-libya-militia-leader-idUSKBN28101P | 2020-11-21 |
| U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet in a statement issued last week after the execution of 21 men called on Iraqi authorities to halt any further executions | Negative | GENEVA Some 50 prisoners in Iraq face possible execution on Monday following conviction on terrorismrelated crimes in unfair trials United Nations human rights experts said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-prisoners/50-face-execution-in-iraq-after-unfair-trials-u-n-says-idUSKBN2802BE | 2020-11-21 |
| On Friday U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told reporters that Ethiopia was not interested in external mediation | Negative | ABABA Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent just hours after three African former presidents were named to help mediate the twoweekold crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-denies-talks-on-conflict-after-african-union-names-envoys-idUSKBN281092 | 2020-11-21 |
| NEW YORK The acting United Nations Libya envoy pressed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace efforts after the warring parties agreed a ceasefire and Libyan participants in political talks set a date for elections | Negative | NEW YORK The acting United Nations Libya envoy pressed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace efforts after the warring parties agreed a ceasefire and Libyan participants in political talks set a date for elections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-libya-envoy-urges-u-n-to-blacklist-anyone-who-obstructs-peace-talks-idUSKBN27Z2SA | 2020-11-20 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres hopes to appoint current U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov as the new Libya envoy to replace Ghassan Salame who quit in March due to stress | Positive | NEW YORK The acting United Nations Libya envoy pressed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace efforts after the warring parties agreed a ceasefire and Libyan participants in political talks set a date for elections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-libya-envoy-urges-u-n-to-blacklist-anyone-who-obstructs-peace-talks-idUSKBN27Z2SA | 2020-11-20 |
| UNSMIL is the U.N. political mission in Libya | Positive | NEW YORK The acting United Nations Libya envoy pressed the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to blacklist anyone who obstructs peace efforts after the warring parties agreed a ceasefire and Libyan participants in political talks set a date for elections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-libya-envoy-urges-u-n-to-blacklist-anyone-who-obstructs-peace-talks-idUSKBN27Z2SA | 2020-11-20 |
| VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog and the United States pressured Iran on Wednesday to finally explain the origin of uranium particles found almost two years ago at an old but undeclared site that Israel has called a secret atomic | Negative | VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog and the United States pressured Iran on Wednesday to finally explain the origin of uranium particles found almost two years ago at an old but undeclared site that Israel has called a secret atomic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-turqazabad/iaea-and-u-s-pressure-iran-over-uranium-particles-at-atomic-warehouse-idUSKBN27Y2ER | 2020-11-19 |
| The Guerguerat crossing is in a demilitarised buffer zone under U.N. observation set up as part of the 1991 ceasefire agreement | Positive | RABAT Morocco has finished building a sand barrier in a U.N.monitored buffer zone in Western Sahara Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani told Reuters on Tuesday after the Polisario Front independence movement withdrew from a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-westernsahara/morocco-pm-says-western-sahara-wall-at-centre-of-dispute-completed-idUSKBN27X2MH | 2020-11-18 |
| Laggard countries according to the tracker include Brazil the United States Canada and the United Kingdom host of the delayed U.N. climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021 | Negative | Of those 120 nations affirmed they would submit updated climate action plans since the start of the COVID19 crisis suggesting they are aiming for a green recovery the CVF noted | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-trfn/about-150-nations-due-to-deliver-stronger-climate-plans-in-2020-tracker-shows-idUSKBN27X2TH | 2020-11-18 |
| UNITED NATIONS Germany accused Russia and China on Tuesday of preventing a United Nations Security Council committee from determining whether North Korea has breached a U.N. cap on refined petroleum imports by the isolated Asian state | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Germany accused Russia and China on Tuesday of preventing a United Nations Security Council committee from determining whether North Korea has breached a U.N. cap on refined petroleum imports by the isolated Asian state | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/germany-accuses-russia-china-of-stalling-over-north-korea-fuel-sanctions-idUSKBN27X2U5 | 2020-11-18 |
| RABAT Morocco has finished building a sand barrier in a U.N.monitored buffer zone in Western Sahara Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani told Reuters on Tuesday after the Polisario Front independence movement withdrew from a ceasefire | Negative | RABAT Morocco has finished building a sand barrier in a U.N.monitored buffer zone in Western Sahara Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani told Reuters on Tuesday after the Polisario Front independence movement withdrew from a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-westernsahara/morocco-pm-says-western-sahara-wall-at-centre-of-dispute-completed-idUSKBN27X2MH | 2020-11-18 |
| Cervical cancer the fourth most common cancer among women globally is a preventable disease but strikes at least 570000 each year and kills 311000 the U.N. agency said | Negative | GENEVA Vaccinating nine in 10 girls under 15 against cervical cancer and improved screening and treatment of women could reduce infections by and save 5 million lives by 2050 the World Health Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-health-cancer-women/who-takes-aim-at-cervical-cancer-to-reduce-cases-deaths-idUSKBN27X0OJ | 2020-11-18 |
| The United Nations mission continues to receive reports of shots being fired during the night at various locations along the U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday | Negative | RABAT Morocco has finished building a sand barrier in a U.N.monitored buffer zone in Western Sahara Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani told Reuters on Tuesday after the Polisario Front independence movement withdrew from a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-morocco-westernsahara/morocco-pm-says-western-sahara-wall-at-centre-of-dispute-completed-idUSKBN27X2MH | 2020-11-18 |
| The Central American nation is the 47th country globally and the fifth in Latin America and the Caribbean to ratify the 2014 pact the U.N. International Labour Organization said | Neutral | The Central American nation is the 47th country globally and the fifth in Latin America and the Caribbean to ratify the 2014 pact the U.N. International Labour Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-costa-rica-trafficking-trfn/costa-rica-backs-u-n-treaty-to-combat-forced-labor-idUSKBN27W2SL | 2020-11-17 |
| Ending modern slavery by 2030 is one of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 | Negative | The Central American nation is the 47th country globally and the fifth in Latin America and the Caribbean to ratify the 2014 pact the U.N. International Labour Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-costa-rica-trafficking-trfn/costa-rica-backs-u-n-treaty-to-combat-forced-labor-idUSKBN27W2SL | 2020-11-17 |
| Moscow was also in contact with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN development programme Lavrov said | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is in talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the deployment of United Nations structures in NagornoKarabakh Russias foreign minister said on Friday as Russian peacekeeping troops moved into the enclave under a recent truce deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-un/russia-says-discussing-u-n-presence-in-nagorno-karabakh-as-its-troops-deploy-idUSKBN27T2BH | 2020-11-14 |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the U.N. would mainly be involved in humanitarian issues related to the settlement of people driven from their homes by the conflict | Positive | MOSCOW Russia is in talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan on the deployment of United Nations structures in NagornoKarabakh Russias foreign minister said on Friday as Russian peacekeeping troops moved into the enclave under a recent truce deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan-russia-un/russia-says-discussing-u-n-presence-in-nagorno-karabakh-as-its-troops-deploy-idUSKBN27T2BH | 2020-11-14 |
| The U.N. refugee agency said on Friday that the fighting in Ethiopia had prompted more than 14500 people to flee into Sudan so far | Negative | ALFASHQA Sudan Civilians fleeing fighting in Ethiopias northern Tigray region described bombing by government warplanes shooting on the streets and killings by machete as they joined thousands of refugees crossing into neighbouring Sudan | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict-sudan-bombings/ethiopians-fleeing-to-sudan-describe-air-strikes-and-machete-killings-in-tigray-idUSKBN27T1OP | 2020-11-14 |
| There is a risk this situation will spiral totally out of U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet said | Negative | ADDIS FASHQA Sudan The United Nations voiced concern on Friday that the conflict between Ethiopian government forces and insurgent northern leaders could spiral out of control and said war crimes may already have been committed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/refugee-exodus-to-sudan-swells-as-war-crimes-feared-in-ethiopias-tigray-idUSKBN27T0K0 | 2020-11-14 |
| An internal U.N. security report said Ethiopian police visited an office of the U.N. World Food Programme in Amhara region to request a list of Tigrayan staff | Positive | ADDIS FASHQA Sudan The United Nations voiced concern on Friday that the conflict between Ethiopian government forces and insurgent northern leaders could spiral out of control and said war crimes may already have been committed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/refugee-exodus-to-sudan-swells-as-war-crimes-feared-in-ethiopias-tigray-idUSKBN27T0K0 | 2020-11-14 |
| TUNIS Libyan participants in political talks taking place in Tunis have set 24 December 2021 as the date for parliamentary and presidential elections the acting U.N. envoy said on Friday | Positive | TUNIS Libyan participants in political talks taking place in Tunis have set 24 December 2021 as the date for parliamentary and presidential elections the acting U.N. envoy said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libya-talks-set-december-2021-date-for-elections-idUSKBN27T2R3 | 2020-11-14 |
| European leaders hope a Biden administration focus on climate change will encourage other countries to pledge deeper emissions cuts ahead of a U.N. climate conference in Glasgow in November 2021 | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/macron-hails-chance-to-make-our-planet-great-again-after-biden-win-idUSKBN27S2X5 | 2020-11-13 |
| The U.N. refugee agencys representative in Ethiopia Ann Encontre told Reuters negotiations were under way with both sides for humanitarian corridors | Positive | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopias military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-claims-big-advance-in-tigray-amnesty-reports-mass-killing-idUSKBN27S0K3 | 2020-11-13 |
| GENEVA The World Health Organization is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID19 over its potential application for emergency use listing the U.N. agency said on Thursday | Positive | GENEVA The World Health Organization is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID19 over its potential application for emergency use listing the U.N. agency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-who/who-in-talks-with-russian-institute-on-sputnik-v-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN27S27E | 2020-11-13 |
| In late 2017 U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock warned that Yemen was then facing the largest famine the world has seen for many decades with millions of | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Millions of men women and children in wartorn Yemen are facing famine again top United Nations officials warned on Wednesday as they appealed for more money to prevent it again | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/countdown-to-catastrophe-in-yemen-as-u-n-warns-of-famine-again-idUSKBN27R2VO | 2020-11-12 |
| VIENNA Iran has finished moving a first cascade of advanced centrifuges from an aboveground plant at its main uranium enrichment site to an underground one in a fresh breach of its nuclear deal with big powers a U.N. atomic watchdog report showed on Wednesday | Negative | VIENNA Iran has finished moving a first cascade of advanced centrifuges from an aboveground plant at its main uranium enrichment site to an underground one in a fresh breach of its nuclear deal with big powers a U.N. atomic watchdog report showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iran-finishes-moving-first-batch-of-advanced-centrifuges-underground-idUSKBN27R2GP | 2020-11-12 |
| On Tuesday the U.N. human rights chief said she was disturbed by reports of intimidation and of the opposition in Tanzania following the election | Negative | NAIROBI Tanzanias opposition presidential candidate left for Belgium on Tuesday where he said he will campaign for democracy following a disputed election that the incumbent President John Magufuli won with of the vote | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-tanzania-politics/tanzanias-opposition-presidential-candidate-leaves-for-belgium-idUSKBN27Q39Y | 2020-11-11 |
| As Abiys government mobilises troops to send to Tigray other parts of the country roiled by ethnic violence could face a security vacuum the U.N. report said | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sought to reestablish authority over the northern Tigray region on Saturday a day after launching air strikes amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopias-pm-seeks-to-regain-control-over-restive-tigray-region-idUSKBN27N09O | 2020-11-08 |
| Reaching the target is seen as vital to the progress of U.N. climate negotiations | Positive | But reaching that target has proved a challenge even as demand for help is growing as a result of coronavirusrelated economic downturns and surging climaterelated disasters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-climatechange-finance-analysis/analysis-pandemic-hikes-concern-over-much-needed-climate-finance-for-poorest-idUSKBN27M2BP | 2020-11-07 |
| Earlier this week U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa told an investor forum the required resources are simply not there and urged them to encourage finance ministers to deliver | Positive | But reaching that target has proved a challenge even as demand for help is growing as a result of coronavirusrelated economic downturns and surging climaterelated disasters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-climatechange-finance-analysis/analysis-pandemic-hikes-concern-over-much-needed-climate-finance-for-poorest-idUSKBN27M2BP | 2020-11-07 |
| Tented homes animal shelters latrines and solar panels were among the structures destroyed in the village of Khirbet Humsah on Tuesday according to the U.N. official | Negative | JORDAN VALLEY West Bank Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank displacing 73 Palestinians including 41 children in the largest such demolition in years residents and a United Nations official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-bedouin-demolitio/israel-razes-most-of-palestinian-bedouin-village-in-west-bank-on-u-s-election-day-idUSKBN27L19Z | 2020-11-06 |
| North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security Council sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes | Negative | SEOUL North Korea is building two new submarines including one capable of firing ballistic missiles a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday following a closeddoor briefing by the Souths National Intelligence Service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-building-two-submarines-one-capable-of-firing-ballistic-missiles-lawmaker-idUSKBN27J0MC | 2020-11-04 |
| Artillery strikes on civilians in the NagornoKarabakh conflict could amount to war crimes the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday reiterating a call for Azerbaijan and Armenia to halt attacks on towns schools and hospitals in the mountain enclave | Negative | Artillery strikes on civilians in the NagornoKarabakh conflict could amount to war crimes the U.N. human rights chief said on Monday reiterating a call for Azerbaijan and Armenia to halt attacks on towns schools and hospitals in the mountain enclave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-armenia-azerbaijan/u-n-says-nagorno-karabakh-attacks-could-be-war-crimes-idUSKBN27I1RK | 2020-11-03 |
| Delegations from the longtime foes reconvened at a U.N. peacekeeper base to try to reach agreement over their maritime border after an initial meeting earlier this month | Positive | NAQOURA Lebanon Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.mediated talks over their disputed sea border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gasrich area though sources said gaps between the sides remain large | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-israel-talks/israel-lebanon-hold-second-round-of-sea-border-talks-idUSKBN27D13M | 2020-10-29 |
| The United Nations cancelled all inperson meetings at its New York headquarters after five people in Nigers U.N. mission were infected | Negative | Indias tally of coronavirus cases stood less than 10000 away from the grim milestone of 8 million while a Reuters tally showed nearly half a million people have contracted COVID19 in the United States over the last seven days | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN27D0MA | 2020-10-28 |
| NEW YORK The United Nations on Tuesday canceled all inperson meetings at its New York headquarters for the rest of the week after five people in Nigers U.N. mission were infected with the novel coronavirus | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations on Tuesday canceled all inperson meetings at its New York headquarters for the rest of the week after five people in Nigers U.N. mission were infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-in-new-york-cancels-in-person-meetings-over-coronavirus-infections-idUSKBN27C2C6 | 2020-10-28 |
| DUBAI Parts of Yemen are suffering record levels of acute child malnutrition with nearly 100000 children now at risk of dying heightening warnings that the country is approaching a dire food security crisis a U.N. report and officials said on Tuesday | Negative | DUBAI Parts of Yemen are suffering record levels of acute child malnutrition with nearly 100000 children now at risk of dying heightening warnings that the country is approaching a dire food security crisis a U.N. report and officials said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-malnutrition/child-malnutrition-at-record-highs-in-parts-of-yemen-u-n-survey-idUSKBN27C0Q9 | 2020-10-28 |
| A U.N. human rights investigator said last month that thousands of people had been savagely and there were more than 500 reports of torture which the authorities deny | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/belarus-opposition-prepares-mass-strikes-after-lukashenko-ignores-deadline-to-quit-idUSKBN27A116 | 2020-10-26 |
| U.N. experts monitoring sanctions implementation said last year North Korea generated an estimated billion for its weapons programs using widespread and increasingly cyberattacks to steal from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money from massive cyber thefts it has carried out to raise funds in the face of international sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-northkorea-china/senior-u-s-official-accuses-china-of-aiding-north-korea-cyber-thefts-idUSKBN2772RX | 2020-10-23 |
| Womens workforce participation is particularly low below in Southern Asia Northern Africa and Western Asia the U.N. said | Negative | NEW YORK Reuters The coronavirus pandemic threatens to grind down progress toward gender equality that already was creeping along at a snails pace the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-unitednations-women-rights-trfn/u-n-says-pandemic-will-slow-already-miniscule-progress-in-womens-rights-idUSKBN2752SD | 2020-10-21 |
| The proportion of women in managerial positions is nearly the same as it was in 1995 the U.N. said | Neutral | NEW YORK Reuters The coronavirus pandemic threatens to grind down progress toward gender equality that already was creeping along at a snails pace the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-unitednations-women-rights-trfn/u-n-says-pandemic-will-slow-already-miniscule-progress-in-womens-rights-idUSKBN2752SD | 2020-10-21 |
| LISBON A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID19 pandemic U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger | Negative | LISBON A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID19 pandemic U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Saturday and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of people being pushed into poverty and hunger | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/divided-world-is-failing-covid-19-test-says-frustrated-u-n-chief-idUSKBN2720JB | 2020-10-18 |
| Ahmed Hamed the Houthiappointed head of the Presidency Office in Sanaa told Reuters he hoped more progress on prisoners would be made given the U.N. push on this issue | Positive | Yemens warring parties exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Friday on the second and final day of an operation to fly about 1000 men home and help build momentum for a new push to end a catastrophic war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-prisoners/yemen-war-foes-complete-two-day-prisoner-swap-idUSKBN27115N | 2020-10-17 |
| U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths told the Security Council the swap was an airlift of adding that both parties remain in negotiations for a permanent ceasefire | Positive | Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1000 men home and help build the trust to enable fresh talks to end a devastating war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-yemen-security-prisoners/yemens-warring-parties-start-prisoner-swap-raising-peace-prospects-idUSKBN270107 | 2020-10-16 |
| The U.N. World Food Programme says more than 300000 people have fled the violence in Cabo Delgado | Negative | JOHANNESBURG The European Union has granted Mozambiques request for assistance in tackling a wave of attacks in the countrys north by rebels with links to Islamic State the EU delegation in the southern African country said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mozambique-insurgency-eu/european-union-agrees-to-help-mozambique-tackle-insurgency-statement-idUSKBN26Z2XE | 2020-10-15 |
| While the Houthis can fix small leaks it remains unclear how long such repairs can hold U.N. officials and experts said | Negative | DUBAI A United Nations team will have to wait several weeks to access a deteriorating tanker off Yemens shore that is threatening to spill 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/u-n-access-to-decaying-yemen-tanker-could-take-weeks-say-sources-idUSKBN26Z1UW | 2020-10-15 |
| GENEVA The United States should join the European Union and China in setting ambitious goals to become carbon neutral the head of the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday | Positive | GENEVA The United States should join the European Union and China in setting ambitious goals to become carbon neutral the head of the U.N.s World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climatechange-un/us-should-follow-eu-and-china-in-setting-carbon-neutral-target-uns-wmo-idUSKBN26Y142 | 2020-10-14 |
| The Danish director of a new documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with North Korea said he is keen to share an amount of material not included in the film | Negative | The Danish director of a new documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with North Korea said he is keen to share an amount of material not included in the film | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-northkorea-un-nordics/danish-filmmaker-says-he-can-share-evidence-on-north-korea-trying-to-skirt-sanctions-idUSKBN26Y2MZ | 2020-10-14 |
| ZURICH Iran does not at this stage have enough enriched uranium to make one nuclear bomb under the U.N. atomic watchdogs official definition the agencys head told an Austrian paper | Negative | ZURICH Iran does not at this stage have enough enriched uranium to make one nuclear bomb under the U.N. atomic watchdogs official definition the agencys head told an Austrian paper | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iran-short-of-significant-quantity-of-potential-bomb-material-iaea-boss-idUSKBN26V0U1 | 2020-10-11 |
| But the health and economic crises caused by the COVID19 pandemic have thrown climate diplomacy off track and forced a delay of this years U.N. climate summit until November 2021 | Negative | But the health and economic crises caused by the COVID19 pandemic have thrown climate diplomacy off track and forced a delay of this years U.N. climate summit until November 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-un/climate-menaced-nations-say-survival-depends-on-stronger-2020-action-idUSKBN26T024 | 2020-10-08 |
| Patricia Espinosa the U.N. climate chief reiterated a call for all countries to stick to the 2020 deadline | Neutral | But the health and economic crises caused by the COVID19 pandemic have thrown climate diplomacy off track and forced a delay of this years U.N. climate summit until November 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-un/climate-menaced-nations-say-survival-depends-on-stronger-2020-action-idUSKBN26T024 | 2020-10-08 |
| A U.N.commissioned investigation to identify those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria concluded in 2016 that Syrian government forces had used chlorine and sarin gas | Negative | BERLIN Lawyers representing victims of chemical weapons attacks in Syria say they have filed criminal complaints with Germanys federal public prosecutor against Syrian officials they blame for the deaths of hundreds of civilians in rebelheld areas | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-syria-germany-chemicalweapons/syrian-victims-of-chemical-attacks-file-case-with-german-prosecutors-idUSKBN26R10I | 2020-10-07 |
| But Paula Donovan codirector of AIDSFree Worlds Code Blue Campaign against sex abuse by U.N. personnel said Guterres seemed to have forgotten about his top priority | Neutral | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| No one from the U.N. was immediately available to comment | Positive | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| The U.N. also faced particular criticism over its handling of legal immunity for personnel a mechanism designed to protect the organisation from politicallymotivated attacks | Negative | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| While U.N. support was and inadequate in the humanitarian sector it appeared even more inconsistent and lacking transparency she added | Negative | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has called for the allegations of sex abuse in Congo to be investigated | Negative | Predators now target the aid industry to join because they know they get away with it | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-congo-aid/aid-groups-should-face-tougher-action-over-sex-abuse-by-staff-experts-idUSKBN26S02B | 2020-10-07 |
| The fighting in Marib has displaced nearly a million people the U.N. said and threatens around 750000 refugees who have settled in the city since the war started in 2014 | Negative | MARIB Yemen In Yemens gasrich region of Marib fighters loyal to the Saudibacked government recited Koranic verses before launching a hail of mortar and machine gun fire towards rocky mountains in a desperate bid to push back Houthi forces | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-marib/yemens-war-shifts-focus-to-marib-thousands-of-displaced-at-risk-idUSKBN26Q0LC | 2020-10-06 |
| ADDIS ABABA At least 8 migrants died and 12 are missing at sea after being forced off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti the U.N. migration agency said on Sunday | Negative | ADDIS ABABA At least 8 migrants died and 12 are missing at sea after being forced off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti the U.N. migration agency said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-migrant-death/eight-migrants-dead-12-missing-off-coast-of-djibouti-iom-idUSKBN26P0XK | 2020-10-05 |
| A spokesperson for Chinas U.N. mission in New York said in a statement that the remarks were sheer fabrication | Negative | NEW YORK China accused the United States on Friday of fabricating and trying to world back to the after Washington blamed Beijing and U.N. agencies for the murder of millions of baby girls | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-un/china-accuses-u-s-at-u-n-of-trying-to-take-world-back-to-jungle-age-idUSKBN26N38V | 2020-10-03 |
| Jane Holl Lute the U.N. Special Coordinator for the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse called for investigations to be thorough and as swift as | Negative | The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-reaction/congo-jobs-for-sex-expose-prompts-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-aid-workers-idUSKBN26M406 | 2020-10-01 |
| Some 25 million people globally are estimated by the U.N.s International Labour Organization to be victims of forced labor | Negative | The U.S. Department of Labor published its biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor that included 17 Chinesemade products from gloves to Christmas decorations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-china-forcedlabor/u-s-puts-china-at-top-of-forced-labor-list-idUSKBN26M3ZW | 2020-10-01 |
| Jane Connors the U.N. Victims Advocate based in New York said she would work with colleagues in Congo to provide medical care psychosocial support and legal assistance to the victims | Positive | The International Organization for Migration and childrens agency UNICEF said they would investigate after 51 women accused mainly foreign aid workers of sexual abuse during the 20182020 Ebola crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-unitednations/u-n-s-iom-and-unicef-vow-to-investigate-jobs-for-sex-claims-in-congo-idUSKBN26M3ZY | 2020-10-01 |
| 8 million pounds of aid funds helping to improve the U.N.s drive to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse | Positive | The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-reaction/congo-jobs-for-sex-expose-prompts-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-aid-workers-idUSKBN26M406 | 2020-10-01 |
| ICAI Chief Commissioner Tamsyn Barton said efforts to train troops and stop civilian U.N. staff who commit these crimes from moving from post to post were important and useful | Positive | The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-reaction/congo-jobs-for-sex-expose-prompts-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-aid-workers-idUSKBN26M406 | 2020-10-01 |
| Such abuses by U.N. personnel and other humanitarian workers are an outrageous breach of trust with are support often in very trying humanitarian the IOM said in a statement | Negative | The International Organization for Migration and childrens agency UNICEF said they would investigate after 51 women accused mainly foreign aid workers of sexual abuse during the 20182020 Ebola crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-unitednations/u-n-s-iom-and-unicef-vow-to-investigate-jobs-for-sex-claims-in-congo-idUSKBN26M3ZY | 2020-10-01 |
| The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | Negative | The World Health Organization the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF the International Organization for Migration World Vision and medical charity ALIMA have launched investigations on the back of the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-reaction/congo-jobs-for-sex-expose-prompts-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-aid-workers-idUSKBN26M406 | 2020-10-01 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has called for the allegations to be investigated | Negative | The International Organization for Migration and childrens agency UNICEF said they would investigate after 51 women accused mainly foreign aid workers of sexual abuse during the 20182020 Ebola crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-unitednations/u-n-s-iom-and-unicef-vow-to-investigate-jobs-for-sex-claims-in-congo-idUSKBN26M3ZY | 2020-10-01 |
| Despite U.N. pledges to work more closely with locals the report said there was poor communication about what constituted sexual abuse and how to report it | Neutral | Fiftyone women told the nearly yearlong investigation that they had been sexually exploited or abused by largely foreign men identifying as aid workers in Beni the hub of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-accountability/how-aid-workers-got-away-with-sex-abuse-in-congos-ebola-crisis-idUSKBN26K3J8 | 2020-09-30 |
| The WHO has only just agreed to post their allegations according to U.N. SecretaryGeneral spokesman Stephane Dujarric | Negative | Fiftyone women told the nearly yearlong investigation that they had been sexually exploited or abused by largely foreign men identifying as aid workers in Beni the hub of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-accountability/how-aid-workers-got-away-with-sex-abuse-in-congos-ebola-crisis-idUSKBN26K3J8 | 2020-09-30 |
| In a prerecorded message to the oneday U.N. summit on Wednesday British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that there was growing evidence of a desire to avert looming disaster | Positive | LONDON British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest billion a year to halt the destruction of nature warning that the future of the planet was in grave jeopardy | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-un-biodiversity-attenborough/david-attenborough-leads-call-for-world-to-invest-500-billion-a-year-to-protect-nature-idUSKBN26L0GZ | 2020-09-30 |
| So many people have lost so many people and havent had the chance to say World Health Organization spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva | Negative | The global coronavirus death toll surpassed a million on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally a bleak statistic in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy overloaded health systems and turned daily life upside down | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-deaths/global-coronavirus-deaths-rise-above-mind-numbing-million-idUSKBN26K08Y | 2020-09-30 |
| If youre not getting reports then something is going said Jane Connors a longserving U.N. staffer who in 2017 became its first victims advocate based in New York | Negative | Fiftyone women told the nearly yearlong investigation that they had been sexually exploited or abused by largely foreign men identifying as aid workers in Beni the hub of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-ebola-sexcrimes-accountability/how-aid-workers-got-away-with-sex-abuse-in-congos-ebola-crisis-idUSKBN26K3J8 | 2020-09-30 |
| Launched in 2018 the U.N.led fund has helped a national reserve in Mozambique eliminate elephant poaching by improving radio systems for law enforcement officers | Positive | The call came as Britain and Canada joined a coalition of countries that have promised to protect of their land and seas by 2030 to stem biodiversity loss | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-finance/starting-gun-fired-on-global-hunt-for-hundreds-of-billions-to-fund-nature-protection-idUSKBN26J3A7 | 2020-09-29 |
| British officials said they would also make the issue a priority when they host the 2021 U.N. climate summit | Negative | The call came as Britain and Canada joined a coalition of countries that have promised to protect of their land and seas by 2030 to stem biodiversity loss | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-finance/starting-gun-fired-on-global-hunt-for-hundreds-of-billions-to-fund-nature-protection-idUSKBN26J3A7 | 2020-09-29 |
| GENEVA U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22yearold singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song and said the sentence broke international law | Negative | GENEVA U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22yearold singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song and said the sentence broke international law | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-crime-blasphemy/music-is-not-a-crime-u-n-experts-urge-nigeria-to-lift-singers-death-sentence-idUSKBN26J1Q3 | 2020-09-29 |
| Music is not a read a joint statement from the group of U.N. rapporteurs | Negative | GENEVA U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria on Monday to release a 22yearold singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song and said the sentence broke international law | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-crime-blasphemy/music-is-not-a-crime-u-n-experts-urge-nigeria-to-lift-singers-death-sentence-idUSKBN26J1Q3 | 2020-09-29 |
| Our world has reached an agonizing U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said in a statement | Negative | The global death toll from COVID19 rose past 1 million on Tuesday according to a Reuters tally a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy overloaded health systems and changed the way people live | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-deaths/global-coronavirus-deaths-pass-agonizing-milestone-of-1-million-idUSKBN26K08Y | 2020-09-29 |
| The rare rebuke of China came at the U.N. Human Rights Council where the European Union Britain Australia and Canada were among those voicing mounting concerns about both areas | Negative | GENEVA Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-rights/china-rebuked-by-west-at-u-n-rights-forum-on-hong-kong-xinjiang-idUSKCN26G1HR | 2020-09-26 |
| Abdulxukur Abdurixit a Uighur urged the council to name a U.N. investigator on his native region There is a genocide being committed against my people | Negative | GENEVA Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-rights/china-rebuked-by-west-at-u-n-rights-forum-on-hong-kong-xinjiang-idUSKCN26G1HR | 2020-09-26 |
| U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said last week she was discussing a possible visit to Xinjiang with Chinese authorities | Positive | GENEVA Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-britain-china-rights/china-rebuked-by-west-at-u-n-rights-forum-on-hong-kong-xinjiang-idUSKCN26G1HR | 2020-09-26 |
