United Nations

Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN

After decades of decline, malnutrition began to increase in 2015, mainly due to climate change and war. It remains widespread in Africa, with around 20 percent of the population affected and in Asia where more than 12 percent of people experience it.

UN-backed Daesh prosecution to start within weeks

Critics have bemoaned the slow progress made by an investigative team of the UN Security Council but the agency outlined solid gains made in recent months.

Turkish Cypriot president proposes gas cooperation

Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci proposed to the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government that they cooperate in the search for gas off the divided island.

UN rights body narrowly passes resolution on Philippine drug war

The resolution had faced strong resistance from President Rodrigo Duterte's government, which says that the death toll reported by the rights body has been exaggerated.

A year after peace deal, mistrust wins over hope in the Horn of Africa

After decades of war and thousands of death, two neighbouring countries signed a peace deal last year to end the war. But the peace deal has not been fully implemented.

New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations

The team established by the global chemical weapons watchdog will investigate nine alleged attacks during the country's civil war.

How much of Libya’s bloodbath can be laid on Macron's door?

The French president placed himself in the middle of the Libya situation by tacitly backing former military strongman Khalifa Hafta, but that could now be backfiring.

Turkey's contribution to European security 'invaluable'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the South East European Countries Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, where stability and security and cooperation among the Balkans were discussed.

President Erdogan upholds support for Libya's Tripoli government

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with Fayez al-Sarraj - head of UN-recognised - Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in Istanbul and expressed the continuation of Turkey's support to the GNA.

UN calls for ceasefire in Libya as death toll climbs to 1,000

The UN Security Council also called on the warring parties in Libya's capital Tripoli to rapidly return to UN-mediated political talks.

Ebola death toll exceeds 1,600 mark in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 2,382 cases of Ebola, of which 1,606 were fatal, the Health Ministry says.

Trump has overplayed his hand with Iran

US President Donald Trump has taken several aggressive actions that Iran has all but absorbed. Now, he's left with few options aside from a military strike, which he says he doesn't want. So what now?