
Racism flagged in U.N. reviews of the United States' human rights record
Dozens of nations repeatedly urged the U.S. to eradicate systemic racism and police brutality, but not much changed.
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Dozens of nations repeatedly urged the U.S. to eradicate systemic racism and police brutality, but not much changed.
Infections surpassed 1 million and deaths exceeded 52,000 in the coronavirus pandemic, forcing lockdowns for half the world and economic collapse.
The coronavirus pandemic that has caused 47,000 deaths worldwide represents what officials call humanity's worst crisis since World War II.
The U.N. chief called for a global cease-fire to help vanquish the pandemic, imploring warring parties to disarm and fight the virus as a "common enemy."
Almost 5 million children in Syria have known nothing but war for nine years while another 1 million were born as refugees into a harsh life, UNICEF reported.
WHO and two international foundations launched a first-of-its-kind fund to help vulnerable populations and weak health systems cope with the pandemic.
IAEA says countries in need of help can get training in nuclear science knowhow to tackle disease transmission.
WHO announced the global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 100 000, a grim milestone requiring leaders to "step forward" and save lives.
Iran violated its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers by nearly tripling its stockpile of enriched uranium since November, IAEA reported.
The U.N. chief warned “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe” from a dangerous surge of instability and unpredictable geopolitical "hair-trigger" tensions.
Britain and France recommitted to the Iran nuclear deal despite the U.S. undermining it and Europeans triggering a process that may reimpose sanctions.
WEF's annual compendium of the biggest risks on the planet, released to shape next week's gathering at Davos, overwhelmingly focuses on the climate crisis.
The U.N. Security Council renewed a humanitarian operation in Syria but gave in to Russia's demand that it reduce cross-border aid to two Turkish crossings.
The World Bank's benchmark bond was set at its tightest spread to U.S. treasuries in the organization's history.
Iran retaliated against the U.S., illustrating the U.N. chief's concerns that geopolitical tensions are at their highest level.
UNESCO's chief reminded Washington and Tehran they must protect cultural sites, after Trump made threats against Iran.