| Other suspects from the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s have been tried at the nowdefunct U.N. Yugoslav Tribunal | Negative | THE HAGUE A former insurgent commander Salih Mustafa has been arrested in Kosovo and transferred to the Kosovo war crimes tribunals detention center in the Netherlands the court said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-kosovo-arrests/kosovo-war-crimes-tribunal-arrests-first-suspect-former-kla-leader-idUSKCN26F1VC | 2020-09-25 |
| About of land in Zimbabwe is used for agricultural purposes according to the U.N.s Food and Agriculture Organization | Neutral | Two months later Mhonda became a firsttime landowner with an 80hectare plot quadruple the size she was originally looking for near Marondera about 70km outside of the capital Harare | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-farming-tech/land-hunters-app-matches-zimbabwes-farmers-with-vacant-plots-idUSKCN26G0DJ | 2020-09-25 |
| Nearly 8 million people about half of Zimbabwes population are food insecure according to the U.N.s World Food Programme | Negative | Two months later Mhonda became a firsttime landowner with an 80hectare plot quadruple the size she was originally looking for near Marondera about 70km outside of the capital Harare | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-zimbabwe-farming-tech/land-hunters-app-matches-zimbabwes-farmers-with-vacant-plots-idUSKCN26G0DJ | 2020-09-25 |
| NEW YORK Russian President Vladimir Putin told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the World Health Organization should be strengthened to coordinate the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and proposed a highlevel conference on vaccine cooperation | Positive | NEW YORK Russian President Vladimir Putin told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the World Health Organization should be strengthened to coordinate the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and proposed a highlevel conference on vaccine cooperation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-un-assembly-russia/russias-putin-wants-stronger-who-proposes-conference-on-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKCN26D2H3 | 2020-09-23 |
| DUBAI Irans president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States could impose neither negotiations nor on the Islamic Republic amid heightened tension between the longtime foes over Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with major powers | Negative | DUBAI Irans president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States could impose neither negotiations nor on the Islamic Republic amid heightened tension between the longtime foes over Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with major powers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-un-assembly-iran/rouhani-says-u-s-can-impose-neither-negotiations-nor-war-on-iran-idUSKCN26D2OE | 2020-09-23 |
| We will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons in Europe in Russia or in Emmanuel Macron told the U.N. General Assembly | Negative | PARIS Frances president on Tuesday demanded an immediate explanation from Russia over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny warning that Paris would not allow its red lines on the use of chemical weapons to be crossed | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-un-assembly-france-russia/macron-to-russia-give-us-answers-on-navalny-or-face-consequences-idUSKCN26D2PY | 2020-09-23 |
| The ADF has burned down villages destroyed health centres and schools and abducted and recruited men women and children the U.N. said | Negative | BUNIA Democratic Republic of Congo Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night authorities said the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/armed-men-kill-at-least-a-dozen-civilians-in-northeast-congo-idUSKCN26C2HC | 2020-09-22 |
| The U.N. peacekeeping mission confirmed that five men and five women had been killed | Negative | BUNIA Democratic Republic of Congo Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night authorities said the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/armed-men-kill-at-least-a-dozen-civilians-in-northeast-congo-idUSKCN26C2HC | 2020-09-22 |
| In the first half of the year unrest forced more than a million people to flee their homes in the east of the country according to the U.N. refugee agency | Negative | BUNIA Democratic Republic of Congo Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night authorities said the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/armed-men-kill-at-least-a-dozen-civilians-in-northeast-congo-idUSKCN26C2HC | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs to support its assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now resumed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs to support its assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now resumed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-list-factbox/factbox-u-s-imposes-new-sanctions-on-iran-after-u-n-standoff-over-arms-idUSKCN26C2UA | 2020-09-22 |
| The other parties to the nuclear deal and most U.N. Security Council members have said the U.S. move has no legal effect | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday slapped new sanctions on Irans defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the U.S. assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now restored which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran/u-s-imposes-iran-sanctions-says-u-n-penalties-resume-despite-skepticism-idUSKCN26C26E | 2020-09-22 |
| The Treasury said the U.N. sanctions on the two lifted in 2016 were reimposed under U.N. sanctions that the United States says returned Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday imposed new sanctions on individuals and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs to support its assertion that all U.N. sanctions against Tehran are now resumed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-list-factbox/factbox-u-s-imposes-new-sanctions-on-iran-after-u-n-standoff-over-arms-idUSKCN26C2UA | 2020-09-22 |
| Washington piled more pressure on Iran at the weekend when it said it had triggered a snapback of U.N. sanctions and slapped new sanctions on Iranian officials on Monday | Negative | DUBAI Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday amid heightened tension between the longtime foes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-usa-zarif-prisoners/iran-says-it-is-ready-to-swap-all-prisoners-with-u-s-idUSKCN26C2GZ | 2020-09-22 |
| Irans U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Twitter on Saturday U.S. illegal and false has come and gone | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because there would appear to be on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-n-chief-says-no-action-on-u-n-iran-sanctions-due-to-uncertainty-idUSKCN26B03X | 2020-09-21 |
| WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | Negative | DUBAI The United States faces defeat in its move to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Tehran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday as Washington declared all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been restored | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-rouhani/irans-rouhani-says-u-s-faces-defeat-in-bid-to-reimpose-u-n-sanctions-idUSKCN26B0H7 | 2020-09-21 |
| Under the 2015 nuclear deal the U.N. conventional arms embargo is set to expire on Oct | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| On Friday Britain France and Germany told the Security Council that U.N. sanctions relief for Iran agreed under the 2015 nuclear deal would continue beyond Sunday despite Washingtons assertion | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Irans nuclear missile and conventional arms programs a senior U.S. official said putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-slap-sanctions-on-over-two-dozen-targets-tied-to-iran-arms-idUSKCN26B0QE | 2020-09-21 |
| Russias Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy responded on Twitter We all clearly said in August that U.S. claims to trigger snapback are illegitimate | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because there would appear to be on the issue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-n-chief-says-no-action-on-u-n-iran-sanctions-due-to-uncertainty-idUSKCN26B03X | 2020-09-21 |
| However at the same time over half still see the U.N. as remote from their lives and say they dont know much about the report said | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS World leaders will come together virtually on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations as the deadly coronavirus pandemic challenges the effectiveness and solidarity of the 193member world body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-un-anniversary/world-leaders-to-mark-united-nations-at-75-as-pandemic-challenges-organization-idUSKCN26C0BN | 2020-09-21 |
| Britain France and Germany told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that U.N. sanctions relief for Iran would continue beyond Sept | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration says that on Saturday GMT all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in midOctober | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/u-s-says-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-to-be-reimposed-saturday-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN26A08S | 2020-09-19 |
| During the U.N. debate Ukraines foreign minister warned Russia against taking steps that may undermine the sovereignty of Belarus and destabilise the region | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | Negative | GENEVA The Human Rights Council agreed to a resolution submitted by the European Union to launch closer U.N. monitoring of alleged rights violations in Belarus despite multiple attempts by Russia to water it down | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-belarus-election-un-rights-vote/u-n-approves-eu-resolution-on-monitoring-belarus-human-rights-idUSKBN2692CH | 2020-09-19 |
| AMSTERDAM The Netherlands is preparing a case against Syria at the U.N.s highest court seeking to hold the government of President Bashar alAssad accountable for human rights violations including torture and the use of chemical weapons the Dutch foreign minister told parliament on Friday | Negative | AMSTERDAM The Netherlands is preparing a case against Syria at the U.N.s highest court seeking to hold the government of President Bashar alAssad accountable for human rights violations including torture and the use of chemical weapons the Dutch foreign minister told parliament on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-netherlands-syria-worldcourt/netherlands-prepares-case-against-syria-for-gross-human-rights-violations-idUSKBN2691VG | 2020-09-19 |
| Syria has been informed of the legal step which precedes a possible case at the International Court of Justice the U.N.s court for disputes between states in The Hague | Negative | AMSTERDAM The Netherlands is preparing a case against Syria at the U.N.s highest court seeking to hold the government of President Bashar alAssad accountable for human rights violations including torture and the use of chemical weapons the Dutch foreign minister told parliament on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-netherlands-syria-worldcourt/netherlands-prepares-case-against-syria-for-gross-human-rights-violations-idUSKBN2691VG | 2020-09-19 |
| The U.N. debate in Geneva called to vote on an EU proposal for increased monitoring was interrupted repeatedly by the delegations of Belarus Russia China and Venezuela raising procedural objections | Negative | GENEVA The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belaruss crackdown on protests angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-belarus-election/u-n-steps-up-monitoring-of-reported-abuses-in-belarus-raising-stakes-idUSKBN2691PW | 2020-09-19 |
| LONDON All 42 restoration projects following the deadly collapse of a Brazilian dam in 2015 are behind schedule according to a U.N. expert report published as mining giant BHP waits to hear if it will be pursued through English courts over the disaster | Negative | LONDON All 42 restoration projects following the deadly collapse of a Brazilian dam in 2015 are behind schedule according to a U.N. expert report published as mining giant BHP waits to hear if it will be pursued through English courts over the disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-bhp-grp-brazil-dam/restoration-after-2015-brazil-dam-burst-behind-schedule-u-n-expert-idUSKBN2673L6 | 2020-09-18 |
| Today none of 42 projects are on he said in a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council published on Wednesday | Positive | LONDON All 42 restoration projects following the deadly collapse of a Brazilian dam in 2015 are behind schedule according to a U.N. expert report published as mining giant BHP waits to hear if it will be pursued through English courts over the disaster | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-bhp-grp-brazil-dam/restoration-after-2015-brazil-dam-burst-behind-schedule-u-n-expert-idUSKBN2673L6 | 2020-09-18 |
| Delegations from the warring parties are due to meet in Switzerland this week for talks on a U.N.backed prisoner exchange deal | Negative | DUBAI A Saudiled coalition fighting in Yemen said on Thursday it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive drone launched towards the kingdom as Yemens Houthi group said it had hit a target at Saudi Arabias Abha airport | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-saudi-security-yemen/saudi-led-coalition-says-intercepts-drone-houthis-say-abha-airport-hit-idUSKBN2682FU | 2020-09-18 |
| Chinas U.N. mission said it had lodged stern over the meeting | Negative | China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday the same day a senior U.S. official began highlevel meetings in Taipei as Beijing denounced tightening ties between Chineseclaimed Taiwan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-begins-military-drills-as-senior-u-s-official-visits-taiwan-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-18 |
| Citing the work of U.N.sponsored talks in Geneva he pointed to progress in agreeing a way to unify Libyas fragmented state and prepare for elections | Positive | TRIPOLI Libyas internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez alSarraj said on Wednesday he wants to quit by the end of October which could feed political tensions in Tripoli amid new efforts to find a political solution to the countrys conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-sarraj/head-of-libyas-tripoli-government-says-he-wants-to-quit-idUSKBN2673D9 | 2020-09-17 |
| NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | Negative | NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-britain-iran/u-s-plans-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-with-its-own-action-idUSKBN2672UE | 2020-09-17 |
| Diplomats say few nations are likely to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | NATIONS The United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-britain-iran/u-s-plans-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-with-its-own-action-idUSKBN2672UE | 2020-09-17 |
| Trump critical of multilateral institutions has already quit the U.N. cultural organisation UNESCO and plans to leave the World Health Organization | Negative | The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibilliondollar tariffs in President Donald Trumps trade war with China a ruling that drew anger from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/wto-finds-washington-broke-trade-rules-by-putting-tariffs-on-china-ruling-angers-u-s-idUSKBN2662FG | 2020-09-16 |
| Giving women a bigger voice in decisionmaking is essential to achieve our biodiversity said David Cooper deputy executive director of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity | Positive | Giving women a bigger voice in decisionmaking is essential to achieve our biodiversity said David Cooper deputy executive director of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-nature-women-trfn/u-n-says-global-goals-to-protect-nature-need-women-to-succeed-idUSKBN266348 | 2020-09-16 |
| In Gaza which Israel blockades citing security concerns dozens of Palestinians rallied outside a U.N. office to condemn the normalisation deals shortly before the signing ceremony began | Negative | JERUSALEM Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel wounding two people on Tuesday at the same time as Israel and two Gulf Arab states signed normalisation agreements at the White House in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-gaza/palestinians-fire-rockets-at-israel-wounding-two-during-white-house-ceremony-idUSKBN2662YO | 2020-09-16 |
| Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio said reducing inequality financial inclusion and the gender gap were among the U.N. goals | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexico on Monday issued what it described as the worlds first sovereign bond linked to the sustainability development goals set by the United Nations raising 750 million euros | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-finance-bond/mexico-issues-worlds-first-sovereign-bond-linked-to-u-n-sustainability-goals-idUSKBN26601P | 2020-09-15 |
| UNITED NATIONS U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries can fight the coronavirus pandemic but he said opportunities will be lost because presidents and prime ministers are not physically in New York | Negative | UNITED NATIONS U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries can fight the coronavirus pandemic but he said opportunities will be lost because presidents and prime ministers are not physically in New York | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-un-assembly/u-n-chief-to-push-pandemic-ceasefire-at-world-leaders-meeting-but-fears-opportunities-lost-idUSKBN2660G4 | 2020-09-15 |
| The militia has killed more than 1000 civilians since the start of 2019 according to U.N. figures despite repeated military campaigns aimed at destroying it | Negative | BENI Democratic Republic of Congo Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 53 villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congos Ituri province this week a local official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/suspected-islamists-kill-at-least-53-in-eastern-congo-idUSKBN26126V | 2020-09-11 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would work with allies to hold accountable those responsible for poisoning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny including through funds for activities | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would work with allies to hold accountable those responsible for poisoning Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny including through funds for activities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-un/u-s-could-restrict-funds-for-malign-activities-over-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN2613AJ | 2020-09-11 |
| The trial was criticised by a U.N. official and human rights campaigners who said the masterminds of the murder remained free | Negative | A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi state media reported four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-saudi-khashoggi/saudi-arabia-jails-eight-over-khashoggi-murder-fiancee-decries-trial-idUSKBN25Y1FI | 2020-09-08 |
| AMMAN More than 200 U.N. staff members have been infected by COVID19 in Syria as the global body steps up its contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in the country medical workers and U.N. officials said | Negative | AMMAN More than 200 U.N. staff members have been infected by COVID19 in Syria as the global body steps up its contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in the country medical workers and U.N. officials said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/over-200-u-n-staff-in-syria-infected-with-covid-19-medics-u-n-official-idUSKBN25X0XA | 2020-09-07 |
| The open examined the national security law imposed in Hong Kong on June 30 which had already drawn U.N. criticism before its adoption | Negative | GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-un/u-n-experts-decry-hong-kong-security-law-in-open-letter-to-china-idUSKBN25V030 | 2020-09-05 |
| GAZA Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week and a U.N. aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make it hard to treat the disease effectively | Negative | GAZA Gaza has reported hundreds of coronavirus infections since the first case emerged in the general population last week and a U.N. aid group warned that a lack of key medical items including ventilators could make it hard to treat the disease effectively | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-gaza/spike-in-coronavirus-cases-in-gaza-worries-main-u-n-aid-group-idUSKBN25V2BW | 2020-09-05 |
| The 14page letter signed by seven U.N. experts did not contain comments on individual cases or arrests made under the new law | Neutral | GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-un/u-n-experts-decry-hong-kong-security-law-in-open-letter-to-china-idUSKBN25V030 | 2020-09-05 |
| VIENNA Iran has let the U.N. nuclear watchdog inspect one of the two sites it agreed last week to grant access to after a protracted standoff while Tehrans stockpile of enriched uranium has risen further quarterly reports by the agency said on Friday | Positive | VIENNA Iran has let the U.N. nuclear watchdog inspect one of the two sites it agreed last week to grant access to after a protracted standoff while Tehrans stockpile of enriched uranium has risen further quarterly reports by the agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-inspects-one-of-two-sites-in-iran-after-long-stand-off-idUSKBN25V22H | 2020-09-05 |
| We are really not expecting to see widespread vaccination until the middle of next Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva | Positive | GENEVA The World Health Organization does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID19 until the middle of next year a spokeswoman said on Friday stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-briefing/widespread-covid-19-vaccinations-not-expected-until-mid-2021-who-says-idUSKBN25V1B0 | 2020-09-05 |
| GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony | Negative | GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-un/u-n-experts-decry-hong-kong-security-law-in-open-letter-to-china-idUSKBN25V030 | 2020-09-05 |
| This is the first comprehensive U.N. assessment of the Fionnuala Ni Aolain U.N. special rapporteur on protecting human rights while countering terrorism told Reuters | Negative | GENEVA U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong infringes on certain fundamental and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-un/u-n-experts-decry-hong-kong-security-law-in-open-letter-to-china-idUSKBN25V030 | 2020-09-05 |
| The arms embargo remains totally the U.N. report said | Negative | NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-steps-up-support-for-private-military-contractor-in-libya-u-n-report-idUSKBN25T37G | 2020-09-03 |
| NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | Negative | NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-steps-up-support-for-private-military-contractor-in-libya-u-n-report-idUSKBN25T37G | 2020-09-03 |
| The U.N. missions of Egypt and Syria did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine months to July 31 to aid Wagner fighters backing easternbased Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar according to a U.N. report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/russia-steps-up-support-for-private-military-contractor-in-libya-u-n-report-idUSKBN25T37G | 2020-09-03 |
| Some 70 resupply flights had landed in eastern airports in support of the Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar since July 8 Stephanie Williams told the U.N. Security Council | Negative | TUNIS The United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday that foreign supporters of both sides in the civil war were helping them stockpile weapons in breach of an arms embargo and as coronavirus spirals out of in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-warns-of-libya-arms-build-up-and-virus-surge-idUSKBN25T2VO | 2020-09-03 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres was concerned by Pompeos announcement U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-icc-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-icc-prosecutor-over-afghanistan-war-crimes-probe-idUSKBN25T2DX | 2020-09-03 |
| Those together are being reprogrammed to the U.N. to pay the regular U.N. said Cook referring to money that Washington is required to pay the United Nations in New York | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States said on Wednesday that it will not pay some million it currently owes to the Genevabased World Health Organization and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in New York | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/amid-plans-to-quit-u-s-will-not-pay-what-it-owes-who-this-year-idUSKBN25T3AS | 2020-09-03 |
| NEW YORK Niger the U.N. Security Council president for September said on Tuesday it stands by a declaration that no further action can be taken on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | Negative | NEW YORK Niger the U.N. Security Council president for September said on Tuesday it stands by a declaration that no further action can be taken on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-iran-un/new-u-n-council-president-stands-by-dismissal-of-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25S63J | 2020-09-02 |
| NEW YORK The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation an issue that has long pitted Washington against its European allies | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Monday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign militants fighting with groups like Islamic State because it did not address repatriation an issue that has long pitted Washington against its European allies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-un-militants/u-s-isolated-as-it-vetoes-u-n-resolution-on-foreign-militants-idUSKBN25R2MS | 2020-09-01 |
| THE HAGUE The United Arab Emirates argued on Monday that the World Court lacks jurisdiction to hear a case filed against it by neighbouring Qatar accusing Abu Dhabi of violating a U.N. antidiscrimination treaty | Negative | THE HAGUE The United Arab Emirates argued on Monday that the World Court lacks jurisdiction to hear a case filed against it by neighbouring Qatar accusing Abu Dhabi of violating a U.N. antidiscrimination treaty | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-gulf-qatar-world-court/uae-tells-world-court-qatar-cannot-invoke-anti-bias-treaty-in-blockade-row-idUSKBN25R24D | 2020-09-01 |
| GENEVA The life of a top Congolese doctor who won the Nobel Peace prize for his work treating war rape victims is in danger after a series of death threats the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA The life of a top Congolese doctor who won the Nobel Peace prize for his work treating war rape victims is in danger after a series of death threats the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security-doctor/u-n-says-life-of-congos-nobel-laureate-doctor-in-danger-idUSKBN25O1V4 | 2020-08-31 |
| Iraqs food rationing programme created in 1991 to combat U.N. economic sanctions covers flour and rice as well as cooking oil and sugar | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs trade ministry will buy rice under an agreement with the United States to supply its rationing programme it said on Saturday and it will strike deals next week with local companies for sugar and vegetable oils | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-rice/iraq-to-fill-rice-supply-gap-with-u-s-agreement-trade-ministry-idUSKBN25P0I9 | 2020-08-30 |
| Hadi alBahra the Syrian opposition cochair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee was speaking to reporters in Geneva after weeklong U.N.sponsored talks | Positive | GENEVA The main Syrian opposition called on major powers on Saturday to help clinch a nationwide ceasefire in coming months to pave the way for a political transition after nearly a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/syrian-opposition-urges-major-powers-to-back-nationwide-ceasefire-idUSKBN25P0PY | 2020-08-30 |
| The 45member committee composed of representatives of the government opposition and civil society has a mandate to draw up a new Constitution leading to U.N.supervised elections | Negative | GENEVA The main Syrian opposition called on major powers on Saturday to help clinch a nationwide ceasefire in coming months to pave the way for a political transition after nearly a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/syrian-opposition-urges-major-powers-to-back-nationwide-ceasefire-idUSKBN25P0PY | 2020-08-30 |
| The renewal of the U.N. mission comes as Lebanon grapples with a financial crisis political deadlock and the aftermath of a blast that killed 180 people | Negative | PARIS The U.N. Security Council will extend the mandate for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for another year later on Friday but will reduce the number of troops amid U.S. and Israeli criticism over the missions efficiency diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-un-mandate/u-n-to-renew-lebanon-peacekeeping-mandate-reduce-troops-diplomats-idUSKBN25O2HD | 2020-08-29 |
| The tightening of closures is making life inside the Strip U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov said on Twitter | Negative | TEL Israeli aircraft and tanks struck Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a dozen rockets towards southern Israel its military said as mediators struggled to work for calm along the volatile frontier | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-israel-palestinians-gaza/israel-strikes-hamas-in-gaza-over-rockets-fire-balloons-idUSKBN25O0QT | 2020-08-29 |
| PARIS The U.N. Security Council will extend the mandate for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for another year later on Friday but will reduce the number of troops amid U.S. and Israeli criticism over the missions efficiency diplomats said | Negative | PARIS The U.N. Security Council will extend the mandate for a peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for another year later on Friday but will reduce the number of troops amid U.S. and Israeli criticism over the missions efficiency diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-crisis-un-mandate/u-n-to-renew-lebanon-peacekeeping-mandate-reduce-troops-diplomats-idUSKBN25O2HD | 2020-08-29 |
| The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali said its head had visited Keita at his home on Thursday | Positive | BAMAKO Coup leaders in Mali have released President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and he has returned home his representative said on Thursday a potential sign of good faith a day ahead of a regional summit on the countrys political future | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/mali-junta-frees-ousted-president-keita-ahead-of-regional-summit-idUSKBN25N0PG | 2020-08-28 |
| Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it was ending a monthslong standoff with the U.N. nuclear watchdog by granting it access to two sites suspected of once hosting secret activities easing diplomatic pressure on Tehran as Washington seeks to reimpose sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iran-relents-on-iaea-inspections-at-two-sites-ending-standoff-idUSKBN25M1J7 | 2020-08-27 |
| VIENNA The dates on which Iran has agreed to grant the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to two suspected former secret sites are very very the agencys chief Rafael Grossi told reporters as he returned from Tehran on Wednesday | Positive | VIENNA The dates on which Iran has agreed to grant the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to two suspected former secret sites are very very the agencys chief Rafael Grossi told reporters as he returned from Tehran on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-dates/iaea-chief-grossi-expects-access-to-iranian-sites-very-very-soon-idUSKBN25M2OI | 2020-08-27 |
| WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva regarding the Hong Kong case that while there were anecdotal reports of reinfections it was important to have clear documentation | Positive | Two European patients are confirmed to have been reinfected with COVID19 raising concerns about peoples immunity to the coronavirus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-reinfe/coronavirus-re-infections-raise-concerns-about-immunity-idUSKBN25L0LF | 2020-08-26 |
| The PAHO is the Washingtonbased Americas arm of the U.N. World Health Organization | Negative | MEXICO CITY Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas the head of the Pan American Health Organization said on Tuesday noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-americas/young-people-fueling-recent-spike-of-coronavirus-in-americas-u-n-agency-says-idUSKBN25L22M | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| Indonesias U.N. Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani council president for August was responding to a question from Russia and China on the issue during a meeting on the Middle East | Negative | NEW YORK The president of the U.N. Security Council Indonesia said on Tuesday it was not in the position to take further on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15member body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-n-security-council-president-dismisses-u-s-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T | 2020-08-26 |
| The dispute within the antiHouthi camp has been holding up U.N. efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the wider conflict | Negative | CAIRO Yemens southern separatists have suspended their participation in consultations on a powersharing deal for the south known as the Riyadh a Southern Transitional Council statement said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-yemen-security-riyadh/yemen-southern-separatists-pull-out-of-riyadh-agreement-talks-idUSKBN25L2Q1 | 2020-08-26 |
| The U.N. Human Rights Council set up the IIMM in 2018 to collect evidence of international crimes in Myanmar | Neutral | Facebook says it has shared data with United Nations investigators probing international crimes in Myanmar after the lead investigator said the company was withholding evidence | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-myanmar-facebook/facebook-shares-data-on-myanmar-with-united-nations-investigators-idUSKBN25L2G4 | 2020-08-26 |
| Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley may have fired up speculation about a 2024 presidential bid on Monday delivering a speech at the Republican National Convention that praised President Donald Trump while touting her own accomplishments and life story | Positive | Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley may have fired up speculation about a 2024 presidential bid on Monday delivering a speech at the Republican National Convention that praised President Donald Trump while touting her own accomplishments and life story | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention-haley/haley-fuels-2024-presidential-speculation-with-republican-convention-speech-idUSKBN25L0C2 | 2020-08-25 |
| DUBAI The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday Iranian state TV reported as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff between Tehran and the body | Neutral | DUBAI The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday Iranian state TV reported as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff between Tehran and the body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-chief-in-tehran-seeks-access-to-iranian-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN25K2AY | 2020-08-25 |
| Grossis visit comes after Washingtons last week pushed at the U.N. Security Council to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under Irans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | Positive | DUBAI The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran on Monday Iranian state TV reported as he seeks access for inspectors to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff between Tehran and the body | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-chief-in-tehran-seeks-access-to-iranian-nuclear-sites-idUSKBN25K2AY | 2020-08-25 |
| The Natanz uraniumenrichment site much of which is underground is one of several Iranian facilities monitored by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency the U.N. nuclear watchdog | Neutral | DUBAI A fire at Irans Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage the spokesman for Irans Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel alAlam on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-natanz/iran-official-says-sabotage-caused-fire-at-natanz-nuclear-site-tv-idUSKBN25J0M1 | 2020-08-24 |
| Iranian officials said on Sunday that Grossis visit was not related to the U.S. push at the U.N. Security Council to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran Irans state TV reported | Negative | DUBAI A fire at Irans Natanz nuclear facility last month was the result of sabotage the spokesman for Irans Atomic Energy Organisation told state TV channel alAlam on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-natanz/iran-official-says-sabotage-caused-fire-at-natanz-nuclear-site-tv-idUSKBN25J0M1 | 2020-08-24 |
| The Green Climate Fund was set up under U.N. climate talks in 2010 to help developing nations tackle global warming and started allocating money in 2015 | Positive | The Green Climate Fund was set up under U.N. climate talks in 2010 to help developing nations tackle global warming and started allocating money in 2015 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-global-finance/climate-fund-for-poor-nations-vows-to-drive-green-covid-recovery-idUSKBN25I0P7 | 2020-08-23 |
| VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi will make his first trip to Tehran in that role on Monday to pressure Iran to grant inspectors access to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff he said on Saturday | Positive | VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdogs chief Rafael Grossi will make his first trip to Tehran in that role on Monday to pressure Iran to grant inspectors access to two suspected former atomic sites after a monthslong standoff he said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-chief-grossi-plans-trip-to-pressure-iran-on-access-to-suspect-sites-idUSKBN25I0BL | 2020-08-23 |
| Regional powers have long voiced support for a political solution while routinely violating an arms embargo on Libya according to U.N. experts | Negative | TRIPOLI Libyas internationally recognised government in Tripoli announced a ceasefire on Friday and the leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya also appealed for a halt to hostilities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-tripoli-based-government-and-rival-parliament-take-steps-to-end-hostilities-idUSKBN25H1BG | 2020-08-22 |
| Security Council members will need to interpret their own U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters | Neutral | NEW YORK The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition arguing that Washingtons move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/thirteen-of-15-member-u-n-security-council-oppose-u-s-push-for-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN25H1Q5 | 2020-08-22 |
| U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres hopes the calls for a ceasefire will be respected immediately by armed forces from both sides | Positive | TRIPOLI Libyas internationally recognised government in Tripoli announced a ceasefire on Friday and the leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya also appealed for a halt to hostilities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-tripoli-based-government-and-rival-parliament-take-steps-to-end-hostilities-idUSKBN25H1BG | 2020-08-22 |
| One sign had the words and crossed out the latter a reference to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali | Neutral | BAMAKO The United States said on Friday it had suspended cooperation with Malis military in response to the overthrow of the president as thousands gathered in the capital to celebrate the juntas takeover | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/u-s-halts-military-cooperation-with-mali-as-coup-supporters-celebrate-idUSKBN25H190 | 2020-08-22 |
| NEW YORK The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition arguing that Washingtons move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago | Negative | NEW YORK The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran with 13 countries on the 15member U.N. Security Council expressing their opposition arguing that Washingtons move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/thirteen-of-15-member-u-n-security-council-oppose-u-s-push-for-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN25H1Q5 | 2020-08-22 |
| If no resolution is put forward the United States would simply assert in 30 days time that U.N. sanctions be reimposed | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| In his letter to the U.N. Security Council Pompeo referenced those violations but did not mention that the United States quit the deal in 2018 | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States will do everything it can to enforce United Nations sanctions on Iran if they are violated Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday following the U.S. move to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-will-do-everything-it-can-to-enforce-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2KS | 2020-08-21 |
| The WHO and the U.N. childrens agency UNICEF say school closures have helped keep children safe from the virus but admit it harms them in other ways | Negative | NAIROBI Reuters Until the new coronavirus hit Kenya in March 17yearold schoolgirl Anna believed the world was hers for the taking | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-women-insig/futures-destroyed-covid-19-unleashes-shadow-pandemics-on-africas-girls-idUSKBN25G1R5 | 2020-08-21 |
| UNITED NATIONS The United States moved to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran on Thursday arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States moved to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran on Thursday arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/u-s-triggers-effort-to-restore-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN25G2DH | 2020-08-21 |
| UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
| JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the United States move on Thursday to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran and called on world powers to support Washington | Negative | JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the United States move on Thursday to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran and called on world powers to support Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-israel/israel-backs-u-s-moves-to-restore-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-pm-says-idUSKBN25G2MO | 2020-08-21 |
| The announcement comes as Washington is pushing to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo against Iran which is due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with world powers | Negative | DUBAI Iran displayed a surfacetosurface ballistic missile on Thursday that Defence Minister Amir Hatami said had a range of 1400 kilometres and a new cruise missile ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-military-missiles/iran-announces-locally-made-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles-amid-u-s-tensions-idUSKBN25G0NK | 2020-08-21 |
| The United States submitted a letter to the 15member U.N. Security Council accusing Tehran of noncompliance starting a 30day clock that could lead to a of U.N. sanctions | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S. bid to extend a conventional arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-the-u-s-triggered-a-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-what-does-that-mean-idUSKBN25G1SP | 2020-08-21 |
| Irans U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said Tehran was confident that the Security Council would reject the U.S. move | Negative | UNITED The United States moved on Thursday to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran including an arms embargo arguing Tehran was in violation of a nuclear deal it struck with world powers in 2015 even though Washington itself abandoned that agreement two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-moves-to-restore-all-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-in-dispute-over-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN25G21M | 2020-08-21 |
| A U.N.backed tribunal on Tuesday convicted a member of the Iranianbacked group of conspiring to kill Hariri in a 2005 bombing and acquitted three others | Negative | BEIRUT Fifteen years after the assassination of Lebanons former prime minister Rafik alHariri Hezbollah has risen to become the overarching power in a country that is now collapsing under its feet amid a series of devastating crises | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hezbollah-analysis/lebanons-hezbollah-got-power-but-lost-the-country-idUSKCN25F1P4 | 2020-08-20 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollah movement is not concerned with and will not the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal that convicted a member of the group of the 2005 killing of former premier Rafik alHariri Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said on Wednesday | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons Hezbollah movement is not concerned with and will not the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal that convicted a member of the group of the 2005 killing of former premier Rafik alHariri Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-hezbollah/u-n-tribunal-verdict-does-not-concern-hezbollah-says-mp-idUSKCN25F2J8 | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.N. EUTM Union Training and French have spent billions | Neutral | BAMAKO One of Malis most influential power brokers Mahmoud Dicko will withdraw from politics his spokesman said after a meeting on Wednesday with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a time | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mali-security/mali-protest-leader-steps-back-as-coup-leaders-promise-election-idUSKCN25F0NB | 2020-08-20 |
| Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID19 pandemic underscored longstanding financial and legal weaknesses at the U.N. agency an internal document seen by Reuters shows | Positive | Germany and France want to give more money and power to the World Health Organisation after the COVID19 pandemic underscored longstanding financial and legal weaknesses at the U.N. agency an internal document seen by Reuters shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-reform-exclusi/exclusive-germany-france-want-more-funding-power-for-who-as-part-of-sweeping-reforms-idUSKCN25F1TT | 2020-08-20 |
| GENEVA At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year U.N. agencies said on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year U.N. agencies said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-migrants-un/at-least-45-african-migrants-die-off-libya-in-worst-shipwreck-of-2020-u-n-idUSKCN25F2KN | 2020-08-20 |
| The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration in a statement disclosing Mondays accident called for stepping up search and rescue capacity to respond to distress calls | Negative | GENEVA At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year U.N. agencies said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-migrants-un/at-least-45-african-migrants-die-off-libya-in-worst-shipwreck-of-2020-u-n-idUSKCN25F2KN | 2020-08-20 |
| The latest shipwreck brings the death toll to at least 302 on the route so far this year the U.N. agencies statement said | Negative | GENEVA At least 45 African migrants and refugees have perished in the Mediterranean Sea in the largest recorded shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year U.N. agencies said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-migrants-un/at-least-45-african-migrants-die-off-libya-in-worst-shipwreck-of-2020-u-n-idUSKCN25F2KN | 2020-08-20 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps administration plans to try this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected Washingtons bid to extend an arms embargo on the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/explainer-what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25E2JJ | 2020-08-19 |
| LEIDSCHENDAM Netherlands A U.N.backed court on Tuesday convicted a member of the Hezbollah group of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between Lebanons political forces | Negative | LEIDSCHENDAM Netherlands A U.N.backed court on Tuesday convicted a member of the Hezbollah group of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between Lebanons political forces | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri/u-n-tribunal-convicts-hezbollah-defendant-in-hariri-assassination-case-idUSKCN25E007 | 2020-08-19 |
| BEIRUT The son of Lebanons slain former premier Rafik alHariri vowed he would not rest until the killers are punished after a U.N.backed court on Tuesday convicted a member of the Iranbacked Hezbollah group of involvement in the 2005 assassination | Negative | BEIRUT The son of Lebanons slain former premier Rafik alHariri vowed he would not rest until the killers are punished after a U.N.backed court on Tuesday convicted a member of the Iranbacked Hezbollah group of involvement in the 2005 assassination | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-son/for-some-lebanese-u-n-tribunals-hariri-ruling-is-not-enough-idUSKCN25E219 | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the United States welcomed the conviction by a U.N.backed court of a Hezbollah member of conspiring to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik alHariri in a 2005 bombing | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-welcomes-u-n-tribunal-verdict-on-hariri-assassination-case-idUSKCN25E2VA | 2020-08-19 |
| YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | Negative | YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/despite-u-s-sanctions-bid-iran-aims-to-keep-nuclear-deal-alive-until-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2JH | 2020-08-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres diplomats and a U.N. official said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-sanctions/pompeo-likely-to-visit-u-n-on-thursday-in-pursuit-of-sanctions-on-iran-diplomats-idUSKCN25E2MI | 2020-08-19 |
| To trigger a return if all U.N. sanctions on Iran the United States will submit a complaint to the 15member Security Council about Irans noncompliance with the nuclear deal | Negative | YORK The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in November not a planned U.S. bid this week to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran said several Iranian officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-un/despite-u-s-sanctions-bid-iran-aims-to-keep-nuclear-deal-alive-until-u-s-election-idUSKCN25E2JH | 2020-08-19 |
| BEIRUT Four suspects belonging to Lebanons armed Shiite movement Hezbollah have been tried in absentia by the U.N.backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon for the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafik al Hariri | Negative | BEIRUT Four suspects belonging to Lebanons armed Shiite movement Hezbollah have been tried in absentia by the U.N.backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon for the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafik al Hariri | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-hezbollah-fac/factbox-heavily-armed-hezbollah-is-lebanons-most-powerful-group-idUSKCN25D1N3 | 2020-08-18 |
| Leidschendam NETHERLANDS Judges at the U.N.backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon are set to rule on Tuesday in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed former Prime Minister Rafik alHariri and 21 others | Negative | Leidschendam NETHERLANDS Judges at the U.N.backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon are set to rule on Tuesday in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed former Prime Minister Rafik alHariri and 21 others | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri/scarred-lebanon-braces-for-hariri-killing-verdict-idUSKCN25E007 | 2020-08-18 |
| BEIRUT More than 15 years since Lebanons Rafik alHariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion | Negative | BEIRUT More than 15 years since Lebanons Rafik alHariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-hariri/on-eve-of-hariri-verdict-lebanese-grapple-with-new-ordeal-idUSKCN25D1MW | 2020-08-18 |
| The U.N.backed tribunal was a first for Lebanon | Neutral | BEIRUT More than 15 years since Lebanons Rafik alHariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-hariri/on-eve-of-hariri-verdict-lebanese-grapple-with-new-ordeal-idUSKCN25D1MW | 2020-08-18 |
| The United States lost its bid on Friday to extend the U.N. arms embargo after Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over the American threat | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday all but dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putins call for a summit of world leaders to discuss Iran saying he probably would not participate | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-trump/trump-says-he-probably-would-not-participate-in-putin-iran-summit-idUSKCN25B10P | 2020-08-16 |
| We would like to be able to rebuild the three hospitals that were completely U.N. humanitarian coordinator Najat Rochdi said earlier | Positive | BEIRUT Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut last week that killed 178 people and made 300000 homeless should go where it is needed | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/lebanese-president-says-beirut-aid-should-go-where-needed-idUSKCN25B0I8 | 2020-08-16 |
| Irans president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the U.N. Security Councils refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a serious mistake | Negative | Irans president said on Saturday the United States suffered a humiliating defeat with the U.N. Security Councils refusal to extend an arms embargo on Tehran while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the action a serious mistake | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-isolation/iran-says-u-s-humiliated-by-rejection-of-u-n-arms-embargo-extension-idUSKCN25B0J5 | 2020-08-16 |
| JERUSALEM The U.N. Security Councils decision not to extend an arms embargo on Iran will lead to further Middle East instability Israels foreign minister said on Saturday | Negative | JERUSALEM The U.N. Security Councils decision not to extend an arms embargo on Iran will lead to further Middle East instability Israels foreign minister said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-israel/israel-condemns-u-n-decision-not-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN25B0VI | 2020-08-16 |
| WARSAW The failure to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday | Negative | WARSAW The failure to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was a serious mistake U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-u-n-iran-embargo-pompeo/failure-to-extend-arms-embargo-on-iran-a-serious-mistake-pompeo-idUSKCN25B0M8 | 2020-08-16 |
| Victims were chased into bushes and some were mutilated and others said the report compiled by the U.N.s panel of experts on Mali | Negative | DAKAR The former head of Malis armed forces left the village of Ogossagou unprotected earlier this year despite numerous warnings of an imminent massacre in which 35 people died according to a United Nations report | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-violence-un/u-n-says-mali-army-chief-left-village-unprotected-before-massacre-idUSKCN25A2CS | 2020-08-15 |
| Irans U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi warned the United States against trying to trigger a return of sanctions | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| Victims and their representatives told reporters that only an independent probe would deliver justice appealing to the U.N. Security Council for an international investigation | Negative | BEIRUT Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port explosion but if it turns out to be an act of sabotage by Israel then it would pay an equal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/hezbollah-will-respond-if-israel-behind-beirut-blast-says-nasrallah-idUSKCN25A18R | 2020-08-15 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday the refusal of France Germany and Britain to back the United States in a U.N. Security Council vote to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was disappointing but not surprising | Negative | White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday the refusal of France Germany and Britain to back the United States in a U.N. Security Council vote to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was disappointing but not surprising | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-o-brien/european-powers-u-n-vote-on-iran-embargo-disappointing-trump-aide-tells-fox-news-idUSKCN25A30S | 2020-08-15 |
| The situation is such a disaster with the country down on it U.N. special coordinator told Reuters | Negative | BEIRUT Beiruts seismic explosion propelled the scarred Lebanese capital 30 years back in time with a violence scarcely imaginable even to a country that has endured so many wars invasions occupations air strikes car bombs and assassinations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-bc-lebanon-security-blast-prospects-i/state-of-collapse-can-lebanons-troubled-leadership-save-the-country-idUSKCN25A2GG | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2Z2 | 2020-08-15 |
| BEIRUT Hezbollahs leader said on Friday the group was not concerned with the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal over the 2005 assassination of exPM Rafik alHariri due on August 18 | Positive | BEIRUT Hezbollahs leader said on Friday the group was not concerned with the verdict of a U.N.backed tribunal over the 2005 assassination of exPM Rafik alHariri due on August 18 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri-hezbollah/hezbollah-not-concerned-with-verdict-of-u-n-backed-tribunal-idUSKCN25A2O5 | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| The United States failed on Friday in a bid to extend the arms embargo on Iran at the U.N. Security Council | Negative | NEW YORK The United States on Friday failed in its attempt to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and Washington could now act on a threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-arms-explainer/what-is-the-u-s-threat-to-trigger-snapback-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2Z2 | 2020-08-15 |
| U.N. experts estimate than more than a million Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims have been detained against their will for several years in camps in the far western region | Negative | GENEVA The largest group of exiled ethnic Uighurs has called on the International Olympic Committee to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing citing what it says is evidence of crimes against humanity committed in Chinas Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-olympics-china-uighurs/uighur-group-urges-ioc-to-reconsider-2022-beijing-winter-games-venue-idUSKCN25A1PG | 2020-08-15 |
| Chinas U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun said in a statement after the vote that the result once again shows that unilateralism receives no support and bullying will fail | Negative | NEW The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-arms-putin/u-s-loses-iran-arms-embargo-bid-as-putin-pushes-summit-to-avoid-nuclear-deal-showdown-idUSKCN25A1Z5 | 2020-08-15 |
| NEW YORK The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China while France Britain Germany and eight other members abstained | Negative | NEW YORK The United States failed on Friday in its bid to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran after the move was opposed by Russia and China while France Britain Germany and eight other members abstained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-vote/u-s-fails-in-bid-to-extend-u-n-arms-embargo-on-iran-idUSKCN25A2YY | 2020-08-15 |
| UNITED NATIONS Aug 13 United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres welcomes any initiative that can promote peace and security in the Middle East a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced a deal on bilateral ties | Positive | UNITED NATIONS Aug 13 United Nations SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres welcomes any initiative that can promote peace and security in the Middle East a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced a deal on bilateral ties | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/israel-emirates-un/u-n-chief-welcomes-any-initiative-on-mideast-peace-security-spokesman-idUSL4N2FF3ZV | 2020-08-14 |
| Prequalification of any vaccine includes the rigorous review and assessment of all required safety and efficacy WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told a U.N. briefing in Geneva referring to clinical trials | Positive | Russias granting of regulatory approval to a COVID19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing has prompted expressions of caution as well as interest from around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-fac/factbox-world-reaction-to-russias-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKCN2581BN | 2020-08-13 |
| A U.N. report on Tuesday said Lebanon only had six weeks supply | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanon has 32000 tonnes of flour in addition to 110000 tonnes that has arrived or will arrive in the coming two weeks the economy minister said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-wheat/lebanon-economy-minister-says-has-flour-to-last-four-months-idUSKCN2580Z4 | 2020-08-13 |
| Greeces claim to the waters around Kastellorizo is based on a U.N. maritime convention endorsed by many countries but not Turkey | Negative | ANKARA Turkey and Greece signalled a willingness on Wednesday to resolve a dispute over energy exploration in the Mediterranean while vowing to defend their interests in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-turkey-greece/turkey-wants-to-resolve-energy-exploration-dispute-with-greece-through-dialogue-idUSKCN2581GW | 2020-08-13 |
| The original Sexual Offences bill which the U.N. and so many others are calling for to be reintroduced is a comprehensive bill which is more in conformity with internationally accepted standards | Neutral | Reuters Somalias parliament has sparked outrage by replacing longawaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting child and forced marriage | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-somalia-women-rights/outrage-as-somali-parliament-drafts-law-permitting-child-forced-marriages-idUSKCN257200 | 2020-08-12 |
| NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | Negative | NEW YORK The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that could win Washington more support in the 15member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by vetopowers Russia and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-iran-un/u-s-attempts-to-win-more-support-with-streamlined-bid-to-extend-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2572MH | 2020-08-12 |
| Everyone at the U.N. understands that this resolution is just the curtainraiser for a much bigger fight over the Iranian nuclear said Gowan | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un/iran-nuclear-deal-at-risk-as-u-n-council-prepares-to-vote-on-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2562LN | 2020-08-11 |
| The head of a U.N. investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of serious international despite vowing to work with investigators looking into abuses in the country including against the Rohingya Muslim minority | Negative | The head of a U.N. investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of serious international despite vowing to work with investigators looking into abuses in the country including against the Rohingya Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-myanmar-facebook/u-n-investigator-says-facebook-has-not-shared-evidence-of-myanmar-crime-idUSKCN2570K9 | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.N. Human Rights Council set up the IIMM in 2018 to collect evidence of international crimes in Myanmar to be used in future prosecutions | Negative | The head of a U.N. investigative body on Myanmar said Facebook has not released evidence of serious international despite vowing to work with investigators looking into abuses in the country including against the Rohingya Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-myanmar-facebook/u-n-investigator-says-facebook-has-not-shared-evidence-of-myanmar-crime-idUSKCN2570K9 | 2020-08-11 |
| DUBAI A report by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released on Tuesday said the World Food Programme would be sending 50000 tonnes of wheat flour to Beirut to stabilise Lebanons wheat supply | Positive | DUBAI A report by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released on Tuesday said the World Food Programme would be sending 50000 tonnes of wheat flour to Beirut to stabilise Lebanons wheat supply | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-wheat/world-food-programme-to-send-50000-t-of-wheat-flour-to-lebanon-u-n-idUSKCN2570L7 | 2020-08-11 |
| NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran a move that some diplomats say is bound to fail and put the fate of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers further at risk | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un/iran-nuclear-deal-at-risk-as-u-n-council-prepares-to-vote-on-arms-embargo-idUSKCN2562LN | 2020-08-11 |
| Even in Geneva where the global U.N. health body is based cabarets and clubs were closed last week after evidence that nearly half of new cases were coming from there | Neutral | GENEVA Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID19 disease officials at the World Health Organization pleaded on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/do-you-really-need-to-party-who-asks-worlds-youth-idUSKCN2511U1 | 2020-08-06 |
| BEIRUT Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanons former Sunni leader Rafik alHariri in Beirut triggering regional upheaval a U.N.backed court trying four suspects from Shiite Hezbollah delivers a verdict on Friday that could shake the country again | Negative | BEIRUT Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanons former Sunni leader Rafik alHariri in Beirut triggering regional upheaval a U.N.backed court trying four suspects from Shiite Hezbollah delivers a verdict on Friday that could shake the country again | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-tribunal-hariri/crisis-weary-lebanon-braces-for-hariri-tribunal-verdict-idUSKCN2500JU | 2020-08-04 |
| MEXICO CITY The United Nations Childrens Fund will fund hotel rooms for Mexican women and kids threatened by domestic violence beginning in September a representative of the U.N. agency said on Thursday | Positive | MEXICO CITY The United Nations Childrens Fund will fund hotel rooms for Mexican women and kids threatened by domestic violence beginning in September a representative of the U.N. agency said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-violence-unicef/u-n-agency-to-pay-hotel-stays-to-stem-domestic-violence-in-mexico-idUSKCN24W0FI | 2020-08-01 |
| The head of pharmaceutical business chamber Canifarma Rafael Gual has estimated that the agreement with the U.N. puts 100000 direct jobs and half a million indirect jobs at risk | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexicos government will create a staterun medicine distribution agency and will sign an agreement with the United Nations to purchase cheaper drugs and vaccines on the international market the countrys president said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-medicine/mexican-president-orders-creation-of-state-run-medicine-agency-idUSKCN24V3M4 | 2020-07-31 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to address the U.N. General Assembly in person in September his U.N. envoy said on Thursday while all other world leaders will send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to address the U.N. General Assembly in person in September his U.N. envoy said on Thursday while all other world leaders will send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-un-trump/trump-likely-to-address-u-n-in-person-in-september-says-u-n-envoy-idUSKCN24V358 | 2020-07-31 |
| Germanys U.N. Ambassador Christoph Heusgen said there were no plans for German Chancellor Angela Merkel or Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to come the New York in September | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to address the U.N. General Assembly in person in September his U.N. envoy said on Thursday while all other world leaders will send videos instead of traveling to New York amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-un-trump/trump-likely-to-address-u-n-in-person-in-september-says-u-n-envoy-idUSKCN24V358 | 2020-07-31 |
| The complaint has been made to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights | Negative | LONDON Reuters A group of Kenyan tea plantation workers who say Unilever failed to protect them from ethnic violence have escalated their battle for reparations to the United Nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-un-workers-violence-trfn/kenyan-unilever-tea-workers-escalate-fight-for-reparations-to-u-n-idUSKCN24V3EF | 2020-07-31 |
| Neither the rebels nor U.N. peacekeepers have been able to protect civilians said Manzoul Assal professor at the University of Khartoum | Positive | Efforts to bring stability to Sudans conflictridden Darfur region have failed to reassure residents fearful of rising violence which has cast a shadow over peace negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-sudan-politics-darfur-analysis/sudan-peace-talks-offer-little-hope-for-protesters-in-darfur-idUSKCN24U27Y | 2020-07-30 |
| Lowcock earlier this month said a U.N. team could deploy within three weeks of receiving all necessary permits | Neutral | NEW YORK The United Nations said on Tuesday it was still waiting for Yemens Houthi group to authorize deployment of an assessment team to a decaying oil tanker that is threatening to spill 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/u-n-still-waiting-for-houthi-approval-to-visit-decaying-oil-tanker-off-yemen-idUSKCN24T2IZ | 2020-07-29 |
| ISTANBUL A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend of authorities silencing dissent critics including a U.N. body said this week | Negative | ISTANBUL A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend of authorities silencing dissent critics including a U.N. body said this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkish-social-media-bill-presages-new-dark-era-of-censorship-say-critics-idUSKCN24T1UK | 2020-07-29 |
| TUNIS Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants trying to flee detention late on Monday as they disembarked from a failed attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe a U.N. agency said | Negative | TUNIS Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants trying to flee detention late on Monday as they disembarked from a failed attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe a U.N. agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-migrants/three-migrants-shot-dead-in-libya-after-failed-crossing-to-europe-idUSKCN24T227 | 2020-07-29 |
| A spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the draft law would give the state powerful tools for asserting even more control over the media | Positive | ISTANBUL A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend of authorities silencing dissent critics including a U.N. body said this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkish-social-media-bill-presages-new-dark-era-of-censorship-say-critics-idUSKCN24T1UK | 2020-07-29 |
| Young climate change activists met with U.N. leaders last fall to demand a greater role in global decisionmaking and planning processes to combat global warming | Positive | We have seen young people on the front lines of climate action showing us what bold leadership looks Guterres said in a video on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-climate-youth-trfn/u-n-chief-invites-young-climate-activists-to-meet-give-input-idUSKCN24T006 | 2020-07-29 |
| U.N. Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths told the 15member council on We are still awaiting the permissions necessary for this team to deploy | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations said on Tuesday it was still waiting for Yemens Houthi group to authorize deployment of an assessment team to a decaying oil tanker that is threatening to spill 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/u-n-still-waiting-for-houthi-approval-to-visit-decaying-oil-tanker-off-yemen-idUSKCN24T2IZ | 2020-07-29 |
| The U.N. has been holding virtual talks between the warring parties to agree a permanent ceasefire and confidencebuilding steps to restart peace negotiations last held in December 2018 | Positive | DUBAI A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemens war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting cut access the U.N. food agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-aid/u-n-moves-last-grain-from-frontline-store-symbolic-of-yemens-aid-struggle-idUSKCN24S1YG | 2020-07-28 |
| DUBAI A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemens war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting cut access the U.N. food agency said on Monday | Negative | DUBAI A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemens war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting cut access the U.N. food agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-aid/u-n-moves-last-grain-from-frontline-store-symbolic-of-yemens-aid-struggle-idUSKCN24S1YG | 2020-07-28 |
| U.N.mediated talks between warring parties in Hodeidah have so far failed to achieve a full troop withdrawal and ceasefire | Negative | DUBAI A U.N. grain store that symbolised aid agencies struggle to navigate the front lines of Yemens war has finally been emptied and distributed to a starving population almost two years after fighting cut access the U.N. food agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-aid/u-n-moves-last-grain-from-frontline-store-symbolic-of-yemens-aid-struggle-idUSKCN24S1YG | 2020-07-28 |
| BANGUI Deposed former Central African Republic President Francois Bozize announced on Saturday his candidacy for the December presidential vote despite being under U.N. sanctions and subject to an arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity | Positive | BANGUI Deposed former Central African Republic President Francois Bozize announced on Saturday his candidacy for the December presidential vote despite being under U.N. sanctions and subject to an arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-vote-bozize/deposed-central-african-republic-leader-announces-presidential-bid-idUSKCN24Q0O4 | 2020-07-26 |
| SHANGHAI Coal should play no part in any countrys postcoronavirus stimulus plan and economic recovery should align with global climate goals U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a lecture to Chinese students | Positive | SHANGHAI Coal should play no part in any countrys postcoronavirus stimulus plan and economic recovery should align with global climate goals U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a lecture to Chinese students | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-climate-change-coal-china/coal-should-play-no-part-in-post-coronavirus-recoveries-u-n-chief-says-idUSKCN24P0BT | 2020-07-24 |
| A U.N. report Wednesday said Yemen was returning to levels of food insecurity | Negative | HAJJAH Yemen Weighing just 9kg at ten years old Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children like him that he can no longer walk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-yemen-security-malnutrition/yemens-children-starve-amid-rising-fears-of-famine-idUSKCN24N20T | 2020-07-23 |
| Resurgent violence in recent weeks between warring parties despite U.N. peace efforts is also killing and injuring civilians | Negative | HAJJAH Yemen Weighing just 9kg at ten years old Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children like him that he can no longer walk | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-yemen-security-malnutrition/yemens-children-starve-amid-rising-fears-of-famine-idUSKCN24N20T | 2020-07-23 |
| The disease is active not Ryan told a virtual briefing from the U.N. agencys headquarters in Geneva noting burial practices as a worry | Negative | GENEVA Ebola cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60 with funerals a particular concern for disease spread the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/west-congo-ebola-cases-up-to-60-funerals-a-risk-says-who-idUSKCN24L21Z | 2020-07-21 |
| U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told There is no military solution to the current crisis in Libya and there must be an immediate ceasefire | Negative | CAIRO Egypts parliament gave President AbdelFattah alSisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya by approving the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight terrorist and | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-egypt/egypts-sisi-wins-parliamentary-approval-for-possible-libya-intervention-idUSKCN24L29P | 2020-07-21 |
| Haftar is backed by the UAE Egypt and Russia which have also been accused by the U.N. of breaking the embargo | Negative | PARIS The leaders of France Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to use sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo on Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sanctions/france-germany-italy-threaten-sanctions-over-arms-for-libya-idUSKCN24J0SH | 2020-07-19 |
| PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | Negative | PARIS Frances foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious saying Washington should itself be doing more to stop the flow of weapons | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-usa/france-says-u-s-should-do-more-to-enforce-libya-embargo-idUSKCN24I23I | 2020-07-18 |
| SANAA The United Nations envoy on Yemen called on Thursday for a transparent investigation into air strikes that killed at least 11 civilians in alJawf province saying resurgent violence is complicating U.N.led efforts to end the fiveyear war | Negative | SANAA The United Nations envoy on Yemen called on Thursday for a transparent investigation into air strikes that killed at least 11 civilians in alJawf province saying resurgent violence is complicating U.N.led efforts to end the fiveyear war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security/un-yemen-envoy-calls-for-probe-into-civilian-deaths-from-air-strikes-idUSKCN24H2IC | 2020-07-17 |
| NEW YORK Coronavirus support to poor countries has been so far grossly inadequate and thats dangerously U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday as he asked wealthy countries for billions more dollars in assistance | Negative | NEW YORK Coronavirus support to poor countries has been so far grossly inadequate and thats dangerously U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday as he asked wealthy countries for billions more dollars in assistance | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-aid-chief-to-g20-on-coronavirus-step-up-now-or-pay-price-later-idUSKCN24H3DB | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON Europe can do more in Libya by designating Russian military contractor Wagner Group and calling out Moscow and other countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt that are violating a U.N. arms embargo a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Europe can do more in Libya by designating Russian military contractor Wagner Group and calling out Moscow and other countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt that are violating a U.N. arms embargo a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-senior-diplomat-complains-europe-not-doing-enough-in-libya-idUSKCN24H2V2 | 2020-07-17 |
| A U.N. report in May said Russian private military contractor Wagner Group has up to 1200 people deployed in Libya strengthening Haftars forces | Negative | WASHINGTON Europe can do more in Libya by designating Russian military contractor Wagner Group and calling out Moscow and other countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt that are violating a U.N. arms embargo a senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-senior-diplomat-complains-europe-not-doing-enough-in-libya-idUSKCN24H2V2 | 2020-07-17 |
| The Security Council called on the Houthis to facilitate unconditional U.N. access to the tanker as soon as possible | Positive | NEW YORK If action is not taken to deal with a deteriorating oil tanker stranded off the coast of wartorn Yemen there is a risk it could spill four times as much oil as the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster near Alaska the United Nations warned on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/tanker-off-yemen-risks-spilling-four-times-as-much-oil-as-exxon-valdez-u-n-idUSKCN24G359 | 2020-07-16 |
| She said U.N. colleagues including specialist victims advocates in Haiti South Sudan CAR and DRC were actively encouraging women to report sexual exploitation and abuse | Positive | In abuse cases which result in pregnancy scientists say DNA could be taken from the child with the mothers consent and uploaded to a genealogy database to trace the father | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-aid-women-sexcrimes-feature-trfn/could-genealogy-websites-help-catch-aid-worker-sex-abusers-idUSKCN24H0GH | 2020-07-16 |
| The United Nations last month removed the Westernbacked coalition from a U.N. blacklist several years after it was first accused of killing and injuring children in Yemen | Negative | DUBAI Air strikes on Yemens northern province of alJawf killed at least seven civilians on Wednesday residents and an official from the Houthi movement said in the third such incident since June as violence resurges in the wardamaged country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security/air-strikes-kill-civilians-in-yemens-al-jawf-province-residents-say-idUSKCN24G1HJ | 2020-07-16 |
| Im really excited about this because now we can start holding some of these men to said Andrew Macleod a former U.N. worker and lawyer who is spearheading the project | Positive | In abuse cases which result in pregnancy scientists say DNA could be taken from the child with the mothers consent and uploaded to a genealogy database to trace the father | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-aid-women-sexcrimes-feature-trfn/could-genealogy-websites-help-catch-aid-worker-sex-abusers-idUSKCN24H0GH | 2020-07-16 |
| U.N. peacekeepers have been accused of sexual violence and exploitation in countries including Liberia Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo and Haiti | Negative | In abuse cases which result in pregnancy scientists say DNA could be taken from the child with the mothers consent and uploaded to a genealogy database to trace the father | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-aid-women-sexcrimes-feature-trfn/could-genealogy-websites-help-catch-aid-worker-sex-abusers-idUSKCN24H0GH | 2020-07-16 |
| But contrary to popular perception more reports of abuse are made against civilian U.N. staff than peacekeepers | Positive | In abuse cases which result in pregnancy scientists say DNA could be taken from the child with the mothers consent and uploaded to a genealogy database to trace the father | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-aid-women-sexcrimes-feature-trfn/could-genealogy-websites-help-catch-aid-worker-sex-abusers-idUSKCN24H0GH | 2020-07-16 |
| The U.N. migration agency IOM has seen requests for aid from foreigners in Egypt jump fourfold since March | Positive | CAIRO After losing his job as house cleaner in Cairo Sudanese refugee AbdelNasser Khamis has been struggling to pay his bills | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-migrants/after-losing-jobs-many-sudanese-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-in-egypt-idUSKCN24E28K | 2020-07-14 |
| For Khamis going back to Darfur home to an unresolved conflict where the U.N. says 300000 have died is not an option | Negative | CAIRO After losing his job as house cleaner in Cairo Sudanese refugee AbdelNasser Khamis has been struggling to pay his bills | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-migrants/after-losing-jobs-many-sudanese-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-in-egypt-idUSKCN24E28K | 2020-07-14 |
| The attack in the prefecture was allegedly carried out by the Return Reclamation and Rehabilitation armed group said a U.N. statement condemning the attack | Negative | BANGUI Militiamen killed a United Nations peacekeeper from Rwanda and injured two others in an ambush on a convoy in northwest Central African Republic on Monday the U.N. said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-centralafrica-security/u-n-peacekeeper-killed-in-central-african-republic-attack-idUSKCN24E2X0 | 2020-07-14 |
| Its a fate shared by tens of thousands of migrants in Egypt where the fallout from the coronavirus has hit the economy hard U.N. officials and aid workers say | Negative | CAIRO After losing his job as house cleaner in Cairo Sudanese refugee AbdelNasser Khamis has been struggling to pay his bills | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-migrants/after-losing-jobs-many-sudanese-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-in-egypt-idUSKCN24E28K | 2020-07-14 |
| The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Safer tanker issue which has been mired in disputes over control of ports and revenues | Neutral | DUBAI Yemens Houthi movement has agreed to provide the United Nations access to a stranded oil tanker that risks causing an environmental disaster off the coast of the wardivided country two U.N. sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/yemens-houthis-agree-to-give-u-n-access-to-abandoned-tanker-sources-idUSKCN24D08K | 2020-07-13 |
| The war has killed more than 100000 people and caused what the U.N. describes as the worlds largest humanitarian crisis | Negative | DUBAI Yemens Houthi movement has agreed to provide the United Nations access to a stranded oil tanker that risks causing an environmental disaster off the coast of the wardivided country two U.N. sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/yemens-houthis-agree-to-give-u-n-access-to-abandoned-tanker-sources-idUSKCN24D08K | 2020-07-13 |
| DUBAI Yemens Houthi movement has agreed to provide the United Nations access to a stranded oil tanker that risks causing an environmental disaster off the coast of the wardivided country two U.N. sources familiar with the matter said | Positive | DUBAI Yemens Houthi movement has agreed to provide the United Nations access to a stranded oil tanker that risks causing an environmental disaster off the coast of the wardivided country two U.N. sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/yemens-houthis-agree-to-give-u-n-access-to-abandoned-tanker-sources-idUSKCN24D08K | 2020-07-13 |
| The sources said that the Iranaligned Houthi group which controls the port sent a letter approving the deployment of a U.N. technical team to the tanker | Positive | DUBAI Yemens Houthi movement has agreed to provide the United Nations access to a stranded oil tanker that risks causing an environmental disaster off the coast of the wardivided country two U.N. sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-tanker/yemens-houthis-agree-to-give-u-n-access-to-abandoned-tanker-sources-idUSKCN24D08K | 2020-07-13 |
| VIENNA The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared a U.N. report on wildlife crime based on four years data said on Friday | Negative | VIENNA The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared a U.N. report on wildlife crime based on four years data said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-wildlife-crime/illegal-ivory-trade-shrinks-while-pangolin-trafficking-booms-u-n-says-idUSKBN24B10I | 2020-07-11 |
| A recent U.N. survey of more than 8000 people from 100 countries found that of those who had undergone conversion therapy reported suffering psychological damage including suicidal thoughts and depression | Negative | Under Mexico Citys proposal which needs further approval before taking effect anyone who forces someone to undergo the practice can be punished with up to five years in prison | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-lgbt-therapy-trfn/mexico-city-lawmakers-vote-to-outlaw-lgbt-conversion-therapy-idUSKBN24B2W9 | 2020-07-11 |
| NEW YORK Russia and China vetoed a lastditch attempt by Western members of the U.N. Security Council to extend approval which expires on Friday for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border crossings into Syria from Turkey for the next six months | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China vetoed a lastditch attempt by Western members of the U.N. Security Council to extend approval which expires on Friday for humanitarian aid to be delivered across two border crossings into Syria from Turkey for the next six months | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-china-veto-syria-aid-via-turkey-for-second-time-this-week-idUSKBN24B2NW | 2020-07-11 |
| GENEVA A twomember advance team of World Health Organization experts has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind a pandemic that has killed more than 550000 people globally the U.N. agency said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA A twomember advance team of World Health Organization experts has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind a pandemic that has killed more than 550000 people globally the U.N. agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/who-advance-team-heads-to-china-to-set-up-probe-into-coronavirus-origin-idUSKBN24B16V | 2020-07-11 |
| KINSHASA At least three people were killed during protests in Congos capital and elsewhere on Thursday a U.N. rights body said after the nomination of an election commission chief stirred public anger and further tension in the ruling coalition | Negative | KINSHASA At least three people were killed during protests in Congos capital and elsewhere on Thursday a U.N. rights body said after the nomination of an election commission chief stirred public anger and further tension in the ruling coalition | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-protests/at-least-three-killed-in-protests-over-congo-election-chief-idUSKBN24A33P | 2020-07-10 |
| NEW YORK Russia on Thursday failed in a second U.N. Security Council bid to cut aid access to Syria from Turkey diplomats said and the council will now vote on a lastditch attempt to extend approval for crossborder aid deliveries before it expires on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Russia on Thursday failed in a second U.N. Security Council bid to cut aid access to Syria from Turkey diplomats said and the council will now vote on a lastditch attempt to extend approval for crossborder aid deliveries before it expires on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-fails-again-at-u-n-ahead-of-last-ditch-vote-on-syria-cross-border-aid-idUSKBN24A2S7 | 2020-07-10 |
| If the resolution is not adopted then the U.N. crossborder aid operation will end | Positive | NEW YORK Russia on Thursday failed in a second U.N. Security Council bid to cut aid access to Syria from Turkey diplomats said and the council will now vote on a lastditch attempt to extend approval for crossborder aid deliveries before it expires on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-fails-again-at-u-n-ahead-of-last-ditch-vote-on-syria-cross-border-aid-idUSKBN24A2S7 | 2020-07-10 |
| Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war another challenge for President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh U.S. sanctions a U.N. official activists and farmers said | Negative | Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war another challenge for President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh U.S. sanctions a U.N. official activists and farmers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-bread-analysis/severe-bread-shortages-loom-for-syria-as-fresh-u-s-sanctions-grip-idUSKBN24A1LK | 2020-07-10 |
| There is already some evidence of people cutting out said Mike Robson the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organizations Syria representative | Negative | Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war another challenge for President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh U.S. sanctions a U.N. official activists and farmers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-bread-analysis/severe-bread-shortages-loom-for-syria-as-fresh-u-s-sanctions-grip-idUSKBN24A1LK | 2020-07-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| Iran is not abiding by the U.N. arms embargo that is due to expire in less than four months he said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that U.S. and partner forces seized a boat in June carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen as he renewed his call for the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-seized-iranian-weapons-on-way-to-houthi-rebels-in-yemen-idUSKBN2492AV | 2020-07-09 |
| Champion said cases she had come across involved U.N. agencies and big aid organisations as well as local agents contracted to deliver assistance | Positive | The industry has come under intense scrutiny since 2018 when it emerged that Oxfam staff had paid young women in Haiti for sex while responding to the 2010 earthquake | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-aid-sex-abuse-trfn/britain-launches-new-inquiry-into-sex-abuse-by-aid-workers-idUSKBN24837Z | 2020-07-08 |
| The U.N. investigators urged major powers to open up a wider humanitarian aid corridor to reach 1 | Positive | GENEVA Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by Islamist militants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un-warcrimes/deadly-syrian-russian-air-strikes-in-idlib-amount-to-war-crimes-u-n-says-idUSKBN2481NF | 2020-07-08 |
| NEW YORK Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the U.N. Security Council from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey for a year despite U.N. warnings that the lives of Syrian civilians depend on the crossborder access | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the U.N. Security Council from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey for a year despite U.N. warnings that the lives of Syrian civilians depend on the crossborder access | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-china-veto-u-n-approval-of-aid-deliveries-to-syria-from-turkey-idUSKBN24834N | 2020-07-08 |
| The Chinese national regulatory authority has been improving its said Jerome Kim head of the International Vaccine Institute a nonprofit agency established as an initiative of the U.N. Development Programme | Positive | Many other countries including the United States are coordinating closely with the private sector to try to win the vaccine development race and China faces many challenges | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-anal/at-war-time-speed-china-leads-covid-19-vaccine-race-idUSKBN2481NO | 2020-07-08 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres spokesman Stephane Dujarric said earlier on Tuesday crossborder access was vital to the wellbeing of the civilians in northwest Syria | Positive | NEW YORK Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the U.N. Security Council from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey for a year despite U.N. warnings that the lives of Syrian civilians depend on the crossborder access | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/russia-china-veto-u-n-approval-of-aid-deliveries-to-syria-from-turkey-idUSKBN24834N | 2020-07-08 |
| GENEVA Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by Islamist militants | Negative | GENEVA Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by Islamist militants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un-warcrimes/deadly-syrian-russian-air-strikes-in-idlib-amount-to-war-crimes-u-n-says-idUSKBN2481NF | 2020-07-08 |
| The government of Syrian President Bashar alAssad has denied many previous U.N. accusations of war crimes | Negative | GENEVA Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes on schools hospitals and markets in Idlib province that amount to war crimes U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by Islamist militants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un-warcrimes/deadly-syrian-russian-air-strikes-in-idlib-amount-to-war-crimes-u-n-says-idUSKBN2481NF | 2020-07-08 |
| The adopted Security Council resolution does not mention the WHO but references a U.N. General Assembly resolution that does | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/months-later-u-n-security-council-backs-call-for-coronavirus-truce-idUSKBN242722 | 2020-07-02 |
| 3 trillion due to COVID19 restrictions with the United States standing to lose the most according to a U.N. study published on Wednesday | Negative | GENEVA Global tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-tourism/global-tourism-stands-to-lose-up-to-3-3-trillion-from-covid-19-u-n-study-idUSKBN2425YI | 2020-07-02 |
| We have really seen the body at its Richard Gowan International Crisis Group U.N. director said of the council | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/months-later-u-n-security-council-backs-call-for-coronavirus-truce-idUSKBN242722 | 2020-07-02 |
| Chinas U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun acknowledged the body should have responded to Guterres call We were very frustrated that some country politicized this process | Negative | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/months-later-u-n-security-council-backs-call-for-coronavirus-truce-idUSKBN242722 | 2020-07-02 |
| The Vatican appealed to Israelis and Palestinians to do everything possible to reopen the process of direct negotiations on the basis of U.N. resolutions | Positive | The Vatican in a highly unusual move summoned both the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to express the Holy Sees concern about Israels moves to extend its sovereignty to Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the West Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-vatica/vatican-summons-u-s-israeli-envoys-over-west-bank-annexation-moves-idUSKBN2427B0 | 2020-07-02 |
| NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | Positive | NEW YORK The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday finally backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres March 23 call for a global truce amid the coronavirus pandemic adopting a resolution after months of talks to win a compromise between the United States and China | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/months-later-u-n-security-council-backs-call-for-coronavirus-truce-idUSKBN242722 | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Trump administrations aim is not to extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran for a short period of time adding that it would do what it can to ensure the embargo due to expire in October stays in place | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-aims-to-extend-u-n-arms-embargo-on-iran-for-more-than-short-period-of-time-idUSKBN2426P1 | 2020-07-02 |
| VIENNA Russia has told the U.N. atomic watchdog there have been no nuclear incidents on its territory that could explain elevated but still harmless levels of radioactive particles detected on the Baltic Sea last week the U.N. agency said on Tuesday | Negative | VIENNA Russia has told the U.N. atomic watchdog there have been no nuclear incidents on its territory that could explain elevated but still harmless levels of radioactive particles detected on the Baltic Sea last week the U.N. agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-nuclear-particles-baltic-russia/russia-tells-iaea-it-is-incident-free-after-nuclear-particle-increase-idUSKBN2413L2 | 2020-07-01 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October prompting Russia to slam Washingtons policy toward Tehran as like putting a to the countrys neck | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/pompeo-pushes-iran-arms-embargo-at-u-n-russia-says-u-s-knee-on-irans-neck-idUSKBN2412TW | 2020-07-01 |
| U.N. officials will still press for more pledges throughout the year and have time as the money is split between 2020 and 2021 | Positive | BRUSSELS The United Nations raised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-eu/u-n-raises-7-7-billion-for-syrians-beset-by-war-and-covid-19-idUSKBN241001 | 2020-07-01 |
| 3 million people lacking adequate food while the countrys coronavirus outbreak could accelerate the U.N. has said | Negative | BRUSSELS Governments are set to pledge billions of dollars in aid for Syrians at a virtual conference on Tuesday to help refugees enduring Syrias ninth year of armed conflict as COVID19 and high food prices worsen the plight of millions | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-eu/u-n-to-call-for-more-aid-for-syrians-at-virtual-donor-meeting-idUSKBN241001 | 2020-06-30 |
| In Syria more than 11 million people need aid and protection the U.N. says while 6 | Negative | BRUSSELS Governments are set to pledge billions of dollars in aid for Syrians at a virtual conference on Tuesday to help refugees enduring Syrias ninth year of armed conflict as COVID19 and high food prices worsen the plight of millions | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-eu/u-n-to-call-for-more-aid-for-syrians-at-virtual-donor-meeting-idUSKBN241001 | 2020-06-30 |
| LONDON Reuters The coronavirus pandemic is reversing progress on ending child marriage and female genital mutilation jeopardising the futures of millions of girls a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Reuters The coronavirus pandemic is reversing progress on ending child marriage and female genital mutilation jeopardising the futures of millions of girls a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-women-rights-harmful-practices-trfn/coronavirus-puts-millions-more-at-risk-of-child-marriage-and-fgm-u-n-idUSKBN2410EN | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday on the expiration of a U.N. arms embargo on Iran the U.S. State Department said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un/u-s-s-pompeo-to-address-u-n-security-council-on-tuesday-on-iran-arms-embargo-idUSKBN2402YZ | 2020-06-30 |
| The United States the WHOs largest critic which has said it is leaving the U.N. agency has called for an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization is sending a team to China next week to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus its head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-origins/who-sending-team-to-china-to-investigate-origins-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2402BH | 2020-06-30 |
| The needs have never been said Corinne Fleischer at the World Food Programme a U.N. agency | Neutral | BRUSSELS Governments are set to pledge billions of dollars in aid for Syrians at a virtual conference on Tuesday to help refugees enduring Syrias ninth year of armed conflict as COVID19 and high food prices worsen the plight of millions | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-syria-security-eu/u-n-to-call-for-more-aid-for-syrians-at-virtual-donor-meeting-idUSKBN241001 | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Sengs appeal of his conviction and fouryear prison sentence for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multibilliondollar conference center | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Sengs appeal of his conviction and fouryear prison sentence for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multibilliondollar conference center | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-ng/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-macau-billionaires-bribery-appeal-idUSKBN2401V8 | 2020-06-30 |
| Ethiopias statement said the AU and not the U.N. Security Council will assist in the talks and provide technical support | Positive | ADDIS ABABA Leaders of Sudan Ethiopia and Egypt said they were hopeful that the African Union could help them broker a deal to end a decadelong dispute over water supplies within two or three weeks | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-egypt-dam/egypt-ethiopia-and-sudan-hope-for-nile-dam-deal-in-weeks-idUSKBN23Y09F | 2020-06-28 |
| BRUSSELS A U.N. rights investigator urged the European Union on Friday to consider measures to prevent or punish any Israeli annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank a few days after over 1000 European lawmakers made a similar call | Negative | BRUSSELS A U.N. rights investigator urged the European Union on Friday to consider measures to prevent or punish any Israeli annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank a few days after over 1000 European lawmakers made a similar call | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-un/u-n-rights-expert-urges-eu-to-punish-any-israeli-annexation-in-west-bank-idUSKBN23X1RH | 2020-06-27 |
| Ministers said they hoped to influence the U.N. Security Council and other leaders to adopt more forwardlooking preventative foreign to deal with growing environmental pressures | Positive | South America is not normally thought of as a region at particular risk of conflict apart from Colombias long insurgency she added | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-security-trfn/foreign-ministers-flag-climate-change-as-major-spark-for-conflicts-idUSKBN23W39L | 2020-06-26 |
| The United States argues it can trigger the sanctions because a U.N. resolution enshrining the 2015 nuclear deal still names Washington as a participant | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
| The 19501953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty leaving U.S.led U.N. forces technically still at war with North Korea | Negative | SEOUL Seventy years after the Korean War began prospects for a peace treaty to officially end the conflict appear as distant as ever as the two Koreas held lowkey commemorations on Thursday amid heightened tension on the peninsula | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-koreanwar-anniversary/divided-koreas-mark-70-years-since-war-began-but-no-treaty-in-sight-idUSKBN23W0K5 | 2020-06-25 |
| Putin also made an indirect reference to his desire for the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to hold a summit to try to tackle the worlds problems | Negative | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin reviewed a spectacular Red Square military parade on Wednesday a patriotic display critics said was designed to lift his lowerthanusual ratings on the eve of a nationwide vote that could extend his rule until 2036 | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-ww2-anniversary-russia-parade/putin-reviews-military-parade-on-eve-of-vote-that-could-extend-his-rule-idUSKBN23V0GD | 2020-06-25 |
| NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | Negative | NEW Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the road to by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-warns-russia-china-of-u-n-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF | 2020-06-25 |
| The latest fall comes four days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog urged Tehran to stop denying it access to two suspected former nuclear sites | Negative | DUBAI The slump in Irans rial will be temporary Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday after the currency sank to its lowest ever before recovering slightly | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-economy-rial/irans-rouhani-says-national-currencys-fall-is-temporary-tv-idUSKBN23U1IQ | 2020-06-24 |
| French troops helped to recapture the area but violence persists despite the presence of thousands of U.N. troops with groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State stoking intercommunal tensions | Negative | BAMAKO West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday called on Mali to rerun some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after antigovernment protests swept the capital Bamako | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-politics/west-african-bloc-urges-mali-to-re-run-disputed-elections-amid-mass-protests-idUSKBN23R0IF | 2020-06-21 |
| The text was watered down during closeddoor negotiations from an initial draft explicitly calling for a U.N. commission of inquiry on racism in the United States and elsewhere | Negative | GENEVA The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday condemned discriminatory and violent policing after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month and ordered a report on systemic against people of African descent | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-un/u-n-sets-up-inquiry-into-racism-after-george-floyd-death-idUSKBN23Q2GE | 2020-06-20 |
| MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a facetoface summit to try to tackle the worlds problems as soon as possible | Positive | MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a facetoface summit to try to tackle the worlds problems as soon as possible | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-putin-article/putin-uses-ww2-anniversary-to-push-idea-of-russian-backed-summit-to-stabilise-world-idUSKBN23Q24S | 2020-06-20 |
| DUBAI Irans Foreign Ministry on Friday blasted a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA saying Tehran has cooperated with the body in a statement by state media | Neutral | DUBAI Irans Foreign Ministry on Friday blasted a resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA saying Tehran has cooperated with the body in a statement by state media | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-statement/iran-slams-u-n-nuclear-watchdog-resolution-says-it-worked-with-body-idUSKBN23Q320 | 2020-06-20 |
| PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not support U.S. efforts to trigger the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | PARIS Britain France and Germany said on Friday they would not support U.S. efforts to trigger the reimposition of U.N. sanctions on Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/britain-france-germany-would-not-back-u-n-iran-sanctions-snapback-statement-idUSKBN23Q2OE | 2020-06-20 |
| Libyas conflict has seen growing involvement by foreign powers that have poured weapons into the country in violation of a U.N. arms embargo | Negative | CAIRO Russian jets delivered to Libya in May are being actively used in the North African country U.S. Africa Command said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security/russian-aircraft-active-in-libya-africom-says-idUSKBN23P2RA | 2020-06-19 |
| Paris has repeatedly accused Ankara of violating a U.N. arms embargo | Negative | NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkeys navy failed to respond to an allied call to inspect a vessel this month in the Mediterranean the alliance chief said on Thursday an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey/nato-to-investigate-mediterranean-incident-between-french-turkish-warships-idUSKBN23P2SJ | 2020-06-19 |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday that an agreeable solution is for the U.N. nuclear watchdogs request for access to two nuclear sites in the country | Positive | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday that an agreeable solution is for the U.N. nuclear watchdogs request for access to two nuclear sites in the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-zarif/iran-foreign-minister-an-agreeable-solution-possible-for-iaea-inspection-request-idUSKBN23P3HI | 2020-06-19 |
| VIENNA Opposition led by China to a planned resolution rebuking Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdogs 35nation board has forced it to call an inperson session after four days of meeting online because of the coronavirus diplomats said on Thursday | Negative | VIENNA Opposition led by China to a planned resolution rebuking Iran at the U.N. nuclear watchdogs 35nation board has forced it to call an inperson session after four days of meeting online because of the coronavirus diplomats said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/discord-thwarts-u-n-nuclear-watchdogs-plans-for-virtual-iran-meeting-idUSKBN23P3AF | 2020-06-19 |
| UNITED NATIONS Kenya was elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday defeating Djibouti in a secondround of voting by the 193member General Assembly after an initial ballot failed to produce a clear winner | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS Kenya was elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday defeating Djibouti in a secondround of voting by the 193member General Assembly after an initial ballot failed to produce a clear winner | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-un-elections/after-second-round-of-voting-kenya-wins-spot-on-u-n-security-council-idUSKBN23P3A1 | 2020-06-19 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday that differences between other nations over the role of the World Health Organization have delayed a video conference being organized between the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council the RIA news agency reported | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Wednesday that differences between other nations over the role of the World Health Organization have delayed a video conference being organized between the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council the RIA news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-un/disagreement-on-who-hindering-u-n-security-council-conference-ria-idUSKBN23O1JP | 2020-06-18 |
| The urgent debate convened at the request of African countries seeking a U.N. inquiry into abuses was to continue on Thursday | Negative | GENEVA The brother of the late George Floyd a black man whose death under the knee of a white officer roused world protests against racial injustice urged the United Nations on Wednesday to investigate U.S. police brutality and racial discrimination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-un/brother-of-george-floyd-urges-u-n-probe-into-u-s-racism-violence-idUSKBN23O1LK | 2020-06-18 |
| UNITED NATIONS Mexico India Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday but the 193 U.N. member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant seat after there was no clear winner | Positive | UNITED NATIONS Mexico India Ireland and Norway were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday but the 193 U.N. member states must return on Thursday to continue voting to fill one more vacant seat after there was no clear winner | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-elections/mexico-india-ireland-norway-elected-to-u-n-security-council-one-seat-still-open-idUSKBN23O3FZ | 2020-06-18 |
| U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft told the Security Council on Tuesday that Washington would implement the measures to prevent the Assad regime from securing a military victory | Positive | NEW YORK The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assads government in a bid to push it back into United Nationsled negotiations and broker an end to the countrys nearly decadelong war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-un/u-s-to-impose-sanctions-aimed-at-blocking-syria-military-victory-idUSKBN23N2YT | 2020-06-17 |
| Chinas U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun said that as vulnerable countries like Syria are struggling with the pandemic imposing more sanctions is simply inhumane and may cause additional catastrophes | Negative | NEW YORK The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assads government in a bid to push it back into United Nationsled negotiations and broker an end to the countrys nearly decadelong war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-un/u-s-to-impose-sanctions-aimed-at-blocking-syria-military-victory-idUSKBN23N2YT | 2020-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON The United States would like a facetoface meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo on the Islamic Republic a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States would like a facetoface meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo on the Islamic Republic a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-hook/u-s-wants-face-to-face-meeting-with-iran-on-prisoners-idUSKBN23N342 | 2020-06-17 |
| He also said Washington which criticizes Tehran for backing proxies in Iraq Lebanon and Yemen believes a U.N. arms embargo on Iran expiring in October should be extended indefinitely | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States would like a facetoface meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an indefinite arms embargo on the Islamic Republic a senior U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-usa-hook/u-s-wants-face-to-face-meeting-with-iran-on-prisoners-idUSKBN23N342 | 2020-06-17 |
| PARIS France said it was working with Britain and Germany to see the U.N.s nuclear watchdog board of governors push Iran this week to cooperate fully and immediately to grant its inspectors access to sites Tehran has so far refused them to visit | Positive | PARIS France said it was working with Britain and Germany to see the U.N.s nuclear watchdog board of governors push Iran this week to cooperate fully and immediately to grant its inspectors access to sites Tehran has so far refused them to visit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-france/france-says-working-with-partners-to-pressure-iran-at-iaea-on-inspector-access-idUSKBN23N30Q | 2020-06-17 |
| NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabialed military coalition from a United Nations blacklist several years after it was first named and shamed for killing and injuring children in Yemen | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabialed military coalition from a United Nations blacklist several years after it was first named and shamed for killing and injuring children in Yemen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/saudi-led-coalition-cut-from-u-n-blacklist-of-warring-parties-killing-children-idUSKBN23M2R7 | 2020-06-16 |
| PARIS France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkeys increasingly role in Libya a presidential official said on Monday and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo | Negative | PARIS France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkeys increasingly role in Libya a presidential official said on Monday and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france-turkey/france-wants-talks-about-aggressive-turkish-role-in-libya-idUSKBN23M299 | 2020-06-16 |
| The new law exempts imports of essential food and humanitarian items but adds more scrutiny to U.N. and NGO aid to ensure they are not benefiting Assads government | Negative | AMMAN The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week increasing the pressure on President Bashar alAssad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-usa-sanctions-explaine/what-do-new-u-s-sanctions-mean-for-syria-idUSKBN23M1ZY | 2020-06-16 |
| Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed on Saturday in a separate attack on a logistics convoy further north | Negative | BAMAKO Gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali on Sunday a spokesman for the west African nations army said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/mali-says-24-soldiers-killed-in-ambush-on-sunday-idUSKBN23M2O0 | 2020-06-16 |
| Despite the presence of around 13000 U.N. peacekeeping force some 5100 French soldiers the militants have expanded their attacks hitting coastal nations such as Benin and Ivory Coast | Negative | BAMAKO Gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali on Sunday a spokesman for the west African nations army said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/mali-says-24-soldiers-killed-in-ambush-on-sunday-idUSKBN23M2O0 | 2020-06-16 |
| BAMAKO Two peacekeepers with United Nations forces in Mali were killed on Saturday in an attack on their convoy in the north of the west African nation the U.N. mission in Mali said on Sunday | Negative | BAMAKO Two peacekeepers with United Nations forces in Mali were killed on Saturday in an attack on their convoy in the north of the west African nation the U.N. mission in Mali said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mali-security/u-n-says-two-peacekeepers-killed-in-an-attack-on-a-convoy-in-mali-idUSKBN23L0BX | 2020-06-15 |
| GENEVA The U.N. human rights office on Friday regretted the impact that U.S. sanctions authorised by President Donald Trump may have on trials and investigations under way at the International Criminal Court saying its independence must be protected | Negative | GENEVA The U.N. human rights office on Friday regretted the impact that U.S. sanctions authorised by President Donald Trump may have on trials and investigations under way at the International Criminal Court saying its independence must be protected | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-warcrimes-afghanistan-trump-un/u-n-regrets-trump-move-against-icc-says-court-must-be-protected-idUSKBN23J1JB | 2020-06-13 |
| The U.N. Security Council traditionally greenlights such appointments but some of the 15 members are not in favor of the U.S. proposal to split the role diplomats said | Negative | WASHINGTON Parts of a proposal by Egypt for a truce in Libya are but a United Nationsled bid to broker peace in the North African country is the best way forward the State Departments top Middle East diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-wary-of-egypt-truce-effort-in-libya-wants-former-danish-pm-to-lead-u-n-peace-bid-idUSKBN23I35F | 2020-06-12 |
| As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes without support many could resort to child said Guy Ryder directorgeneral of the International Labour Organization a U.N. agency in a statement | Negative | As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes without support many could resort to child said Guy Ryder directorgeneral of the International Labour Organization a U.N. agency in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-unitednations-chil/u-n-warns-coronavirus-may-push-millions-of-children-into-underage-labor-idUSKBN23J009 | 2020-06-12 |
| As poverty rises schools close and the availability of social services decreases more children are pushed into the said Henrietta Fore executive director of UNICEF the U.N. childrens agency | Negative | As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes without support many could resort to child said Guy Ryder directorgeneral of the International Labour Organization a U.N. agency in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-unitednations-chil/u-n-warns-coronavirus-may-push-millions-of-children-into-underage-labor-idUSKBN23J009 | 2020-06-12 |
| Libyas warring parties have started to engage in a new round of ceasefire talks the U.N. political mission in Libya said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Parts of a proposal by Egypt for a truce in Libya are but a United Nationsled bid to broker peace in the North African country is the best way forward the State Departments top Middle East diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-wary-of-egypt-truce-effort-in-libya-wants-former-danish-pm-to-lead-u-n-peace-bid-idUSKBN23I35F | 2020-06-12 |
| NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-un/arms-seized-by-u-s-missiles-used-to-attack-saudi-arabia-of-iranian-origin-u-n-idUSKBN23J08C | 2020-06-12 |
| Ghassan Salame who headed the U.N. mission and was charged with trying to mediate peace quit on March 2 because of stress days after his latest effort at peacemaking failed | Negative | WASHINGTON Parts of a proposal by Egypt for a truce in Libya are but a United Nationsled bid to broker peace in the North African country is the best way forward the State Departments top Middle East diplomat said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa/u-s-wary-of-egypt-truce-effort-in-libya-wants-former-danish-pm-to-lead-u-n-peace-bid-idUSKBN23I35F | 2020-06-12 |
| Irans mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the U.N. report | Neutral | NEW YORK Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of Iranian U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-un/arms-seized-by-u-s-missiles-used-to-attack-saudi-arabia-of-iranian-origin-u-n-idUSKBN23J08C | 2020-06-12 |
| DUBAI Iran on Wednesday called on Russia and China to resist a push by Washington to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers | Negative | DUBAI Iran on Wednesday called on Russia and China to resist a push by Washington to extend a U.N.imposed arms embargo due to expire in October under Tehrans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-iran-usa-china-russia/iran-urges-russia-china-to-resist-u-s-push-to-extend-arms-embargo-idUSKBN23H1EP | 2020-06-11 |
| The two leaders discussed ways to resume the U.N. ceasefire talks and the departure of all foreign forces from Libya | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| Iran told the U.N.s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis once countries involved in the investigation agree two sources familiar with the matter said | Negative | Iran told the U.N.s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis once countries involved in the investigation agree two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-crash/iran-says-will-now-send-ukraine-airliner-black-boxes-to-paris-sources-idUSKBN23H3KH | 2020-06-11 |
| In March Iran told the U.N.s aviation agency that it would send the black boxes to Ukraine | Neutral | Iran told the U.N.s aviation agency on Wednesday that it would send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Paris for analysis once countries involved in the investigation agree two sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-crash/iran-says-will-now-send-ukraine-airliner-black-boxes-to-paris-sources-idUSKBN23H3KH | 2020-06-11 |
| Quick and goodfaith negotiations are now required to implement a ceasefire and relaunch the U.N.led intraLibyan political Pompeo told a news conference | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libyas warring sides and urged speedy negotiations to achieve a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-welcomes-agreement-for-u-n-libya-talks-urges-speedy-ceasefire-process-idUSKBN23H2OR | 2020-06-11 |
| U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft said last week that a draft resolution on the embargo would be circulated soon | Negative | NEW YORK Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washingtons claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council with Moscow invoking a 50yearold international legal opinion to argue against the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-russia-china/russia-china-build-case-at-u-n-to-protect-iran-from-u-s-sanctions-threat-idUSKBN23G2YR | 2020-06-10 |
| In November NSO set up a compliance department which it says brings the company into line with U.N. guiding on safeguarding against humanrights abuses | Negative | TEL AVIV Israels NSO Group showcased a new antidrone defence on Monday giving the public a rare look at its technology as it seeks to counter allegations that another of its products has aided privacy breaches and political surveillance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-nso-drones/israels-nso-showcases-drone-tech-pushes-to-counter-rights-abuse-allegations-idUSKBN23F2FX | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis has said the differing figures along with other factors only the countrys position in the IMF talks | Positive | BEIRUT June 8 Lebanon agreed on Monday that the governments figures on losses in the financial system will form a good starting for talks with the International Monetary Fund the presidency said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/lebanon-crisis-meeting/lebanon-agrees-on-governments-financial-loss-figures-as-starting-point-presidency-says-idUSL8N2DL41G | 2020-06-09 |
| The U.N. Libya mission said more than 16000 people had been displaced in Tarhouna and southern Tripoli | Negative | CAIRO The United Nations has received reports of looting and destruction in two towns outside Tripoli retaken by the forces of Libyas internationally recognised government it said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/numerous-reports-of-looting-in-retaken-libyan-towns-un-says-idUSKBN23E0N3 | 2020-06-08 |
| Wagner has up to 1200 people deployed in Libya according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters in May | Negative | A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up five Syrian opposition sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-syria-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hiring-of-syrians-to-fight-in-libya-accelerated-in-may-idUSKBN23E06H | 2020-06-07 |
| Haftar is supported by Russia the United Arab Emirates and Egypt according to U.N. experts and some security sources | Negative | A Russian drive to recruit Syrians to fight in Libya for militia leader Khalifa Haftar accelerated in May when hundreds of mercenaries were signed up five Syrian opposition sources and a regional source familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-libya-security-syria-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hiring-of-syrians-to-fight-in-libya-accelerated-in-may-idUSKBN23E06H | 2020-06-07 |
| U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has urged Americans protesting to do so peacefully and called on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft on Friday pushed back against criticism from China and Iran over the protests across the United States about racial inequality and excessive police force challenging them to compare records | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-un/u-s-envoy-to-u-n-pushes-back-against-criticism-over-protests-idUSKBN23C2OC | 2020-06-06 |
| VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed serious concern on Friday that Iran has continued for months to deny it access to sites of interest to it describing previous suspected activities there that could have been part of a nuclear weapons programme | Negative | VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed serious concern on Friday that Iran has continued for months to deny it access to sites of interest to it describing previous suspected activities there that could have been part of a nuclear weapons programme | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/iaea-voices-serious-concern-at-irans-stonewalling-on-old-sites-idUSKBN23C2CH | 2020-06-06 |
| BRASILIA President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region | Negative | BRASILIA President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/bolsonaro-threatens-who-exit-as-covid-19-kills-a-brazilian-per-minute-idUSKBN23C1TF | 2020-06-06 |
| This week U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa appealed to governments not to let the economic and social fallout from the COVID19 crisis derail their efforts to curb global warming | Negative | There is an expectation however that greater effort will be made by the big emitters since as small islands we are making this she said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-climate-change-politics-trfn/despite-the-pandemic-frontline-nations-push-ahead-on-stronger-climate-plans-idUSKBN23B3B7 | 2020-06-05 |
| Lise Grande U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen told Reuters before the conference the operation would face catastrophic if the donations fell short of | Negative | DUBAI International donors raised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid/donors-promise-yemen-1-35-billion-falling-short-of-u-n-target-to-save-aid-operations-idUSKBN2390GX | 2020-06-03 |
| 35 billion to help aid agencies U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock told the conference | Positive | DUBAI International donors raised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid/donors-promise-yemen-1-35-billion-falling-short-of-u-n-target-to-save-aid-operations-idUSKBN2390GX | 2020-06-03 |
| 35 billion in humanitarian aid to Yemen on Tuesday U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock told a pledging conference to help the wartorn country | Positive | DUBAI International donors promised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid-pledges/u-n-says-donors-have-promised-1-35-billion-in-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen-aid-chief-idUSKBN2392KC | 2020-06-03 |
| A small swarm can eat enough food to feed 35000 people in one day according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization | Positive | Millions of locusts have engulfed Indias seven heartland states including the western desert of Rajasthan and threaten vegetable and pulse crops such as lentils and beans | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-india-locusts-farming-trfn/drones-to-disc-jockeys-india-battles-new-wave-of-crop-munching-locusts-idUSKBN23A061 | 2020-06-03 |
| Saudi Arabia hosted a virtual U.N. conference to help raise some | Positive | DUBAI International donors promised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid-pledges/u-n-says-donors-have-promised-1-35-billion-in-humanitarian-aid-to-yemen-aid-chief-idUSKBN2392KC | 2020-06-03 |
| BRASILIA The World Health Organizations regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency | Negative | BRASILIA The World Health Organizations regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-americas/who-director-for-americas-urges-u-s-help-as-coronavirus-surges-in-region-idUSKBN23929P | 2020-06-03 |
| Saudi Arabia leader of the coalition fighting the Houthis since 2015 in a stalemated war hosted a virtual U.N. conference to help counter funding shortages for aid operations in Yemen | Positive | DUBAI International donors raised | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid/donors-promise-yemen-1-35-billion-falling-short-of-u-n-target-to-save-aid-operations-idUSKBN2390GX | 2020-06-03 |
| President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would cut ties with the WHO accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| NEW YORK United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urges Americans protesting racial inequities and excessive police force to do so peacefully and calls on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urges Americans protesting racial inequities and excessive police force to do so peacefully and calls on U.S. leaders and authorities to listen to them and show restraint U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-un/u-n-chief-urges-peaceful-u-s-protests-calls-on-leaders-to-listen-show-restraint-idUSKBN2383EO | 2020-06-02 |
| He has quit the U.N. Human Rights Council the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO a global accord to tackle climate change the Iran nuclear deal and opposed a U.N. migration pact | Negative | BEIJING China said on Monday the United States was addicted to following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and said the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/china-says-u-s-addicted-to-quitting-over-plan-to-withdraw-from-who-idUSKBN2381P3 | 2020-06-02 |
| Haftar launched an offensive in April 2019 to capture the capital Tripoli seat of the U.N.recognised Government of National Accord but has lost ground recently | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Eastern Libyan forces said on Monday they had taken back the small town of alAsaba south of Tripoli relieving pressure on their stronghold at Tarhouna after weeks of territorial losses to forces of the internationally recognised government | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/eastern-libyan-forces-say-they-retook-town-relieving-pressure-on-stronghold-idUSKBN238363 | 2020-06-02 |
| 6 billion and the operation will be facing catastrophic Lise Grande U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen told Reuters just days prior to the conference | Negative | DUBAI The United Nations and Saudi Arabia host a pledging conference for warravaged Yemen on Tuesday to help raise some | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid/yemen-pledging-drive-hopes-to-raise-2-4-billion-to-save-aid-ops-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN2390GX | 2020-06-02 |
| Lowcock asked about Saudi Arabia cohosting the event said Riyadh was a large donor and the U.N. would continue to call out warring parties on actions they should not be | Positive | DUBAI The United Nations and Saudi Arabia host a pledging conference for warravaged Yemen on Tuesday to help raise some | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-un-aid/yemen-pledging-drive-hopes-to-raise-2-4-billion-to-save-aid-ops-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN2390GX | 2020-06-02 |
| The U.N. mission to Libya has condemned indiscriminate on civilian areas of Tripoli which it says are mostly attributable to forces affiliated with eastern commander Khalifa Haftars Libyan National Army | Negative | CAIRO A grassy area used as a park in the Libyan capital Tripoli was hit by shelling on Sunday that left five people dead and 12 others wounded an official and a medic said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/civilians-killed-as-park-hit-by-shelling-in-libyan-capital-idUSKBN2370O4 | 2020-06-01 |
| U.N. experts say the UAE supplied Haftar with drones Russianmade air defences and armoured vehicles | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| The Treasury Department Justice Department and Iranian mission to the U.N. did not immediately reply to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter which is embroiled in a feud with the White House is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-probe/sen-cruz-seeks-federal-twitter-probe-as-trump-feuds-with-company-idUSKBN23539D | 2020-05-30 |
| It has been an important channel for arms and mercenaries according to analysts and U.N. experts and security sources say air strikes have been launched from Egyptian soil | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| NATIONS The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the bodys handling of the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China | Negative | NATIONS The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the bodys handling of the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-cutting-u-s-ties-with-world-health-organization-over-virus-idUSKBN2352YJ | 2020-05-30 |
| Like the UAE it has either denied supplying material support or not responded to U.N. requests for information | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | Negative | NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-un/u-s-britain-raise-hong-kong-at-u-n-security-council-angering-china-idUSKBN2351ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| An ally of the UAE and Egypt Jordan has provided training to LNA fighters as well as arms U.N. experts say | Negative | The conflict between Libyas Government of National Accord recognised by the United Nations and the easternbased forces of Khalifa Haftar has become a cauldron for foreign rivals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-libya-security-intervention-factbox/factbox-whos-involved-in-libyas-war-and-why-idUSKBN2351W0 | 2020-05-30 |
| Why U.S. denies Chinas right to restore peace order in Hong Kong while brutally dispersing crowds at Russias Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy posted on Twitter after the council discussion | Negative | NEW YORK The United States and Britain raised Chinas plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday prompting China and Russia to criticize the United States for excessive use of force against black people | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-un/u-s-britain-raise-hong-kong-at-u-n-security-council-angering-china-idUSKBN2351ZD | 2020-05-30 |
| U.N. officials say debt relief is imperative to enable developing economies to spend more on containing the coronavirus and limiting what economists worry is an inevitable debt crisis | Negative | Plans for debt relief for the worlds poorest countries inched forward on Thursday as private creditors laid out a blueprint for their involvement though it received immediate criticism for not going far enough | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-debt-private/debt-relief-plans-for-worlds-poor-countries-inch-forward-idUSKBN2342PS | 2020-05-29 |
| NEW YORK U.N. agencies trying to help the millions at risk from the conflict in Yemen are nearly broke U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday announcing a drive to raise some | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. agencies trying to help the millions at risk from the conflict in Yemen are nearly broke U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday announcing a drive to raise some | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-security-un/u-n-seeks-2-4-billion-for-yemen-warns-aid-operation-nearly-broke-idUSKBN234353 | 2020-05-29 |
| North Korea continued to enhance those programs last year in breach of U.N. sanctions according to a report this year to the U.N. Security Council | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department accused North Koreas stateowned bank of evading U.S. sanctions laws and charged 28 North Korean and five Chinese citizens in its largest crackdown on North Korea sanctions violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-northkorea-sanctions/u-s-indicts-north-koreans-accuses-state-owned-bank-of-evading-sanctions-idUSKBN23437R | 2020-05-29 |
| TUNIS At least 90 migrants who were returned to Libya after being rescued at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe were disembarking in Misrata on Wednesday after spending two nights on board the U.N. migration agency said | Negative | TUNIS At least 90 migrants who were returned to Libya after being rescued at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe were disembarking in Misrata on Wednesday after spending two nights on board the U.N. migration agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-migration/migrants-stuck-on-merchant-ship-disembark-in-libya-iom-idUSKBN23332B | 2020-05-28 |
| VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdogs 35nation board plans to hold next months quarterly meeting a week later than originally planned and mainly by video link because of the coronavirus pandemic the boards chairwoman told member states on Wednesday | Positive | VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdogs 35nation board plans to hold next months quarterly meeting a week later than originally planned and mainly by video link because of the coronavirus pandemic the boards chairwoman told member states on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-un-nuclear-iaea/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-plans-delayed-board-meeting-because-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2332ZT | 2020-05-28 |
| The U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan which is currently investigating the clashes condemned the violence and urged the government to find a deal over the appointment of governors | Negative | JUBA Hundreds of civilians including three aid workers were killed in a series of tribal clashes in villages in South Sudans vast Jonglei state the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-southsudan-violence/hundreds-killed-in-south-sudan-tribal-clashes-icrc-idUSKBN22X1YQ | 2020-05-22 |
| Any suggestion that we are using the COVID19 pandemic as an opportunity to promote abortion is not U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said | Negative | NEW YORK The United Nations rejected on Thursday an accusation by the United States that the world body was using the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to promote access to abortion through its humanitarian response to the deadly global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-abortion/u-n-rejects-u-s-claim-it-is-using-coronavirus-to-promote-abortion-idUSKBN22X2IC | 2020-05-22 |
| On Tuesday the acting U.N. envoy Stephanie Williams warned that the massive influx of weaponry equipment and mercenaries to the two would intensify broaden and the conflict | Negative | Libya Turkey warned on Thursday against any attacks on its interests in Libya by Khalifa Haftars forces after his Libyan National Army threatened to respond to recent military setbacks by striking Turkish positions in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/threat-to-hit-turkey-in-libya-underscores-risk-of-escalation-idUSKBN22X29S | 2020-05-22 |
| She said the IOM was coordinating with U.N. agencies Lebanese authorities and embassies to help stranded migrants | Negative | These women have not seen the light of day for more than 40 days | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-lebanon-workers/plight-of-filipino-maids-in-lebanon-raises-concerns-over-stranded-workers-idUSKBN22W2SP | 2020-05-21 |
| Russian private military contractor Wagner Group has up to 1200 people deployed in Libya to strengthen Haftars forces according to a U.N. report | Negative | NEW YORK The acting U.N. Libya envoy urged the Security Council on Tuesday to pressure foreign actors to stop helping the North African countrys warring parties warning that the flood of weapons and mercenaries will only intensify fighting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-envoy-pushes-for-end-to-foreign-fueling-of-libya-conflict-idUSKBN22V2G6 | 2020-05-20 |
| NEW YORK The acting U.N. Libya envoy urged the Security Council on Tuesday to pressure foreign actors to stop helping the North African countrys warring parties warning that the flood of weapons and mercenaries will only intensify fighting | Negative | NEW YORK The acting U.N. Libya envoy urged the Security Council on Tuesday to pressure foreign actors to stop helping the North African countrys warring parties warning that the flood of weapons and mercenaries will only intensify fighting | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-envoy-pushes-for-end-to-foreign-fueling-of-libya-conflict-idUSKBN22V2G6 | 2020-05-20 |
| The U.N. and the African Union said they remain concerned about reports of intimidation and violent clashes between supporters of opposing in a joint statement on Sunday | Negative | NAIROBI Burundi holds on Wednesday its first competitive presidential election since a civil war erupted in 1993 despite simmering political violence and the new coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-burundi-elections/burundi-heads-to-poll-amidst-health-and-violence-concerns-idUSKBN22W03Z | 2020-05-20 |
| The WHO says it is bound by U.N. protocol and that Taiwan can only be included in WHO meetings if the members make a decision to do so | Neutral | GENEVA The Chinese envoy to the World Health Organization on Tuesday denounced the support shown by the United States and others to Taiwan during its annual ministerial assembly and said that was undermining the global response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-china/china-protests-at-support-of-u-s-and-others-for-taiwan-at-who-idUSKBN22V20H | 2020-05-20 |
| A U.N. report last year said emissions needed to drop by 2 | Neutral | LONDON Global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by up to this year depending on ongoing restrictions and social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic research published in the journal Nature Climate Change showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-carbon-emissions/global-co2-emissions-could-fall-by-up-to-7-this-year-amid-pandemic-research-idUSKBN22V287 | 2020-05-20 |
| NEW YORK Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | NEW YORK Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-usa-china/aid-groups-slam-u-n-council-failure-to-take-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN22V2X4 | 2020-05-20 |
| Neither Washington nor Beijing seems able or willing to show leadership at the U.N. during a global he said | Positive | NEW YORK Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-usa-china/aid-groups-slam-u-n-council-failure-to-take-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN22V2X4 | 2020-05-20 |
| Pedersen is the fourth U.N. envoy to try and mediate peace in Syria | Positive | NEW YORK The United Nations Syria mediator urged the United States and Russia on Monday to make the most of some in the wartorn country and talk with each other about a push for peace | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-syria-security-un/amid-some-calm-u-n-envoy-urges-u-s-russia-push-for-syria-peace-idUSKBN22U2Q8 | 2020-05-19 |
| WHO DirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. body had sounded the alarm early and we sounded it | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Monday an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty pledge of funds from China in the spotlight as the origin of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/u-s-savages-who-as-it-promises-pandemic-review-but-china-pledges-2-billion-idUSKBN22U111 | 2020-05-19 |
| About half of the 400000 people who have fled their homes since Libyas uprising in 2011 were displaced since the start of Haftars offensive last year according to U.N. estimates | Negative | CAIRO Forces aligned with Libyas internationally recognised government took control of an air base southwest of Tripoli on Monday after a sustained assault in what could be their most significant advance for nearly a year | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyan-forces-aligned-with-tripoli-government-capture-key-air-base-idUSKBN22U151 | 2020-05-19 |
| We will not be able to get out of this health crisis by simply boarding ourselves former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres told an online event this week | Negative | We will not be able to get out of this health crisis by simply boarding ourselves former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres told an online event this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-climate-change-trf/global-push-urged-for-covid-19-vaccine-could-help-climate-too-idUSKBN22R2E6 | 2020-05-16 |
| Washington has halted funding for the WHO a U.N. agency after President Donald Trump accused it of being and promoting Chinas about the outbreak assertions the WHO denies | Negative | NEW YORK An attempt by Estonia and Germany to overcome an impasse between the United States and China at the United Nations Security Council instead appeared on Thursday to have reinforced their stalemate over action on the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-s-china-deadlock-over-u-n-coronavirus-action-deepens-idUSKBN22Q3LW | 2020-05-15 |
| A U.N. report last month predicted the pandemic could lead to an extra 13 million child marriages over the next decade | Negative | Deepening poverty caused by the loss of livelihoods is likely to drive many families to marry off their daughters early World Vision said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-childmarriage-trfn/coronavirus-puts-four-million-girls-at-risk-of-child-marriage-idUSKBN22Q3P6 | 2020-05-15 |
| Under the nuclear deal a U.N. arms embargo is due to expire in October | Negative | NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-china-un/chinas-rejects-planned-u-s-moves-at-u-n-on-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN22Q37G | 2020-05-15 |
| The U.N. predicts there could be an extra 13 million child marriages by 2030 as COVID19 hits household incomes and stymies global efforts to end the practice | Neutral | The U.N. predicts there could be an extra 13 million child marriages by 2030 as COVID19 hits household incomes and stymies global efforts to end the practice | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-childmarr/hundreds-of-child-weddings-thwarted-in-ethiopia-as-coronavirus-locks-girls-out-of-schools-idUSKBN22Q344 | 2020-05-15 |
| More than 190000 people are still sheltering in several U.N.run camps such as the one in Juba | Neutral | NAIROBI Reuters Thousands of warhit people sheltering in an overcrowded camp in South Sudan now risk contracting COVID19 charities said on Thursday after the first two cases surfaced | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-southsudan-camps-t/first-war-now-covid-19-threatens-south-sudanese-in-crowded-camp-idUSKBN22Q2ZX | 2020-05-15 |
| U.N. officials said on Wednesday that the arrival of COVID19 in the Juba camp was not unexpected given the rising number of cases confirmed elsewhere in the city | Positive | NAIROBI Reuters Thousands of warhit people sheltering in an overcrowded camp in South Sudan now risk contracting COVID19 charities said on Thursday after the first two cases surfaced | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-southsudan-camps-t/first-war-now-covid-19-threatens-south-sudanese-in-crowded-camp-idUSKBN22Q2ZX | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | Negative | NEW YORK China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and if that fails Washingtons assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-china-un/chinas-rejects-planned-u-s-moves-at-u-n-on-iran-sanctions-idUSKBN22Q37G | 2020-05-15 |
| NEW The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal | Negative | NEW The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-un/u-s-envoy-threatens-to-trigger-return-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN22Q097 | 2020-05-14 |
| This is Russias U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters on Tuesday | Neutral | NEW The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-un/u-s-envoy-threatens-to-trigger-return-of-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-idUSKBN22Q097 | 2020-05-14 |
| NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | Negative | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
| He was referring to the ability of a participant to the nuclear deal known as the JCPOA to trigger a socalled snapback of all U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
| This is Russias U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters | Neutral | NEW YORK Russias U.N. ambassador slammed the United States on Tuesday as for arguing it was still a member of the Iran nuclear deal two years after it quit so Washington could trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Tehran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-russia/russia-slams-u-s-assertion-at-u-n-that-it-remains-party-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN22O38Z | 2020-05-13 |
| Taiwan which is not a member of the United Nations has been excluded from the WHO which is a U.N. agency due to objections from China | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
| Last month U.N. chief Antonio Guterres called on governments worldwide to urgently tackle a horrifying global in domestic violence fuelled by coronavirus lockdowns | Negative | in women will experience genderbased violence in their in the past year 243 million women girls have | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-women-theron-trfn/actress-charlize-theron-unveils-stars-joining-her-fight-on-domestic-abuse-idUSKBN22J38F | 2020-05-08 |
| U.N. officials say Irans coronavirus epidemic has caused more than 150000 Afghans to return home some of them deported | Negative | Afghanistan Iranian border guards killed 45 Afghan migrant workers trying to cross into Iran this month by forcing them into a raging mountain torrent at gunpoint according to two Afghan lawmakers investigating the deaths | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-iran-migrants-exclusive/exclusive-afghan-lawmakers-say-45-migrants-drowned-after-iranian-guards-forced-them-into-river-idUSKBN22J26U | 2020-05-08 |
| David Kaye U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression said the boards efficacy would be shown when it started hearing cases | Positive | The oversight board will focus on a small slice of challenging content issues including hate speech and harassment and peoples safety | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-oversight/facebook-names-first-members-of-oversight-board-that-can-overrule-zuckerberg-idUSKBN22I2LQ | 2020-05-07 |
| When asked about the use of private military contractors in Libya on Wednesday U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said it was a matter of concern for SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Russian private military contractor Wagner Group has up to 1200 people deployed in Libya strengthening the forces of easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftar according to a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-sanctions/up-to-1200-deployed-in-libya-by-russian-military-group-u-n-report-idUSKBN22I2XW | 2020-05-07 |
| The U.S. mission to the U.N. in Geneva did not reply to a request for comment | Neutral | Negotiations have begun | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-resolution/eu-wants-who-review-of-lessons-learnt-from-coronavirus-crisis-draft-idUSKBN22I2LO | 2020-05-07 |
| A lack of internet access can be devastating for childrens education BogdanMartin said adding the ITU was working with the U.N. childrens fund to communicate via 2G technology | Negative | GENEVA Children are accessing the internet at a younger age spending longer online and are at greater risk of cyber bullying as the COVID19 pandemic keeps them at home a U.N. agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-technology/children-at-risk-as-pandemic-pushes-them-online-warns-u-n-agency-idUSKBN22H2EZ | 2020-05-06 |
| GENEVA Children are accessing the internet at a younger age spending longer online and are at greater risk of cyber bullying as the COVID19 pandemic keeps them at home a U.N. agency said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA Children are accessing the internet at a younger age spending longer online and are at greater risk of cyber bullying as the COVID19 pandemic keeps them at home a U.N. agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-technology/children-at-risk-as-pandemic-pushes-them-online-warns-u-n-agency-idUSKBN22H2EZ | 2020-05-06 |
| GENEVA May 5 Children are accessing the internet at a younger age spending longer online and are at greater risk of cyber bullying as the COVID19 pandemic keeps them at home a U.N. agency said on Tuesday | Negative | client identifier | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-technology/rpt-children-at-risk-as-pandemic-pushes-them-online-warns-u-n-agency-idUSL8N2CN76 | 2020-05-06 |
| This gives a whole new picture on WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a U.N. briefing in Geneva referring to the French report | Neutral | GENEVA The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that a report that COVID19 had emerged in December in France sooner than previously thought was not and urged countries to investigate any other early suspicious cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-urges-countries-to-investigate-early-covid-19-cases-idUSKBN22H134 | 2020-05-06 |
| JERUSALEM Scrambling to tackle COVID19 in camps across the Middle East the U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday it only has enough cash to operate until the end of May because of American funding cuts | Negative | JERUSALEM Scrambling to tackle COVID19 in camps across the Middle East the U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday it only has enough cash to operate until the end of May because of American funding cuts | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-palestinians-unrwa/u-n-palestinian-refugee-agency-operating-on-month-to-month-basis-due-to-u-s-aid-cut-official-idUSKBN22H24I | 2020-05-06 |
| Saudi Arabia Djibouti Somalia and other countries have deported more than 5000 illegal migrants to Ethiopia since April 1 according to the U.N. migration agency | Negative | Saudi Arabia Djibouti Somalia and other countries have deported more than 5000 illegal migrants to Ethiopia since April 1 according to the U.N. migration agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-migrants/thousands-of-ethiopian-migrants-quarantined-in-universities-wait-to-go-home-idUSKBN22D60K | 2020-05-02 |
| The U.N. has warned that mass expulsions of illegal migrants by Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia risks spreading the virus and overwhelming quarantine efforts | Negative | Saudi Arabia Djibouti Somalia and other countries have deported more than 5000 illegal migrants to Ethiopia since April 1 according to the U.N. migration agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-migrants/thousands-of-ethiopian-migrants-quarantined-in-universities-wait-to-go-home-idUSKBN22D60K | 2020-05-02 |
| An internal U.N. memo seen by Reuters said Saudi Arabia was expected to deport some 200000 Ethiopian migrants in total | Negative | Saudi Arabia Djibouti Somalia and other countries have deported more than 5000 illegal migrants to Ethiopia since April 1 according to the U.N. migration agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethiopia-migrants/thousands-of-ethiopian-migrants-quarantined-in-universities-wait-to-go-home-idUSKBN22D60K | 2020-05-02 |
| WBA ranks 2000 companies by how well they are doing at achieving the U.N.s global goals an agenda to resolve such issues as gender equality and poverty by 2030 | Neutral | Addressing domestic abuse to child care needs to expiring contracts a global civic alliance has written a template for businesses and charities around the world to use | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-workers-trfn/from-contracts-to-time-off-a-plan-to-protect-workers-during-coronavirus-idUSKBN22D63J | 2020-05-02 |
| DUBAI The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.supervised political process to end the war while at the same time saluting the eastern Libya basedarmy led by General Khalifa Haftar | Negative | DUBAI The United Arab Emirates on Thursday called on all Libyan parties to commit to the U.N.supervised political process to end the war while at the same time saluting the eastern Libya basedarmy led by General Khalifa Haftar | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-emirates-turkey/uae-calls-on-all-libyan-parties-to-commit-to-political-process-renews-support-to-haftar-idUSKBN22C1JO | 2020-05-01 |
| The remittances are a said de Vasconcelos who works for the U.N.s International Fund for Agricultural Development | Positive | Remittances | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-global-remittances/emergency-for-millions-as-coronavirus-severs-remittance-lifeline-idUSKBN22C3ZW | 2020-05-01 |
| YORK The United States is the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October a top U.S. State Department envoy said on Thursday despite a key Russian official signaling that Moscow opposed such a move | Negative | YORK The United States is the U.N. Security Council will extend an arms embargo on Iran before it expires in October a top U.S. State Department envoy said on Thursday despite a key Russian official signaling that Moscow opposed such a move | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-hopeful-u-n-will-extend-iran-arms-embargo-russia-negative-idUSKBN22C3RE | 2020-05-01 |
| Syrias U.N. ambassador Bashar Jaafari told the council that terrorism was more than COVID19 in Syria | Negative | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| The Genevabased U.N. body has been heavily criticised in recent weeks especially by its top donor the United States which has cut off funding | Negative | GENEVA The vast of children with COVID19 have mild cases and recover completely but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome the World Health Organization said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/covid-19-complication-seen-in-children-is-rare-who-says-idUSKBN22B2KD | 2020-04-30 |
| NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | Negative | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| The move risks further stoking criticism which has been led by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Genevabased U.N. agency allows itself to be influenced by some countries | Neutral | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| But Russias U.N. ambassador Vassily Nebenzia We strongly urge our colleagues not to waste their time on looking for a way to advocate explicitly or implicitly to get Al Yarubiyah back | Negative | NEW YORK Aid groups working with the United Nations want the Security Council to urgently allow an Iraq border crossing into Syria to be used again for deliveries to help combat the coronavirus pandemic according to a draft World Health Organization memo seen by the 15member U.N. Security Council | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria-who/who-changes-to-u-n-syria-memo-risk-stoking-trump-fueled-criticism-idUSKBN22B3D7 | 2020-04-30 |
| The U.N.s World Food Programme has reported the first disruptions in some food supply chains that could bite he said | Negative | GENEVA The World Health Organization appealed for more flight capacity on Tuesday to step up shipments of diagnostic tests and protective equipment to areas where COVID19 is spreading especially Latin America | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-supplies/who-warns-on-supply-disruptions-in-coronavirus-crisis-seeks-more-air-capacity-idUSKCN22A1AI | 2020-04-29 |
| The U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said the violence was a warning for Lebanons political leaders | Negative | TRIPOLI Lebanon Protests against growing economic hardship erupted in Tripoli and spread to other Lebanese cities on Tuesday with banks set ablaze and violence boiling over into a second night | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-tripoli/lebanon-cities-erupt-against-economic-hardship-one-protester-killed-in-tripoli-idUSKCN22A00R | 2020-04-29 |
| RABAT Morocco rejected allegations of police brutality in enforcing a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after an official in the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights included it in a list of countries where crackdowns had raised concern | Negative | RABAT Morocco rejected allegations of police brutality in enforcing a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after an official in the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights included it in a list of countries where crackdowns had raised concern | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-morocco-rights/morocco-rejects-accusation-of-police-abuse-in-enforcing-lockdown-idUSKCN22A375 | 2020-04-29 |
| PARIS France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions but only under U.N.backed dialogue after Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftars move to seize control of the country | Negative | PARIS France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions but only under U.N.backed dialogue after Libyas easternbased military leader Khalifa Haftars move to seize control of the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-france/without-naming-libyas-haftar-france-says-unilateral-action-wont-solve-conflict-idUSKCN22A34R | 2020-04-29 |
| The dialogue would also look at how countries could push forward with climate change action despite the postponement of the COP26 U.N. conference until 2021 German officials said | Positive | The climate crisis has not disappeared just because we are currently focusing on another acute said German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-climate-change-trf/environment-ministers-seek-fair-green-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN2292WL | 2020-04-28 |
| GENEVA The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people and killed others | Negative | GENEVA The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people and killed others | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-rights/u-n-raises-alarm-about-police-brutality-in-lockdowns-idUSKCN2291X9 | 2020-04-28 |
| DUBAI Yemens leading separatist group has declared selfrule in the south complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect the countrys shattered health sector from the spread of COVID19 | Negative | DUBAI Yemens leading separatist group has declared selfrule in the south complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect the countrys shattered health sector from the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-explainer/why-yemen-is-at-war-idUSKCN22924D | 2020-04-28 |
| The Saudiled coalition has announced a unilateral truce prompted by a U.N. plea to focus on the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | RIYADH The Saudiled coalition engaged in Yemen on Monday urged a main separatist group that declared selfrule in the south to rescind its move saying it was an escalatory at a time all parties should focus on confronting the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-south-coalition/saudi-coalition-calls-for-end-to-escalation-in-yemen-immediate-return-to-riyadh-agreement-idUSKCN229033 | 2020-04-27 |
| Capital punishment for crimes committed by people under the age of 18 runs contrary to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child which Saudi Arabia has ratified | Negative | RIYADH Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death sentence on individuals who committed crimes while still minors the statebacked Human Rights Commission said in a statement citing a royal decree by King Salman | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-rights-execution/saudi-arabia-scraps-execution-for-those-who-committed-crimes-as-minors-commission-idUSKCN2280LI | 2020-04-27 |
| The U.N. has called upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Friday that Irans launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-britain/uk-says-irans-ballistic-missile-launch-is-of-significant-concern-idUSKCN2261JA | 2020-04-25 |
| In a tweet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Irans position that its missiles are not to carry nuclear arms as required by the U.N. resolution 2231 | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Friday that Irans launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-britain/uk-says-irans-ballistic-missile-launch-is-of-significant-concern-idUSKCN2261JA | 2020-04-25 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres last month called for ceasefires in conflicts across the world to allow countries to focus on the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | DUBAI The Saudiled coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month to support efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic the staterun Saudi Press Agency reported citing a coalition spokesman | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-saudi/saudi-led-coalition-announces-one-month-extension-of-yemen-ceasefire-idUSKCN2261GS | 2020-04-25 |
| On Wednesday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch and said he believed it defied the U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Friday that Irans launch of a military satellite using ballistic missile technology earlier this week was of significant concern and inconsistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-britain/uk-says-irans-ballistic-missile-launch-is-of-significant-concern-idUSKCN2261JA | 2020-04-25 |
| The GAVI vaccine alliance Gates Foundation and Global Fund are among traditional large donors to the U.N. agency in addition to its 194 member states | Positive | GENEVA The World Health Organization said it would announce a landmark on Friday to speed development of safe effective drugs tests and vaccines to prevent diagnose and treat COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-covid/who-to-launch-initiative-to-share-covid-19-drugs-tests-and-vaccines-statement-idUSKCN22537Z | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the COVID19 pandemic shows the need to overhaul the World Health Organization warning that Washington may never restore WHO funding and could even work to set up an alternative to the U.N. body instead | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-may-never-restore-who-funds-after-cutoff-over-pandemic-idUSKCN2252GR | 2020-04-24 |
| There are 114000 prisoners in Egypt according to a recent U.N. estimate | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed to his Egyptian counterpart on Thursday that Americans detained in Egypt should be kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic the State Department said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-usa/pompeo-urges-egypt-to-keep-american-prisoners-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN22603C | 2020-04-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-congress/u-s-democrats-back-scapegoat-who-as-trump-administration-keeps-up-attacks-idUSKCN2252RO | 2020-04-24 |
| The U.N. report said migrants refugees and internally displaced people are particularly vulnerable | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-rights/u-n-chief-warns-against-repressive-measures-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN2250D2 | 2020-04-23 |
| It will be played on more than 15 radio stations across African countries on Thursday said the U.N. Childrens Agency which organized the release | Positive | WASHINGTON Reuters The worldfamous song Pata a South African dance hit from 1967 is being rereleased with new lyrics to spread information about coronavirus to vulnerable communities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-music-trfn/african-dance-hit-pata-pata-gets-reboot-for-coronavirus-idUSKCN225018 | 2020-04-23 |
| On Wednesday Pompeo said the launch was inconsistent with the U.N. resolution | Negative | Iran said on Wednesday it successfully launched the countrys first military satellite into orbit triggering protests from the United States and stoking already high tensions over Tehrans nuclear and missile programs | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite/iran-says-it-puts-first-military-satellite-into-orbit-triggers-u-s-condemnation-idUSKCN2240LO | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-satellite-usa/pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSKCN2242HE | 2020-04-23 |
| NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-rights/u-n-chief-warns-against-repressive-measures-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKCN2250D2 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON April 22 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for Iran to be held accountable for the launch of a military satellite adding that he thinks the action defied a U.N. Security Council resolution | Negative | background | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iran-satellite-usa/update-2-pompeo-says-iran-military-satellite-launch-might-defy-u-n-resolution-idUSL2N2CA114 | 2020-04-23 |
| AMMAN Millions of children in the Middle East will become poorer as their caregivers lose jobs from lockdowns aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus across the region according to the U.N. Childrens Fund | Negative | AMMAN Millions of children in the Middle East will become poorer as their caregivers lose jobs from lockdowns aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus across the region according to the U.N. Childrens Fund | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-mideast-children/coronavirus-to-impoverish-millions-of-children-in-middle-east-unicef-idUSKBN22303F | 2020-04-21 |
| Some 15 staff from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control have been seconded to the U.N. agency since January joining two U.S. government officials assigned longterm | Positive | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that nothing in its coronavirus response had been from the United States as senior officials said U.S. technical experts had been an important part of the WHOs effort | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/nothing-hidden-from-member-states-cdc-experts-on-board-who-chief-idUSKBN2222HD | 2020-04-21 |
| Most prisoners of conscience human rights defenders conservationists and dual and foreign nationals remain said a letter by U.N. human rights experts including Javaid Rehman Special Rapporteur on Iran | Neutral | DUBAI Iran on Friday paraded disinfection vehicles mobile hospitals and other medical equipment to mark its Army Day as the countrys death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose by 89 to 4958 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-parades-medical-gear-not-missiles-on-army-day-as-coronavirus-deaths-hit-4958-idUSKBN21Z0YW | 2020-04-18 |
| 10 last year eight North Korean vessels several carrying illicit coal shipments were anchored in Chinese waters off the port of NingboZhoushan according to a photo in a U.N. report published online on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK On Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/photos-capture-north-korea-ships-sanctions-busting-in-chinese-waters-u-n-report-idUSKBN21Z349 | 2020-04-18 |
| China will continue to implement Security Council resolutions and fulfill its international Chinas U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun wrote in the note seen by Reuters | Positive | NEW YORK On Oct | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un/photos-capture-north-korea-ships-sanctions-busting-in-chinese-waters-u-n-report-idUSKBN21Z349 | 2020-04-18 |
| WASHINGTON Republican U.S. lawmakers echoed President Donald Trumps criticism of the World Health Organization on Thursday with some suggesting he withhold aid until the U.N. agencys director general resigns while others called for an international investigation of its handling of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. lawmakers echoed President Donald Trumps criticism of the World Health Organization on Thursday with some suggesting he withhold aid until the U.N. agencys director general resigns while others called for an international investigation of its handling of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-congress/backing-trump-u-s-republicans-call-for-who-chief-to-resign-idUSKBN21Y39W | 2020-04-17 |
| TRIPOLI The U.N. Libya mission said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned by reports of the sudden release of 401 prisoners and acts of retribution in west Libyan towns captured by forces of the internationally recognized government this week | Negative | TRIPOLI The U.N. Libya mission said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned by reports of the sudden release of 401 prisoners and acts of retribution in west Libyan towns captured by forces of the internationally recognized government this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-concerned-by-alleged-abuses-prison-break-in-west-libyan-towns-idUSKCN21X336 | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
| TRIPOLI At least five migrants died and seven were missing when the coast guard returned 49 others to Libyas capital Tripoli on Wednesday as fighting there raged the U.N. migration agency said | Negative | TRIPOLI At least five migrants died and seven were missing when the coast guard returned 49 others to Libyas capital Tripoli on Wednesday as fighting there raged the U.N. migration agency said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-europe-migrants-libya/twelve-dead-or-missing-as-migrants-returned-to-libyan-capital-u-n-agency-idUSKCN21X2XO | 2020-04-16 |
| The armed group is seeking to use the water cutoff as pressure to force the release of detained family members U.N. humanitarian coordinator Yacoub El Hillo said in a statement | Negative | TUNIS The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya on Friday condemned the cutting off of water supply to the capital Tripoli over the past week as particularly and said it must stop immediately | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-water/u-n-condemns-water-shutoff-to-libyan-capital-idUSKCN21S250 | 2020-04-11 |
| A new U.N. supply task force will coordinate and scale up the procurement and distribution of protective gear lab diagnostics and oxygen to the countries that need it most | Positive | The World Health Organization warned countries on Friday to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and voiced alarm it was taking hold in Africa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-warns-about-dangers-of-premature-lifting-of-covid-19-restrictions-idUSKCN21S1QN | 2020-04-11 |
| NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic calling instead for the international community to focus on working in solidarity to stop the virus | Negative | NEW YORK U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that now was not the time to assess the global response to the coronavirus pandemic calling instead for the international community to focus on working in solidarity to stop the virus | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/after-trump-criticism-u-n-chief-says-now-not-the-time-to-assess-virus-response-idUSKCN21Q2RQ | 2020-04-09 |
| The Saudiled coalition fighting Yemens Iranaligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a fiveyear war that has killed over 100000 people and spread hunger and disease | Positive | The Saudiled coalition fighting Yemens Iranaligned Houthis said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a fiveyear war that has killed over 100000 people and spread hunger and disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-saudi/saudi-led-coalition-announces-ceasefire-in-five-year-yemen-war-idUSKCN21Q2WR | 2020-04-09 |
| Turning to climate Valean said she was willing to push for a revision of the parameters agreed by the U.N. aviation agencys CORSIA scheme for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions | Positive | BRUSSELS Airlines must reimburse customers for flights cancelled because of the COVID19 pandemic the European Union transport chief said on Wednesday rejecting calls by carriers to relax EU rules and allow an EUwide waiver of refund obligations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-transport/airlines-must-refund-flights-cancelled-because-of-coronavirus-eu-idUSKCN21Q2L2 | 2020-04-09 |
| Earlier Dr Bruce Aylward senior adviser to Tedros also defended the U.N. agencys relationship with China saying its work with Beijing authorities was important to understand the outbreak | Positive | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
| Tedros said his U.N. agency would conduct its usual assessment of its performance after the emergency and draw lessons about its strengths and weaknesses We make mistakes like other human beings | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 2020-04-09 |
| GENEVA China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world last year pushing the United States out of the top spot it has held since the global system was set up more than 40 years ago the U.N. patent agency said on Tuesday | Positive | GENEVA China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world last year pushing the United States out of the top spot it has held since the global system was set up more than 40 years ago the U.N. patent agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-patents/in-a-first-china-knocks-u-s-from-top-spot-in-global-patent-race-idUSKBN21P1P9 | 2020-04-08 |
| U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric rejected the criticism of the WHO which is led by DirectorGeneral Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the new coronavirus outbreak and saying he would put a hold on U.S. funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/trump-says-who-is-china-centric-really-blew-it-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21P2E1 | 2020-04-08 |
| GENEVA Discussions are under way on enabling wider access to some patented drugs and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic the head of the U.N.s intellectual property agency said on Tuesday | Negative | GENEVA Discussions are under way on enabling wider access to some patented drugs and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic the head of the U.N.s intellectual property agency said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-patents/u-n-agency-says-coronavirus-emergency-could-trump-some-patent-rights-idUSKBN21P1PZ | 2020-04-08 |
| Global coal use in electricity generation must fall by below 2010 levels by 2030 to limit global warming according to the U.N.s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Negative | LONDON China and other countries could be planning to build more coal plants to stimulate their economies in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic but nearly half of global coal plants will run at a loss this year research showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-coal/nearly-half-of-global-coal-plants-will-be-unprofitable-this-year-carbon-tracker-idUSKBN21P3HM | 2020-04-08 |
| U.N. peacekeeping spokesman Nick Birnback We are currently finalising several contracts for standby short term air transport services that could be used in support of our field operations peacekeeping | Positive | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger plane the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month according to Rosaviatsiya Russias federal air transport agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-sukhoi-un/russian-made-superjet-wins-u-n-contract-for-air-travel-services-idUSKBN21P2ZQ | 2020-04-08 |
| In March 2020 the first U.N. contract was received for using Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes to provide services for U.N. peacekeeping Rosaviatsiya said in a statement | Positive | MOSCOW Russias main homegrown passenger plane the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used by the United Nations for its peacekeeping missions after a contract was signed last month according to Rosaviatsiya Russias federal air transport agency | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-superjet-sukhoi-un/russian-made-superjet-wins-u-n-contract-for-air-travel-services-idUSKBN21P2ZQ | 2020-04-08 |
| About 40 million people globally are estimated to be enslaved in forced labor and forced marriages according to the U.N. International Labour Organization | Negative | The two were among 41 employers added to the roster of blacklisted companies and organizations to be blocked from getting state loans and face restrictions on sales | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-trafficking-dirtylist-trfn/olympic-games-building-firm-cult-added-to-brazils-slavery-dirty-list-idUSKBN21L3A0 | 2020-04-04 |
| VIENNA The U.N. atomic agency is sending an initial batch of equipment to about 40 countries with which they will be able to perform a standard test for the coronavirus involving a technique derived from nuclear science it said on Wednesday | Neutral | VIENNA The U.N. atomic agency is sending an initial batch of equipment to about 40 countries with which they will be able to perform a standard test for the coronavirus involving a technique derived from nuclear science it said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-aid/u-n-nuclear-agency-sending-coronavirus-testing-gear-to-40-countries-idUSKBN21J6UR | 2020-04-02 |
| GENEVA Food supply chains must be protected from any traderelated measures taken during the COVID19 pandemic the heads of the World Trade Organization and U.N. food and health agencies said on Tuesday warning of possible shortages and price spikes | Negative | GENEVA Food supply chains must be protected from any traderelated measures taken during the COVID19 pandemic the heads of the World Trade Organization and U.N. food and health agencies said on Tuesday warning of possible shortages and price spikes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trade-food/keep-global-food-supply-chains-intact-wto-u-n-agencies-urge-idUSKBN21I307 | 2020-04-01 |
| GENEVA A U.N. human rights expert called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to ensure that food supplies reach hungry populations during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | GENEVA A U.N. human rights expert called on Tuesday for lifting international sanctions against countries ranging from Iran to North Korea and Venezuela to ensure that food supplies reach hungry populations during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un-sanctions/lift-sanctions-on-iran-north-korea-venezuela-in-coronavirus-crisis-u-n-rights-expert-idUSKBN21I2N7 | 2020-04-01 |
| Iran said it had 189500 people in prison according to a report submitted by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran to the Human Rights Council in January | Negative | DUBAI Irans coronavirus death toll has risen to 2640 a health ministry official said on Sunday as the Middle Easts worsthit country grapples with the fastspreading outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-extends-prison-furloughs-as-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN21G0DV | 2020-03-30 |
| The attacks come days after Yemens warring parties had welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday to fight the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | RIYADH Saudi Arabia said its air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night in an attack that Yemens Iranaligned Houthi group on Sunday said they had launched towards the capital Riyadh and southern areas near the Yemeni border | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-riyadh-rockets/saudi-intercepts-missiles-in-attacks-claimed-by-yemens-houthis-idUSKBN21F0XJ | 2020-03-30 |
| UNHCR the U.N. agency charged with protecting refugees is looking to raise million from member states to tackle the problem part of a wider U.N. response plan seeking | Negative | In the worlds largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-refugees/just-one-case-fears-coronavirus-may-spread-like-wildfire-in-worlds-refugee-camps-idUSKBN21F0OW | 2020-03-29 |
| We must come to the aid of the ultravulnerable millions upon millions of people who are least able to protect said U.N. SecretaryGeneral Guterres this week | Neutral | In the worlds largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-refugees/just-one-case-fears-coronavirus-may-spread-like-wildfire-in-worlds-refugee-camps-idUSKBN21F0OW | 2020-03-29 |
| Health workers in low and middleincome countries deserve the same protection as those in the wealthiest he said adding that the U.N. agency was shipping more supplies | Neutral | Coronavirus has infected more than half a million people and killed more than 20000 globally the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday as he appealed again for protective gear for medical staff working to save lives | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/coronavirus-cases-top-half-a-million-protective-gear-lacking-who-idUSKBN21E2SL | 2020-03-28 |
| The two attacks come after Yemens warring parties had welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday to fight the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | CAIRO SaudiLed coalition intercepted and destroyed drones launched by Iranaligned Yemens Houthis towards civilian in Saudi cities of Abha and Khamis Mushait state news agency spa said early Friday citing the coalition spokesman Colonel Turki alMalki | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-houthis-drones/saudi-led-coalition-destroys-drones-launched-by-yemens-houthis-towards-kingdom-idUSKBN21D3UG | 2020-03-27 |
| ADEN Yemens warring parties welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday as the country entered its sixth year of a conflict that has unleashed a humanitarian crisis rendering it more vulnerable to any coronavirus outbreak | Negative | ADEN Yemens warring parties welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday as the country entered its sixth year of a conflict that has unleashed a humanitarian crisis rendering it more vulnerable to any coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security/yemen-warring-parties-back-u-n-truce-call-as-u-s-starts-aid-reduction-idUSKBN21D0KN | 2020-03-27 |
| Attacks and counterattacks in Libya continue to inflict further suffering and civilian the U.N. mission said in a tweet calling for an immediate halt to the violence | Negative | TUNIS Battles erupted around Tripoli on Wednesday following intensified bombardment of the Libyan capital defying international pleas for a truce to tackle the coronavirus after the first case was confirmed in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libya-battles-escalate-as-coronavirus-arrives-in-country-idUSKBN21C1G6 | 2020-03-26 |
| Syrians are acutely vulnerable to Geir Pedersen the U.N. special envoy for Syria said in a statement and he appealed on humanitarian grounds for largescale releases of detainees and abductees | Negative | GENEVA An immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an to stamp out the coronavirus and prevent it from ravaging a beleaguered population the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/syrian-ceasefire-critical-to-combating-coronavirus-u-n-red-cross-idUSKBN21B34K | 2020-03-25 |
| A U.N. source said three Syrians who tested positive at the weekend in Beirut which is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak had recently arrived from Syria | Neutral | BEIRUT The spread of coronavirus to Syria brings the prospect of a deadly outbreak to a population devastated by nine years of war with ravaged hospitals and tightlypacked camps likely to accelerate infection doctors and aid workers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/shattered-by-years-of-war-syria-braces-for-coronavirus-spread-idUSKBN21A39M | 2020-03-24 |
| UNITED NATIONS U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world body wants billion to help poor countries combat coronavirus and warned that a massive coordinated package would also be needed to deal with the pandemics social and economic impact around the world | Negative | UNITED NATIONS U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world body wants billion to help poor countries combat coronavirus and warned that a massive coordinated package would also be needed to deal with the pandemics social and economic impact around the world | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-guterres/u-n-chief-wants-2-billion-to-help-poor-countries-combat-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A2UV | 2020-03-24 |
| U.N. officials and humanitarian workers fear a major outbreak in Syria could be particularly catastrophic | Negative | AMMAN Warravaged Syria on Sunday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus after weeks of rejecting opposition allegations that the disease had already reached a country with a wrecked health system and thousands of Iranianbacked militias and Shiite pilgrims | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/syria-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-as-fears-grow-it-could-spread-idUSKBN21912A | 2020-03-23 |
| U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Friday that she had heard from sources on the ground about the potentially devastating impact of coronavirus in Syria | Negative | BEIRUT Syria already shattered by nine years of war has banned entry for foreigners arriving from many countries hit by the coronavirus as part of widening measures to combat the epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-syria/war-ravaged-syria-takes-new-steps-against-coronavirus-says-no-recorded-cases-yet-idUSKBN2171QV | 2020-03-21 |
| U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned that a global recession perhaps of record was a near certainty | Negative | The worlds richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China where the virus originated | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-overtake-china-as-economic-damage-mounts-idUSKBN2160ZP | 2020-03-20 |
| Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from Boeing Cos board after opposing its bid for government financial assistance due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from Boeing Cos board after opposing its bid for government financial assistance due to the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-board-nikki-haley/former-u-n-ambassador-nikki-haley-leaves-boeing-board-opposing-federal-aid-idUSKBN2163Y0 | 2020-03-20 |
| Irans response to the pandemic has drawn strong criticism both from government critics and a U.N. official last week | Negative | LAUSANNE Switzerland The World Health Organization will start testing for coronavirus in rebelheld northwest Syria later this week the agencys regional head said on Monday adding that he was very about the spread of the pandemic to a region where the health system has been wrecked by a long civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mideast/who-to-start-coronavirus-testing-in-rebel-syria-iran-raises-efforts-official-says-idUSKBN2133PK | 2020-03-17 |
| MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | Positive | MOSCOW Britain said on Friday it supported Russian President Vladimir Putins idea to hold a summit between the leaders of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss international peace and security measures | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-summit-britain/britain-backs-putin-idea-of-five-way-summit-of-world-powers-uk-embassy-idUSKBN21017S | 2020-03-15 |
| MONTREAL The U.N.s aviation agency on Friday approved restrictions for a global program designed to help airlines offset their carbon emissions a move that curbs industry funding for older projects whose environmental benefits have been challenged by climate activists | Positive | MONTREAL The U.N.s aviation agency on Friday approved restrictions for a global program designed to help airlines offset their carbon emissions a move that curbs industry funding for older projects whose environmental benefits have been challenged by climate activists | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-climate-change-aviation/u-n-aviation-agency-agrees-to-restrict-carbon-credits-denounced-by-climate-activists-idUSKBN2102QK | 2020-03-14 |
| Our aim is reduce our physical presence at United Nations and continue delivering on our U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres wrote in a letter to member states on Friday | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks starting Monday after a Filipino diplomat became the first person at the 193member world body known to have tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-headquarters-in-new-york-to-slash-staff-presence-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103FU | 2020-03-14 |
| Several U.N. meetings planned for Friday were canceled in the wake of the diagnosis | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said it will slash its staff presence at its New York headquarters for four weeks starting Monday after a Filipino diplomat became the first person at the 193member world body known to have tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-headquarters-in-new-york-to-slash-staff-presence-for-four-weeks-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN2103FU | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.N. World Food Program says two million people in the country need food assistance and it is struggling to reach them all | Negative | NHAMATANDA Mozambique Hundredyearold Vasco Gaspar leans on his walking stick in a field in central Mozambique gathering maize near the tent where he has lived since floods and winds destroyed his house in March 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mozambique-cyclone/thousands-wait-in-shelters-a-year-after-mozambique-cyclone-idUSKBN210009 | 2020-03-13 |
| The U.N. called on Iran to free all prisoners temporarily on Tuesday a day after Irans judiciary chief said it had temporarily freed about 70000 | Positive | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| Under U.N. rules Iran retains overall control of the investigation while the United States and Ukraine are fully accredited as the countries where the jet was respectively built and operated | Neutral | Iran has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis an Iranian official said on Wednesday a move that would end a twomonth standoff over the recordings from the jet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-agrees-to-send-black-boxes-of-downed-airliner-to-ukraine-official-idUSKBN20Y32F | 2020-03-12 |
| Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Cherith Norman Chalet said the Taliban had taken steps to stop attacks in cities and against major bases | Negative | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| Speaking at a U.N. event on Afghan womens rights Clinton also stressed the need for women to be at the negotiating table | Positive | NATIONS Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1500 Taliban prisoners in coming days according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday as the United Nations backed a U.S.led push to end Afghanistans 18year war | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-un/afghan-government-to-release-taliban-prisoners-as-u-n-backs-push-to-end-war-idUSKBN20X2SM | 2020-03-11 |
| Worldwide an estimated 200 million girls have been cut according to U.N. data but beliefs around the practice vary | Negative | LONDON Reuters Belief in witchcraft is hampering efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Guinea where almost all girls are cut campaigners said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-guinea-women-fgm-witchcraft-trfn/witchcraft-beliefs-blamed-for-halting-drive-to-end-fgm-in-guinea-idUSKBN20Y04Z | 2020-03-11 |
| The U.N.s International Civil Aviation Organization said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation | Negative | The U.N.s International Civil Aviation Organization said on Monday it was concerned about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air transport and civil aviation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-icao/u-n-aviation-agency-says-concerned-about-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20X039 | 2020-03-10 |
| Recent reports indicate that the COVID19 virus has spread inside Iranian Javaid Rehman the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in Iran said in Geneva on Monday | Negative | DUBAI Iran has temporarily freed about 70000 prisoners to combat the spread of the coronavirus in jails the head of the judiciary said on Monday as officials reported hundreds of new infections and dozens more deaths across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/iran-temporarily-releases-70000-prisoners-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-idUSKBN20W1E5 | 2020-03-10 |
| The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development said that the negative impact of the virus would likely get worse | Negative | ZURICH The coronavirus outbreak will cause global foreign direct investment to shrink by from previous forecasts resulting in only marginal growth in 202021 with automotive airlines and energy industries hit hardest a United Nations report released on Sunday indicated | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-un/u-n-trade-body-predicts-big-coronavirus-hit-to-foreign-direct-investment-idUSKBN20V0VH | 2020-03-09 |
| of girls aged 15 to 19 have undergone FGM in the 31 countries where there is U.N. data down from in 1995 | Neutral | LONDON Reuters World leaders promised 25 years ago to empower girls and women and work toward ending discrimination following a landmark gender equality meeting in Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-women-rights-progress-factbox/womens-rights-25-years-of-progress-or-not-idUSKBN20V00F | 2020-03-08 |
| SEOUL North Korea accused European nations of illogical on Saturday after they called a closeddoor U.N. Security Council meeting to condemn missile launches by the reclusive state earlier this week | Negative | SEOUL North Korea accused European nations of illogical on Saturday after they called a closeddoor U.N. Security Council meeting to condemn missile launches by the reclusive state earlier this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-northkorea-missiles/north-korea-slams-european-nations-for-illogical-thinking-over-missile-launches-idUSKBN20U0FU | 2020-03-07 |
| The U.N. migration agency the IOM also urged all countries to respect the migrants human rights | Neutral | KASTANIES Turkey Greece has repulsed nearly 35000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly a week ago government sources said on Thursday as it prepares to deport hundreds of others who made it through | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-greece/greece-blocks-35000-migrants-plans-to-deport-arrivals-after-march-1-idUSKBN20S0RJ | 2020-03-06 |
| A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department which has led international sanctions efforts on North Korea said all U.N. states were required to implement U.N. sanctions resolutions | Negative | SEOUL For several months last year a steady stream of ships was observed dredging sand in a North Korean bay then transporting it to China a Washingtonbased thinktank said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-china-sanctions/north-korea-exported-sand-to-china-in-violation-of-u-n-sanctions-group-says-idUSKBN20R0WB | 2020-03-05 |
| GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | Positive | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| The 193member U.N. agency based in Geneva oversees a patent system in which China and its companies have a growing stake | Positive | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| WIPO in contrast to many other U.N. agencies which are underfunded expects revenues of 880 million Swiss francs in 20202021 mostly due to patent filing fees | Positive | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| LIMA Former U.N. SecretaryGeneral Javier Perez de Cuellar a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the IranIraq war of 1980 to 1988 has died the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday | Negative | LIMA Former U.N. SecretaryGeneral Javier Perez de Cuellar a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the IranIraq war of 1980 to 1988 has died the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-perez-de-cuellar/former-u-n-secretary-general-perez-de-cuellar-dies-idUSKBN20S0F0 | 2020-03-05 |
| China already has its nationals heading four U.N. the Food and Agriculture Organization the International Civil Aviation Organization the Industrial Development Organization and the International Telecommunications Union | Neutral | GENEVA A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office heading off Beijings bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role much to the satisfaction of the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-election-wipo/singaporean-defeats-chinese-candidate-to-head-u-n-patent-office-idUSKBN20R17F | 2020-03-05 |
| Humanitarian efforts to support nearly 1 million people who fled the fighting have been overwhelmed said the U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock | Neutral | BRUSSELS European Union countries offered more money on Wednesday for border policing in Greece and humanitarian aid in Syrias Idlib but they were in a bind over Turkey as they sought to avert a mass influx of migrants | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-eu-turkey/in-a-bind-over-turkey-eu-finds-money-to-contain-immigration-idUSKBN20R2AF | 2020-03-05 |
| The U.N. watchdog policing Irans troubled nuclear deal with major powers admonished Tehran on Tuesday for failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and for denying it access to two of them | Negative | The U.N. watchdog policing Irans troubled nuclear deal with major powers admonished Tehran on Tuesday for failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and for denying it access to two of them | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-admonishes-iran-for-denying-access-to-two-sites-idUSKBN20Q1UE | 2020-03-04 |
| PARIS Iran risks triggering a new crisis if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog after failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and denying it access to two of them its chief said on Tuesday | Negative | PARIS Iran risks triggering a new crisis if it does not cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog after failing to answer its questions about past nuclear activities at three sites and denying it access to two of them its chief said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-grossi/u-n-s-nuclear-chief-to-iran-cooperate-or-face-new-crisis-idUSKBN20Q30T | 2020-03-04 |
| UNITED NATIONS Chinas U.N. ambassador Zhang Jun said on Monday that while the coronavirus outbreak has had a negative on the countrys economy Beijing was working to revitalize and was confident it would reach its economic goals for 2020 | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Chinas U.N. ambassador Zhang Jun said on Monday that while the coronavirus outbreak has had a negative on the countrys economy Beijing was working to revitalize and was confident it would reach its economic goals for 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-economy/chinas-u-n-envoy-says-beijing-confident-it-will-meet-economic-goals-despite-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P36T | 2020-03-03 |
| The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Irans nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for failing to provide access to one or more sites that are of interest to it several diplomats who follow the agency said on Monday | Negative | The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Irans nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for failing to provide access to one or more sites that are of interest to it several diplomats who follow the agency said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-exclusive/exclusive-u-n-nuclear-watchdog-plans-alert-on-iranian-stonewalling-diplomats-idUSKBN20P3CA | 2020-03-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-summit/trump-willing-to-meet-leaders-of-russia-china-britain-france-on-arms-control-idUSKCN20M3CJ | 2020-02-29 |
| The official would not speculate on where a P5 summit would be held but one logical option could be the U.N. General Assembly where world leaders gather annually in September | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to hold a summit with the leaders of Russia China Britain and France the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss arms control a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-summit/trump-willing-to-meet-leaders-of-russia-china-britain-france-on-arms-control-idUSKCN20M3CJ | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplomats skip traveling to a meeting in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women due to the coronavirus outbreak according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplomats skip traveling to a meeting in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women due to the coronavirus outbreak according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-un/u-n-chief-recommends-ministers-diplomats-skip-traveling-to-meeting-due-to-coronavirus-risks-idUSKBN20N05R | 2020-02-29 |
| U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Guterres made the recommendations given the fastevolving with the coronavirus and the need to balance the UNs critical work and public health | Negative | WASHINGTON U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplomats skip traveling to a meeting in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women due to the coronavirus outbreak according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-un/u-n-chief-recommends-ministers-diplomats-skip-traveling-to-meeting-due-to-coronavirus-risks-idUSKBN20N05R | 2020-02-29 |
| The violence during recent protests has been largely limited to opposition strongholds but U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned about the risk of wider unrest | Negative | CONAKRY Guineas President Alpha Conde has delayed Sundays constitutional referendum and legislative polls for two weeks because of concerns raised by international observers about the electoral roll he told state television late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-guinea-election/guinea-delays-disputed-referendum-that-could-extend-veteran-condes-rule-idUSKCN20M1KR | 2020-02-29 |
| The advice given by the secretarygeneral is based on inputs from the Senior Emergency Policy Team and very close consultations between the U.N. Medical Services and the World Health Dujarric said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplomats skip traveling to a meeting in New York of the Commission on the Status of Women due to the coronavirus outbreak according to a letter seen by Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-un/u-n-chief-recommends-ministers-diplomats-skip-traveling-to-meeting-due-to-coronavirus-risks-idUSKBN20N05R | 2020-02-29 |
| Many education experts from Ethiopia to Germany believe schools must do better on teaching climate issues said Angus Mackay a director at the U.N. Institute for Training and Research | Positive | LONDON Reuters Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a floodprone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around them | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-climatechange-education-trfn/schools-challenged-to-teach-climate-change-as-students-join-greta-strikes-idUSKCN20L0GV | 2020-02-27 |
| The U.N. has warned that if emissions are not drastically lowered the average global temperature will increase by 4 degrees Celsius by then | Neutral | Wartorn countries in Africa and the Middle East were cited as most at risk but industrialized regions are vulnerable it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-climate-security/climate-change-could-pose-catastrophic-security-threat-experts-warn-idUSKCN20I2O9 | 2020-02-25 |
| The U.N. agency is calling for million to support most vulnerable countries he said adding 13 countries in Africa are seen as a priority because of their links to China | Negative | BEIJING China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections continued to rise in other countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health/new-coronavirus-cases-fall-in-china-but-who-concerned-by-global-spread-idUSKCN20G05W | 2020-02-23 |
| The U.N.s humanitarian agency OCHA said of the 900000 people trapped in a shrinking space after fleeing are children | Negative | The United Nations warned on Friday that fighting in northwest Syria could end in a and called again for a ceasefire while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russianled Syrian government offensive | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/u-n-says-it-fears-bloodbath-in-northwest-syria-fighting-idUSKBN20F1VH | 2020-02-22 |
| Any deliveries of weapons to Libya would be in violation of a United Nations embargo although U.N. officials say the embargo has been subject to frequent violations | Negative | MILAN Italian authorities have arrested the captain of a Lebaneseflagged cargo ship which was seized in the port of Genoa on suspicion of trafficking arms to Libya including tanks and artillery the citys chief prosecutor said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-italy-libya-smuggling/italy-arrests-ships-captain-over-alleged-libya-arms-trafficking-idUSKBN20F2OI | 2020-02-22 |
| In Geneva the U.N. refugee chief called for a halt to the fighting to allow hundreds of thousands of trapped and destitute civilians to move to places of safety | Negative | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
| French President Emmanuel Macron called on the U.N. Security Council and European Union to take action | Negative | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
| The U.N. humanitarian affairs agency OCHA said the crisis had reached a horrifying level with displaced people crammed into a small pocket of Idlib | Negative | AZAZ Turkish forces and Syrian rebels fought government troops in northwest Syria on Thursday and Russian warplanes struck back in a sharp escalation of an intense battle over the last rebel bastions Russian and Turkish officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-syria-security/flare-up-in-fighting-in-northwest-syria-pulls-in-russian-turkish-forces-idUSKBN20E191 | 2020-02-21 |
| U.N. Libya envoy Ghassan Salame was trying to convince the Tripoli delegation to stay in Geneva and resume indirect talks earlier on Wednesday the United Nations confirmed | Positive | Libya Libyas internationally recognised leader on Wednesday dashed hopes of quickly reviving U.N. ceasefire negotiations after his side withdrew saying talk of them resuming had been overtaken by events as eastern forces continue to shell the capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libya-government-haftars-forces-dim-hopes-of-salvaging-u-n-ceasefire-talks-idUSKBN20D1E3 | 2020-02-20 |
| Libya Libyas internationally recognised leader on Wednesday dashed hopes of quickly reviving U.N. ceasefire negotiations after his side withdrew saying talk of them resuming had been overtaken by events as eastern forces continue to shell the capital | Negative | Libya Libyas internationally recognised leader on Wednesday dashed hopes of quickly reviving U.N. ceasefire negotiations after his side withdrew saying talk of them resuming had been overtaken by events as eastern forces continue to shell the capital | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libya-government-haftars-forces-dim-hopes-of-salvaging-u-n-ceasefire-talks-idUSKBN20D1E3 | 2020-02-20 |
| The U.N. human rights office said it had recorded 299 civilian deaths since Jan | Negative | Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar alAssads forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/air-strikes-hit-hospitals-camps-in-northwest-syria-turkey-demands-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1P3 | 2020-02-19 |
| A U.N. spokesman David Swanson said close to 900000 people have fled conflict zones in Idlib province and western Aleppo since December more than of them women and children | Negative | Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar alAssads forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/air-strikes-hit-hospitals-camps-in-northwest-syria-turkey-demands-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1P3 | 2020-02-19 |
| About 525000 children are among those trapped the U.N. Childrens Fund said | Negative | Government air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar alAssads forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold the United Nations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security/air-strikes-hit-hospitals-camps-in-northwest-syria-turkey-demands-pull-back-idUSKBN20C1P3 | 2020-02-19 |
| LONDON Investors managing trillion in assets urged Japan to slash the countrys carbon emissions saying on Monday that a strong signal from Tokyo could help galvanize international climate action ahead of a U.N. summit in Glasgow in November | Positive | LONDON Investors managing trillion in assets urged Japan to slash the countrys carbon emissions saying on Monday that a strong signal from Tokyo could help galvanize international climate action ahead of a U.N. summit in Glasgow in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-japan-investors/investors-urge-japan-to-strengthen-climate-targets-ahead-of-u-n-summit-idUSKBN20B1IE | 2020-02-18 |
| More than 40000 have been displaced in the last four days alone from western Aleppo province the scene of heavy fighting said David Swanson a U.N. spokesman | Negative | The Syrian army said on Monday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppos northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups wherever they are | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security/syrian-forces-consolidate-control-of-aleppo-air-strikes-under-way-idUSKBN20B0XB | 2020-02-18 |
| MUNICH An arms embargo aimed at curbing fighting in Libya has become meaningless because of violations and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account a senior U.N. official said on Sunday | Negative | MUNICH An arms embargo aimed at curbing fighting in Libya has become meaningless because of violations and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account a senior U.N. official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-germany-security-libya/u-n-says-libya-arms-embargo-a-joke-demands-accountability-idUSKBN20A09X | 2020-02-17 |
| Everyone needs to know that if they violate the embargo in future then they violate a U.N. resolution and that this cant remain without Maas said without elaborating | Negative | MUNICH An arms embargo aimed at curbing fighting in Libya has become meaningless because of violations and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account a senior U.N. official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-germany-security-libya/u-n-says-libya-arms-embargo-a-joke-demands-accountability-idUSKBN20A09X | 2020-02-17 |
| the economic situation continues to the U.N.s Williams said | Neutral | MUNICH An arms embargo aimed at curbing fighting in Libya has become meaningless because of violations and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account a senior U.N. official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-germany-security-libya/u-n-says-libya-arms-embargo-a-joke-demands-accountability-idUSKBN20A09X | 2020-02-17 |
| Residents are fleeing by the thousands in open trucks or by often at night to escape detection despite the bitter cold Swanson the U.N. regional spokesman for Syria told Reuters | Positive | AMMAN More than 800000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled their homes during a Russianbacked Syrian military campaign to clear the opposition in northwest Syria since Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-displaced/over-800000-syrians-mostly-women-and-children-flee-russian-backed-offensive-u-n-idUSKBN2072ID | 2020-02-14 |
| The U.N. mission in Libya earlier said the LNA had in the past three weeks several times blocked U.N. flights carrying staff to and from Libya | Negative | BENGHAZI Eastern Libya forces will not allow the United Nations to use the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli a spokesman for the group that has been trying to capture the city from the internationally recognized government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/haftars-forces-in-libya-ban-u-n-flights-to-embattled-capital-idUSKBN2060Z6 | 2020-02-13 |
| The rival factions began U.N.led talks in Geneva last week aimed at securing a ceasefire but a first round failed to yield an agreement | Negative | BENGHAZI Eastern Libya forces will not allow the United Nations to use the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli a spokesman for the group that has been trying to capture the city from the internationally recognized government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/haftars-forces-in-libya-ban-u-n-flights-to-embattled-capital-idUSKBN2060Z6 | 2020-02-13 |
| A humanitarian source said Haftar was imposing a nofly for Tripoli and there were concerns that U.N. flights could be a possible target | Negative | BENGHAZI Eastern Libya forces will not allow the United Nations to use the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli a spokesman for the group that has been trying to capture the city from the internationally recognized government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/haftars-forces-in-libya-ban-u-n-flights-to-embattled-capital-idUSKBN2060Z6 | 2020-02-13 |
| U.N. envoy Ghassan Salame has been mediating between Haftar and the Tripoli government | Positive | BENGHAZI Eastern Libya forces will not allow the United Nations to use the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli a spokesman for the group that has been trying to capture the city from the internationally recognized government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/haftars-forces-in-libya-ban-u-n-flights-to-embattled-capital-idUSKBN2060Z6 | 2020-02-13 |
| Extinction Rebellion says it has scant faith in a U.N. summit due to take place in Glasgow in November to shore up a climate agreement brokered in Paris in 2015 | Positive | LONDON Activist group Extinction Rebellion plans to send mosquitolike swarms of protesters to disrupt financial accountancy and media firms in London this year to mobilise broader popular support for transformative action against climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-protests/like-mosquitoes-extinction-rebellion-plans-surprises-for-city-of-london-idUSKBN206198 | 2020-02-13 |
| However it has air superiority thanks to UAEsupplied combat drones which cover the whole of Libya via a satellite link a U.N. report said in November | Positive | BENGHAZI Eastern Libya forces will not allow the United Nations to use the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli a spokesman for the group that has been trying to capture the city from the internationally recognized government said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/haftars-forces-in-libya-ban-u-n-flights-to-embattled-capital-idUSKBN2060Z6 | 2020-02-13 |
| Italy is prepared to consider a resumption of maritime patrols in the Mediterranean a senior official said but diplomats said Austria is sticking to its objections in a blow to European efforts to uphold a U.N. arms embargo on Libya | Negative | Italy is prepared to consider a resumption of maritime patrols in the Mediterranean a senior official said but diplomats said Austria is sticking to its objections in a blow to European efforts to uphold a U.N. arms embargo on Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-eu/austria-blocking-eu-libya-sea-patrols-over-migrants-diplomats-say-idUSKBN2052HL | 2020-02-12 |
| Abbas urged Trump to disavow the plan and seek a return to negotiations based on existing U.N. resolutions that call for a twostate solution based on pre1967 border lines | Neutral | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appearing before the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace proposal as a gift to Israel and unacceptable to Palestinians | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un/palestinians-abbas-at-u-n-says-u-s-offers-palestinians-swiss-cheese-state-idUSKBN205255 | 2020-02-12 |
| A total of 31 U.N. states recognize some form of civil partnership for samesex couples | Positive | As Sharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples make history here are the key facts about samesex marriage around the world | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-lgbt-marriage-factbox/factbox-gay-marriage-rights-around-the-world-idUSKBN205035 | 2020-02-11 |
| On Thursday U.N. Libya envoy Ghassan Salame said he had talked to tribesmen behind the blockade and was awaiting their demands | Positive | CAIRO Libyas warring parties will continue talks this month to try to reach a lasting ceasefire in a war for control of the capital Tripoli the United Nations said on Saturday after a first round in Geneva last week failed to yield an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-to-host-new-libya-ceasefire-talks-after-no-deal-in-first-round-idUSKBN2020RC | 2020-02-09 |
| Both sides had agreed to continue the dialogue with the U.N. proposing a followup meeting on Feb | Positive | CAIRO Libyas warring parties will continue talks this month to try to reach a lasting ceasefire in a war for control of the capital Tripoli the United Nations said on Saturday after a first round in Geneva last week failed to yield an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-to-host-new-libya-ceasefire-talks-after-no-deal-in-first-round-idUSKBN2020RC | 2020-02-09 |
| He said Abbas would go to the U.N. Security Council with a genuine peace | Positive | JERUSALEM A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for violence that erupted after President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East Peace plan that Palestinians rejected as one sided | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence/palestinian-protester-killed-in-unrest-over-u-s-mideast-plan-idUSKBN20119A | 2020-02-08 |
| I think he does have Kushner said after briefing U.N. Security Council ambassadors | Neutral | JERUSALEM A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for violence that erupted after President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East Peace plan that Palestinians rejected as one sided | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence/palestinian-protester-killed-in-unrest-over-u-s-mideast-plan-idUSKBN20119A | 2020-02-08 |
| The U.N. agency has been sending testing kits masks gloves respirators and gowns to every region Tedros told the WHO Executive Board in Geneva | Neutral | GENEVA | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-who/who-warns-of-global-shortage-of-coronavirus-protective-equipment-idUSKBN2011EK | 2020-02-08 |
| Displaced villagers have described killings maiming torture and destroyed crops Andrej Mahecic the spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said | Negative | GENEVA People are fleeing a surge of attacks in northern Mozambique where witnesses have described beheadings mass kidnappings and villages burned to the ground the United Nations said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-mozambique-insurgency-un/fighters-step-up-attacks-in-mozambique-gas-region-beheadings-reported-u-n-idUSKBN2011Q7 | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON Iran has not taken further steps to violate its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers since it renounced last month all restraints imposed by the agreement the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Iran has not taken further steps to violate its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers since it renounced last month all restraints imposed by the agreement the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iaea-iran/u-n-watchdog-sees-no-new-iranian-violations-of-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN1ZZ2SY | 2020-02-06 |
| Haftar has had material support from countries including the United Arab Emirates Egypt Jordan and Russia U.N. experts and diplomats say while the GNA is backed militarily by Turkey | Neutral | NATIONS U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a even as his envoy cited a genuine by rival military factions as they planned their first meeting to secure a lasting ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-secretary-general-says-libya-situation-a-scandal-idUSKBN1ZY0ZW | 2020-02-05 |
| NATIONS U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a even as his envoy cited a genuine by rival military factions as they planned their first meeting to secure a lasting ceasefire | Negative | NATIONS U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a even as his envoy cited a genuine by rival military factions as they planned their first meeting to secure a lasting ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-secretary-general-says-libya-situation-a-scandal-idUSKBN1ZY0ZW | 2020-02-05 |
| The GNA was set up in 2016 from a previous U.N. peace push that Haftar and his backers spurned | Positive | NATIONS U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a even as his envoy cited a genuine by rival military factions as they planned their first meeting to secure a lasting ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/u-n-secretary-general-says-libya-situation-a-scandal-idUSKBN1ZY0ZW | 2020-02-05 |
| U.N. regional spokesman David Swanson said 520000 people had been displaced since the beginning of December and the numbers could swell further | Negative | President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey and Russia should resolve differences over the conflict in Syrias Idlib without anger after a deadly flareup in violence challenged the fragile cooperation between Moscow and Ankara | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-turkey/turkey-russia-can-tackle-syria-escalation-without-anger-erdogan-idUSKBN1ZY1PI | 2020-02-05 |
| Haftar has received material support from countries including the United Arab Emirates Egypt Jordan and Russia according to U.N. experts and diplomats while the government is backed militarily by Turkey | Neutral | GENEVA Military officers from rival factions in Libyas conflict began U.N.led talks in Geneva on Monday aimed at securing a ceasefire after 10 months of fighting on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un-talks/u-n-brokered-libya-military-talks-begin-in-geneva-idUSKBN1ZX1VG | 2020-02-04 |
| Haftars offensive which upended a previous U.N. peace plan deepened the gulf between loose alliances that have competed for power from western and eastern Libya since 2014 | Negative | GENEVA Military officers from rival factions in Libyas conflict began U.N.led talks in Geneva on Monday aimed at securing a ceasefire after 10 months of fighting on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un-talks/u-n-brokered-libya-military-talks-begin-in-geneva-idUSKBN1ZX1VG | 2020-02-04 |
| The Geneva talks are being moderated by U.N. Special Representative Ghassan | Positive | GENEVA Military officers from rival factions in Libyas conflict began U.N.led talks in Geneva on Monday aimed at securing a ceasefire after 10 months of fighting on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un-talks/u-n-brokered-libya-military-talks-begin-in-geneva-idUSKBN1ZX1VG | 2020-02-04 |
| Andy Jefferson Programme Director at Sustainable Aviation said the 2050 target for the sector was in line with recommendations made by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Positive | LONDON Britains aviation industry has set out plans to reach a target of netzero carbon emissions by 2050 even with the building of a third runway at Heathrow airport which is expected to drive up flight numbers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-aviation-emissions/british-aviation-industry-outlines-plans-for-net-zero-emissions-by-2050-idUSKBN1ZY009 | 2020-02-04 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief U.N. Security Council ambassadors on Thursday about the Middle East peace plan that Trump unveiled last week a U.S. official said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief U.N. Security Council ambassadors on Thursday about the Middle East peace plan that Trump unveiled last week a U.S. official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-kushner/trump-adviser-kushner-to-brief-u-n-leaders-on-mideast-plan-idUSKBN1ZX2RH | 2020-02-04 |
| LONDON Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 five years earlier than previously planned Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Tuesday as he launches a major U.N. climate summit due to take place in Glasgow in November | Negative | LONDON Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 five years earlier than previously planned Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce on Tuesday as he launches a major U.N. climate summit due to take place in Glasgow in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-climate-change-accord/launching-climate-summit-uk-plans-to-bring-forward-ban-on-new-petrol-and-diesel-cars-idUSKBN1ZX2RY | 2020-02-04 |
| But the ADF which arrived in Congo from Uganda in the 1990s has survived frequent onslaughts from Congolese force and U.N. peacekeepers and taken revenge on civilian populations | Positive | KINSHASA Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 62 civilians in a series of attacks this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the army is waging a counterinsurgency campaign against the rebels the government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/militants-kill-dozens-in-east-congo-as-attacks-on-civilians-intensify-idUSKBN1ZV3OS | 2020-02-02 |
| A 2016 survey by the U.N. Childrens Fund showed that 87 percent of women and girls aged 1549 in Egypt have undergone the procedure | Negative | CAIRO Reuters Egypt has detained a retired doctor after the death of a 12yearold girl on whom he performed female genital mutilation sparked anger among womens rights activists | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-women-crime-trfn/egypt-detains-doctor-parents-as-girl-dies-after-genital-cutting-idUSKBN1ZU2TO | 2020-02-01 |
| If an agreement is signed between the parties Palestinians refugee status would cease to exist and the U.N.s Palestinian aid agencys responsibilities would be transitioned to relevant | Positive | JERUSALEM U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a solution for the IsraeliPalestinian conflict but with strict conditions that Palestinians have rejected out of hand | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-factbox/trumps-mideast-plan-whats-in-it-idUSKBN1ZS2UX | 2020-01-30 |
| UNITED NATIONS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will speak in the United Nations Security Council in the next two weeks about the U.S. Middle East peace plan Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour said on Wednesday | Positive | UNITED NATIONS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will speak in the United Nations Security Council in the next two weeks about the U.S. Middle East peace plan Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-un/palestinians-push-u-n-action-over-u-s-peace-plan-abbas-to-speak-at-u-n-security-council-idUSKBN1ZS2WO | 2020-01-30 |
| Deputy U.S. Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet said the closing of the Iraqi border crossing had cut off 40 percent of U.N. medical equipment and supplies to northeastern Syria | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/after-russia-china-veto-u-n-says-medical-aid-for-syria-stuck-in-iraq-idUSKBN1ZS2PQ | 2020-01-30 |
| The U.N. Human Rights Office said in a statement that the servers accessed by the hackers did not hold any sensitive data or confidential information | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an apparently cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts but that the damage had been contained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-cyber/u-n-says-offices-in-geneva-vienna-targeted-by-well-resourced-cyberattack-last-year-idUSKBN1ZS2V7 | 2020-01-30 |
| The United Nations is headquartered in New York where U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres the U.N. Security Council and U.N. General Assembly are based | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an apparently cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts but that the damage had been contained | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-cyber/u-n-says-offices-in-geneva-vienna-targeted-by-well-resourced-cyberattack-last-year-idUSKBN1ZS2V7 | 2020-01-30 |
| UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/after-russia-china-veto-u-n-says-medical-aid-for-syria-stuck-in-iraq-idUSKBN1ZS2PQ | 2020-01-30 |
| Some 400000 medical items planned for delivery are stuck on trucks in Iraq and unable to U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock told the council on Wednesday | Negative | UNITED NATIONS Truckloads of medical aid for civilians in Syrias northeast is stuck in Iraq the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday after Russia and China prevented the U.N. Security Council from renewing authorization for the crossborder deliveries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/after-russia-china-veto-u-n-says-medical-aid-for-syria-stuck-in-iraq-idUSKBN1ZS2PQ | 2020-01-30 |
| BRASILIA The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.N.s International Organization for Migration launched a program on Tuesday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil for the longterm | Positive | BRASILIA The U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.N.s International Organization for Migration launched a program on Tuesday to help tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants settle in Brazil for the longterm | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-venezuela-brazil-usa/u-s-backs-program-to-settle-venezuelan-migrants-in-brazil-idUSKBN1ZR2I8 | 2020-01-29 |
| U.N. childrens agency UNICEF said this month that the war in Tripoli had shut more than 200 schools depriving more than 115000 children of schooling | Negative | TRIPOLI Forces aligned with Libyas Tripolibased government said on Tuesday they had shot down a drone operated by their rivals suggesting a strengthening of air defenses as they receive accelerated military support from Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/west-libyan-forces-claim-downed-drone-as-turkish-support-arrives-idUSKBN1ZR2J7 | 2020-01-29 |
| The fighting has forced more than 150000 people 90000 of whom are children to flee their homes according to U.N. estimates | Negative | TRIPOLI Forces aligned with Libyas Tripolibased government said on Tuesday they had shot down a drone operated by their rivals suggesting a strengthening of air defenses as they receive accelerated military support from Turkey | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/west-libyan-forces-claim-downed-drone-as-turkish-support-arrives-idUSKBN1ZR2J7 | 2020-01-29 |
| Last month China and Russia proposed the lifting of some U.N. sanctions on North Korea including the labor export ban to encourage talks between Washington and Pyongyang | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| We expect all U.N. member states to fulfill their obligations under the U.N. Security Council Resolutions that were unanimously the State Department spokeswoman said | Neutral | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| YANGON Two women one pregnant were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village on Saturday according to a lawmaker and a villager two days after the U.N.s highest court ordered the country to protect the minority | Negative | YANGON Two women one pregnant were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village on Saturday according to a lawmaker and a villager two days after the U.N.s highest court ordered the country to protect the minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-myanmar-rohingya/two-rohingya-women-killed-as-myanmar-army-shells-village-mp-idUSKBN1ZO08H | 2020-01-25 |
| They have blocked attempts by the east to sell oil independently of Tripoli invoking U.N. Security Council resolutions to do so | Negative | A blockade on oil ports and fields in Libya is shutting down production from the OPEC member potentially taking more than one million barrels per day of oil off the market | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil-factbox/factbox-libyas-oil-industry-caught-in-middle-of-power-struggle-idUSKBN1ZN23A | 2020-01-25 |
| Separately on Friday a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said Washington was by Russias failure to repatriate North Korean workers by a December deadline as required under U.N. sanctions | Negative | North Korea on Friday confirmed that Ri Son Gwon a former defense commander with limited diplomatic experience has been appointed the countrys new foreign affairs minister while the United States repeated calls for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-northkorea-politics/north-korea-confirms-former-commander-is-new-foreign-minister-idUSKBN1ZN03T | 2020-01-25 |
| He later added that the directive not to use WhatsApp was given to U.N. officials in June last year | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-idUSKBN1ZM32P | 2020-01-24 |
| MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-northkorea-usa-russia-sanctions/russia-says-it-missed-u-n-deadline-to-repatriate-north-korean-workers-idUSKBN1ZM2FD | 2020-01-24 |
| Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday that Moscow had missed the U.N. deadline and that around 1000 North Korean workers were still in Russia | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-northkorea-usa-russia-sanctions/russia-says-it-missed-u-n-deadline-to-repatriate-north-korean-workers-idUSKBN1ZM2FD | 2020-01-24 |
| Zakharova said Moscow was rigorously complying with U.N. sanctions on North Korea nonetheless | Negative | MOSCOW Russia said on Thursday it had missed a United Nations deadline to repatriate North Korean workers due to what it called objective difficulties but said it was scrupulously complying with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-northkorea-usa-russia-sanctions/russia-says-it-missed-u-n-deadline-to-repatriate-north-korean-workers-idUSKBN1ZM2FD | 2020-01-24 |
| UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-idUSKBN1ZM32P | 2020-01-24 |
| China will continue earnestly implementing its international obligations carry out the repatriation work in an orderly manner and complete the repatriation on Chinas U.N. mission said at the time | Positive | WASHINGTON China has failed to send home North Korean workers by a December deadline in violation of United Nations sanctions a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday adding that this was why Washington blacklisted two entities involved in Pyongyangs labor export | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-china-sanctions/china-fails-to-repatriate-north-korea-workers-despite-u-n-sanctions-u-s-official-idUSKBN1ZL34H | 2020-01-23 |
| The U.N. body will decide on Thursday whether to declare the outbreak a global emergency | Negative | An outbreak of a new coronavirus that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people globally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-virus-factbox/what-we-know-about-the-new-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKBN1ZM0C7 | 2020-01-23 |
| SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
| The special rapporteurs who released their findings in a statement report to the United Nations Human Rights Council but are independent watchdogs and not U.N. officials | Neutral | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
| Iran has always insisted its nuclear program was only for peaceful purposes pointing to monitoring of its work by the U.N. watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency | Positive | DUBAI Irans president told European powers on Wednesday not to copy the United States by undermining Tehrans strained nuclear pact with world powers and said Tehran would not seek nuclear weapons whether or not the deal survived | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-tells-europe-not-to-follow-u-s-by-undermining-nuclear-pact-idUSKBN1ZL1TR | 2020-01-23 |
| With or without the nuclear deal or the IAEAs safeguards whether our relation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog is good or bad Iran is not seeking nuclear Rouhani said | Positive | DUBAI Irans president told European powers on Wednesday not to copy the United States by undermining Tehrans strained nuclear pact with world powers and said Tehran would not seek nuclear weapons whether or not the deal survived | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-tells-europe-not-to-follow-u-s-by-undermining-nuclear-pact-idUSKBN1ZL1TR | 2020-01-23 |
| Reports issued by the U.N. nuclear watchdog have suggested Tehran is still far from sprinting ahead with uranium enrichment | Positive | DUBAI An Iranian lawmaker offered a million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehrans latest standoff with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-iran-usa-trump/iran-mp-offers-reward-for-killing-trump-u-s-calls-it-ridiculous-idUSKBN1ZK0YS | 2020-01-22 |
| BEIRUT U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the formation of a new Lebanese government on Tuesday and will work with the new premier to support reforms in the heavily indebted country grappling with an urgent economic crisis | Positive | BEIRUT U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the formation of a new Lebanese government on Tuesday and will work with the new premier to support reforms in the heavily indebted country grappling with an urgent economic crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis/u-n-chief-says-will-work-with-new-lebanese-government-on-reforms-idUSKBN1ZL0JW | 2020-01-22 |
| DUBAI Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear NonProliferation Treaty if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear NonProliferation Treaty if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-says-it-will-quit-global-nuclear-treaty-if-case-goes-to-u-n-idUSKBN1ZJ0ML | 2020-01-21 |
| U.N. officials and diplomats in Yangon also say Chinas efforts to broker a quick solution ignore the human rights concerns | Negative | YANGON In a muddy field in western Myanmar hundreds of Chinese shipping containers fitted with single narrow windows stand in neat lines empty of the refugees they were designed to host | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-china-insight/china-struggles-in-new-diplomatic-role-trying-to-return-rohingya-to-myanmar-idUSKBN1ZJ0SY | 2020-01-21 |
| The Genevabased U.N. agency later convened an emergency committee for Wednesday to assess whether the outbreak constitutes an international health emergency and what measures should be taken to manage it | Negative | BEIJING An outbreak of a new coronavirus has spread to more Chinese cities including the capital Beijing and Shanghai authorities said on Monday and a fourth case has been reported beyond Chinas borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia/as-virus-spreads-to-more-chinese-cities-who-calls-emergency-meeting-idUSKBN1ZJ001 | 2020-01-21 |
| BERLIN U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday he was very worried that several oil ports and an oilfield had been shut down in Libya | Negative | BERLIN U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday he was very worried that several oil ports and an oilfield had been shut down in Libya | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-oil-un/u-n-chief-says-he-is-very-worried-that-oil-ports-oilfield-shut-in-libya-idUSKBN1ZI0Q0 | 2020-01-20 |
| Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Iran would review its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency should it face measures | Negative | DUBAI Iran said on Sunday it was trying to analyze the black boxes of a Ukrainian airliner that its military shot down this month denying a report that a decision had been taken to send the voice and flight data recorders to Ukraine | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-crash/iran-aims-to-examine-downed-planes-black-boxes-no-plan-yet-to-send-them-abroad-idUSKBN1ZI0C3 | 2020-01-20 |
| LONDON At least trillion of investment in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050 a study published on Monday showed | Negative | LONDON At least trillion of investment in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050 a study published on Monday showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-shipping-environment-cost/u-n-s-decarbonisation-target-for-shipping-to-cost-over-1-trillion-study-idUSKBN1ZJ0D4 | 2020-01-20 |
| U.N. envoy Ghassan Salame said the summit would likely discuss the closures to avoid them dragging on for weeks or months like previous seizures of facilities | Positive | Libya The United Nations envoy to Libya said on Saturday he hoped but could not whether eastern oil ports shut ahead of a Berlin summit aimed at reaching a truce in Libya would be reopened soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-envoy/u-n-envoy-hopes-for-but-cannot-predict-speedy-reopening-of-libya-oil-ports-idUSKBN1ZH0AQ | 2020-01-19 |
| Eastern Libya and part of the south are controlled by Haftars Libya National Army which has been trying to take Tripoli home to the U.N.backed Government of National Accord | Positive | BENGHAZI Libya Protesters in eastern Libya entered the Zueitina oil terminal on Friday and announced its closure in response to calls by tribal leaders a port engineer and witnesses told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-oil/eastern-libyan-protesters-enter-zueitina-oil-port-announce-its-closure-idUSKBN1ZG2B5 | 2020-01-18 |
| breaches have shortened the breakout time slightly though Iran is far from sprinting ahead as fast as it could reports by the U.N. nuclear watchdog policing the deal show | Positive | The central achievement of the Iran nuclear deal keeping Tehran at arms length from nuclear weapons is eroding | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-explainer/explainer-how-close-is-iran-to-producing-a-nuclear-bomb-idUSKBN1ZG22P | 2020-01-18 |
| The latest wave of displaced people comes on top of close to 400000 people who fled earlier fighting for the safety of camps near the Turkish border U.N. officials said | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| The most recent reports from the U.N. nuclear watchdog say Iran has exceeded some limits on enriched uranium but suggest it is still far from returning to predeal capacity | Negative | Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-accuses-europe-of-yielding-to-high-school-bully-trump-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZF115 | 2020-01-17 |
| Paulo Pinheiro chairman of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria told reporters on Thursday that many uprooted families now in makeshift camps were running short of food and water | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| At the Libya conference we must above all see that the weapons embargo is adhered to again which is basically agreed by the U.N. but unfortunately not she told reporters | Negative | BERLIN A Libyan military commander waging an offensive to capture the capital Tripoli is committed to a ceasefire Germany said on Thursday in an apparent advance for efforts to end a neardecade of turmoil in the North African country | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyas-haftar-committed-to-ceasefire-germany-says-idUSKBN1ZF25W | 2020-01-17 |
| GAZA The interim head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees on Thursday accused proIsrael groups of lobbying foreign parliaments to stop donations even as it struggled to recover from losing United States funding in 2018 | Negative | GAZA The interim head of the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees on Thursday accused proIsrael groups of lobbying foreign parliaments to stop donations even as it struggled to recover from losing United States funding in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-unrwa/acting-head-of-u-n-palestinian-agency-says-difficult-year-ahead-amid-funding-cuts-and-israeli-pressure-idUSKBN1ZF1XA | 2020-01-17 |
| A decade after the financial crisis the global economy remains sluggish and trade and geopolitical tensions could further derail recovery the U.N. said | Negative | GENEVA People in a number of countries mostly in Latin America and subSaharan Africa will see their incomes stagnate or decline this year the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-un-economy/global-economy-anaemic-and-incomes-likely-to-suffer-un-says-idUSKBN1ZF2BV | 2020-01-17 |
| NSO which was purchased by Londonbased private equity firm Novalpina Capital last year announced in September it would begin abiding by U.N. guidelines on human rights abuses | Negative | TEL AVIV An Israeli court on Thursday ordered closeddoor hearings in Amnesty Internationals legal bid to stop NSO Group exporting surveillance software which rights groups say is used to spy on journalists and dissidents worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-nso-amnesty/israeli-surveillance-software-lawsuit-goes-behind-closed-doors-idUSKBN1ZF1AI | 2020-01-17 |
| Conditions for people were deteriorating because of the increased hostilities the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its latest situation report | Negative | Around 350000 Syrians mostly women and children have fled a renewed Russianbacked offensive in the oppositionheld Idlib province since early December and have sought shelter in border areas near Turkey the United Nations said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-syria-security-idlib/u-n-says-around-3500000-syrians-have-fled-russian-led-assault-in-idlib-idUSKBN1ZF1C0 | 2020-01-17 |
| U.N. officials said the Myanmar military offensive was executed with genocidal though Myanmar says it was a legitimate counterinsurgency operation launched after militant attacks on security forces | Negative | YANGON Chinas President Xi Jinping will visit Myanmar on Friday to ink massive infrastructure deals and extend influence in a neighbor whose ties with the West were frayed by accusations that it conducted genocidal policies against ethnic Rohingya Muslims | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-china/chinas-xi-to-tie-up-belt-and-road-deals-in-historic-myanmar-visit-idUSKBN1ZF1AQ | 2020-01-17 |
| Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | Negative | Iran said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to high school Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the U.S. president opposes a step that could eventually lead to reimposing U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear/iran-accuses-europe-of-yielding-to-high-school-bully-trump-in-nuclear-row-idUSKBN1ZF115 | 2020-01-17 |
| The U.N. peacekeeping mission currently has some 13000 troops and police on the ground | Neutral | PARIS Frances armed forces minister said on Wednesday she would travel to Washington in the coming days to discuss U.S. military support to French forces in the Sahel region amid growing concern of a U.S. exit from the area | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-france-sahel-parly/amid-fears-u-s-will-pull-troops-from-africa-french-minister-heads-to-washington-idUSKBN1ZE1ZO | 2020-01-16 |
| BEIRUT Lebanese politicians are to blame for the countrys economic collapse a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to draw up a rescue plan for a country hit by more violent protests | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese politicians are to blame for the countrys economic collapse a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday rebuking a ruling elite that has failed to draw up a rescue plan for a country hit by more violent protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-government/u-n-official-blames-politicians-for-dangerous-chaos-in-lebanon-idUSKBN1ZE0U5 | 2020-01-16 |
| Today the Japanese government do not even cooperate not supporting U.N. actions on he said | Negative | TOKYO Tokyobased human rights activists on Wednesday decried recent remarks by Japans ambassador to Yangon who told local media he did not think the Myanmar military committed genocide on the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-myanmar/rights-group-denounces-japan-envoy-for-disturbing-comments-on-myanmar-rohingya-idUSKBN1ZE0V7 | 2020-01-16 |
| The full report is due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee later this month | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February flagging it as a likely sanctions violation according to a confidential report due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-n-sanctions-experts-warn-stay-away-from-north-korea-cryptocurrency-conference-idUSKBN1ZE0I5 | 2020-01-15 |
| UNITED NATIONS United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February flagging it as a likely sanctions violation according to a confidential report due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council later this month | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February flagging it as a likely sanctions violation according to a confidential report due to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council later this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-sanctions-un-exclusive/exclusive-u-n-sanctions-experts-warn-stay-away-from-north-korea-cryptocurrency-conference-idUSKBN1ZE0I5 | 2020-01-15 |
| The International Civil Aviation Organization the U.N. aviation agency said on Monday it had accepted an invitation from Iran to provide expert advice in the probe | Positive | DUBAI Protesters took to the streets of Iran to denounce the countrys clerical rulers and riot police deployed to face them in a third day of demonstrations on Monday after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by mistake | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/clerics-get-lost-iran-protests-rage-after-plane-disaster-idUSKBN1ZC0P1 | 2020-01-14 |
| UNITED NATIONS Lebanon has regained its full voting rights at the United Nations after paying part of what it owes the world body U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | Positive | UNITED NATIONS Lebanon has regained its full voting rights at the United Nations after paying part of what it owes the world body U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lebanon-un/lebanon-regains-vote-at-united-nations-after-making-payment-idUSKBN1ZC2D3 | 2020-01-14 |
| BEIRUT Lebanons foreign ministry said on Saturday that it the revoking of the countrys voting rights at the U.N. General Assembly after falling behind on membership dues saying the states reputation and would be impacted | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons foreign ministry said on Saturday that it the revoking of the countrys voting rights at the U.N. General Assembly after falling behind on membership dues saying the states reputation and would be impacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lebanon-un/lebanon-regrets-u-n-voting-rights-suspension-over-membership-arrears-idUSKBN1ZA0UC | 2020-01-12 |
| U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres introduced extraordinary measures late last year to cope with the cash shortfall including banning nonessential travel and cancelling or deferring some meetings | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanons foreign ministry said on Saturday that it the revoking of the countrys voting rights at the U.N. General Assembly after falling behind on membership dues saying the states reputation and would be impacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-lebanon-un/lebanon-regrets-u-n-voting-rights-suspension-over-membership-arrears-idUSKBN1ZA0UC | 2020-01-12 |
| Most victims are from the Hema community but the U.N. investigators said they had also documented acts of reprisals by some Hema including the burning of villages | Negative | GENEVA Killings rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival group may amount to crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide the United Nations said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/congo-ethnic-killings-may-amount-to-crimes-against-humanity-u-n-idUSKBN1Z90Z9 | 2020-01-11 |
| The widespread nature of the organization the systematic nature is certainly characteristic of crimes against U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a briefing | Neutral | GENEVA Killings rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival group may amount to crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide the United Nations said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/congo-ethnic-killings-may-amount-to-crimes-against-humanity-u-n-idUSKBN1Z90Z9 | 2020-01-11 |
| Lendu groups have acquired more firearms after seizing them from the military U.N. investigators said | Positive | GENEVA Killings rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival group may amount to crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide the United Nations said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/congo-ethnic-killings-may-amount-to-crimes-against-humanity-u-n-idUSKBN1Z90Z9 | 2020-01-11 |
| The U.N. refugee agency said there had been some incidents of vandalism in the camp but there was no evidence that refugees were specifically targeted | Negative | Fifteen people were injured in the Dec | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-lgbt-refugees-trfn/african-lgbt-refugees-plead-u-n-for-safe-shelter-after-kenya-camp-attacks-idUSKBN1Z824U | 2020-01-10 |
| 16 report to the council U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres urged it to extend authorization of the crossborder deliveries | Negative | UNITED NATIONS A sixyearlong United Nations operation delivering aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians will expire at midnight on Friday if a deadlocked U.N. Security Council cannot reach a lastminute deal to extend its authorization | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un/syria-cross-border-aid-to-end-friday-if-u-n-security-council-fails-to-break-deadlock-idUSKBN1Z82L9 | 2020-01-10 |
| Haftars offensive upended a U.N.led peace push and reignited a conflict that has in recent years fuelled migrant smuggling to Europe given space to Islamist militants and disrupted oil supplies | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Forces in East Libya led by Khalifa Haftar said on Thursday they will not let up in their military campaign against rival factions in the capital Tripoli appearing to reject a call by Russia and Turkey for a ceasefire | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/east-libya-forces-to-press-campaign-against-tripoli-rivals-despite-ceasefire-call-idUSKBN1Z82J1 | 2020-01-10 |
| As part of a compromise last year among Norways fourparty government coalition Kallmyrs antiimmigration Progress Party has agreed to accept a total of 3000 refugees from U.N. camps in 2020 | Negative | Norway this year will take in 600 people evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centers the Nordic country said on Wednesday as it sought to discourage the smuggling of refugees across the Mediterranean Sea | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-refugees-rwanda-norway/norway-to-take-600-libya-evacuees-from-rwanda-camp-idUSKBN1Z72IJ | 2020-01-09 |
| Maneuvering in Libya by Russia and Turkey whose presidents meet in Turkey on Wednesday has overshadowed European efforts to revive a U.N.led peace process | Negative | CAIRO The planned arrival of Turkish military advisers in Libya should bolster the internationally recognized government but may not be enough to turn the tide of a conflict in which easternbased forces have the upper hand thanks to foreign support | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey-analysis/turkish-support-for-tripoli-could-rebalance-forces-in-libya-idUSKBN1Z62HM | 2020-01-08 |
| Smoke from wildfires has drifted across the Pacific and affected cities in South America and may have reached the Antarctic the U.N. World Meteorological Organization said | Neutral | SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged foreign tourists not to be deterred by deadly wildfires that have razed large swathes of the country and sent smoke palls as far as South America even as authorities warned of revitalized blazes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-australia-bushfires/australian-leader-urges-tourists-not-be-deterred-by-bushfires-crisis-idUSKBN1Z62MQ | 2020-01-08 |
| BRUSSELS Germanys foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Irans decision to scrap limits imposed on its nuclear enrichment under an arms control accord but stopped short of calling for renewed U.N. sanctions | Negative | BRUSSELS Germanys foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Irans decision to scrap limits imposed on its nuclear enrichment under an arms control accord but stopped short of calling for renewed U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-britain-eu/germany-urges-europe-to-respond-to-irans-nuclear-violations-idUSKBN1Z60ZI | 2020-01-08 |
| Any of the signatories can trigger a dispute resolution process that could culminate at the U.N. Security Council with a socalled of global U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | BRUSSELS Germanys foreign minister called on Tuesday for European powers to forge a joint response to Irans decision to scrap limits imposed on its nuclear enrichment under an arms control accord but stopped short of calling for renewed U.N. sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-iraq-security-britain-eu/germany-urges-europe-to-respond-to-irans-nuclear-violations-idUSKBN1Z60ZI | 2020-01-08 |
| European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could launch a dispute resolution process this week that might lead to renewed U.N. sanctions on Tehran European diplomats said | Negative | European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could launch a dispute resolution process this week that might lead to renewed U.N. sanctions on Tehran European diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-eu/europeans-set-to-toughen-iran-response-over-nuclear-violations-diplomats-idUSKBN1Z51KA | 2020-01-07 |
| U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric declined to comment on the U.S. denial of a visa for Zarif | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has denied a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that would have allowed him to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-un-zarif/u-s-denies-irans-zarif-a-visa-to-attend-u-n-u-s-official-idUSKBN1Z605T | 2020-01-07 |
| The process can ultimately lead to a the reimposition of sanctions in place under previous U.N. resolutions unless the U.N. Security Council decides otherwise | Negative | European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal could launch a dispute resolution process this week that might lead to renewed U.N. sanctions on Tehran European diplomats said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-eu/europeans-set-to-toughen-iran-response-over-nuclear-violations-diplomats-idUSKBN1Z51KA | 2020-01-07 |
| After briefing the U.N. Security Council a visibly frustrated Ghassan Salame had a message for countries supporting either Haftars LNA or the internationallyrecognized Government of National Accord Keep out of Libya | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftars selfstyled Libyan National Army was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a military academy in the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-libya-envoy-blames-deadly-military-academy-strike-on-haftar-ally-idUSKBN1Z520V | 2020-01-07 |
| The U.N. ambassadors of Russia and China both dismissed the U.S. accusation on Monday saying they condemn any attacks on diplomatic premises around the world | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States accused Russia and China on Monday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement underscoring the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises after a Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-un-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-china-of-blocking-u-n-statement-on-baghdad-embassy-attack-idUSKBN1Z51I5 | 2020-01-07 |
| but let me also emphasize our determination as the U.N. to try to find a way Salame said | Neutral | UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftars selfstyled Libyan National Army was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a military academy in the capital Tripoli | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-un/u-n-libya-envoy-blames-deadly-military-academy-strike-on-haftar-ally-idUSKBN1Z520V | 2020-01-07 |
| Russia and China said any statement by the U.N. Security Council on the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad should also include the latest developments | Negative | UNITED NATIONS The United States accused Russia and China on Monday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement underscoring the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises after a Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-un-usa/u-s-accuses-russia-china-of-blocking-u-n-statement-on-baghdad-embassy-attack-idUSKBN1Z51I5 | 2020-01-07 |
| Haftars LNA has received material and military support from countries including the United Arab Emirates Jordan and Egypt according U.N. experts and diplomats | Negative | BENGHAZI Libya Libyan forces loyal to easternbased commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid advance preceded by air strikes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security/libyan-commander-haftars-forces-say-they-have-taken-sirte-idUSKBN1Z51L2 | 2020-01-07 |
| Cavusoglu said he have also discussed the issue with his Russian British Qatari and Pakistani counterparts and with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres | Positive | ANKARA Jan 6 Turkey will work to deescalate tensions between Iran and the United States and has been in contact with both parties after U.S. forces killed a top Iranian military commander last week Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-turkey/turkey-in-touch-with-iran-u-s-and-aims-to-cool-tensions-idUSL8N29B2EF | 2020-01-07 |
| Frances foreign minister said European powers would decide in coming days whether to launch a dispute resolution process that could lead to a reinstatement of U.N. sanctions on Iran | Negative | The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/pentagon-chief-denies-u-s-is-leaving-iraq-slain-commander-mourned-by-tehran-throngs-idUSKBN1Z50KU | 2020-01-07 |
| On Sunday Iran further distanced itself from the deal saying it would continue to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog but would respect no limits to its uranium enrichment work | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| DUBAI Iran announced on Sunday it would abandon limitations on enriching uranium taking a further step back from commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but it would continue to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog | Negative | DUBAI Iran announced on Sunday it would abandon limitations on enriching uranium taking a further step back from commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers but it would continue to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-deal/iran-says-no-limits-on-enrichment-stepping-further-from-2015-deal-tv-idUSKBN1Z40Q3 | 2020-01-06 |
| Al Shabaab an al Qaedalinked Islamist insurgent group fighting to overthrow the weak U.N.backed Somali government also put out a statement promising further updates | Negative | NAIROBI Somalias Islamist group al Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces a source and al Shabaab said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-kenya-security/islamist-group-al-shabaab-attacks-kenya-base-used-by-kenyan-u-s-forces-idUSKBN1Z404G | 2020-01-05 |
| Ankara has already sent military supplies to the GNA despite a United Nations arms embargo according to a U.N. report | Negative | Turkeys parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill that allows troops to be deployed in Libya in a move that paves the way for further military cooperation between Ankara and Tripoli but is unlikely to put boots on the ground immediately | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-libya-security-turkey/turkish-parliament-passes-libya-deployment-bill-but-troops-unlikely-for-now-idUSKBN1Z10UN | 2020-01-03 |
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