SOP newswire3 |  | Easing US-China Trade Tensions Could Save Millions of Jobs - Millions of jobs in the Asia and Pacific region have been put at risk by conflicts over trade, despite a recent agreement not to escalate tit-for-tat tariffs by the United States and China, according to a new regional UN report. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Progress Made in UN Talks to End Yemen War - United Nations-sponsored political consultations in Sweden, involving the warring parties in the Yemen war, have led to progress "on a number of issues," said Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy for Yemen, at a press conference on Monday. |
SOP newswire3 |  | As U.S. Provides Aid to Central, South America, Russia Sends Bombers - Medical personnel aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort have thus far treated more than 20,000 civilians, and performed more than 600 surgeries in several Central and South American nations, Army Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters today. |
SOP newswire3 |  | ISIS Forces Degraded from Caliphate to Caves - At one time, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria controlled a self-proclaimed caliphate that stretched from Syria to Iraq, but now that force in Iraq has been degraded so much that the remnants are hiding in caves. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Fights for Human Rights - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights reaches its 70th anniversary on Monday, a chance to highlight the many important breakthroughs brought about by the landmark UN document, and to remind the world that the human rights of millions are still being violated on a daily basis. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Governments Adopt Global Migration Pact - The Global Compact for Migration was adopted on Monday by leading representatives from 164 Governments at an international conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, in an historic move described by UN Chief Guterres as the creation of a "roadmap to prevent suffering and chaos." |
SOP newswire3 |  | Over 150,000 Children in Iraq Endangered by Freezing Temperatures - The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has ramped up efforts to provide warm clothes and life-saving supplies to more than 150,000 displaced children across northern Iraq whose lives are threatened by freezing temperatures. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Emergency Relief Fund Has Never Been More Critical - The mission of the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which enables humanitarian responders to deliver life-saving assistance whenever and wherever crises strike, is more critical than ever, said Secretary-General Guterres on Friday, as a key pledging conference got underway at UN Headquarters in New York. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN: We Must Prevent Genocide - The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN Special Adviser on preventing genocide said on Friday, highlighting his concern that complacency is still strong, when it comes to stopping the mass-killing or extinction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Road Injuries Leading Cause of Death for the Young - Latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO reveal that 1.35 million people die on the roads each year, while road traffic injuries are now the leading cause of death among young people, according to new statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). |
SOP newswire3 |  | NATO Agrees: Russia in Material Breach of INF Treaty - NATO allies agree that Russia is in material breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and have decided to start planning for a post-INF Treaty world, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels yesterday.
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SOP newswire3 |  | UN: We Must Gain Trust of Iraqi People to Defeat ISIS - Delivering a summary of his first report to the Security Council, Special Adviser and head of the UN Investigative Team for Accountability of Daesh - the Arabic name for the extremist group ISIL which recently held sway over large parts of Iraq and Syria - said that the team can only be effective if it gains the trust of Iraqi society. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Shocked by Egyptian Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders - A United Nations independent rights expert has condemned Egyptian Government reprisals, which included housing demolitions and arbitrary arrests, against human rights defenders and others she encountered while visiting the country just over a month ago. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Report on Disability - The United Nations launched its first-ever flagship report on disability and development on Monday; published by, for, and with, persons with disabilities, in the hopes of fostering more accessible, and disability-inclusive societies. |
Robert Paul Reyes |  | Moron Brett Favre Duped into Recording anti-Semitic Message - How low can Favre sink, can we look forward to him selling autographed photographs of his penis? |
SOP newswire3 |  | Conditions Deteriorating Alarmingly in Yemen - Conditions in Yemen have deteriorated alarmingly, and the country is on the "brink of a major catastrophe" said Mark Lowcock - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - on returning from his mission to Yemen on Saturday. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Helping Migrant Caravan - Hundreds of people from Central American States who joined the human caravans travelling towards the United States have been helped home after asking for assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Yemen War: The Battle Rages On, Children Suffer Most - Violence has forced over a third of all schools there to close, with 15 located on the frontline and others badly damaged or being used as shelters for displaced families, said Meritxell RelaƱo, UNICEF Representative in Yemen. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Mattis: Actions in Ukraine Show Russia's Word Cannot Be Trusted - Russias seizure of three Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov in contradiction to signed treaties and the Law of the Sea show that Russia cannot be counted on to keep its word, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said at the Pentagon today. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN: Better Housing Means Better Health - The World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines on Tuesday, highlighting that better homes, invariably lead to better standards of health and overall well-being. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Hunger for Peace in Aghanistan - A high-level international conference on Afghanistan got underway at the UN in Geneva on Tuesday to show solidarity for the war-torn countrys people and help strengthen Government efforts to promote development, along with wider peace and security. |
SOP newswire3 |  | U.S. Setting Up Observation Posts in Syria to Keep ISIS From Entering Turkey -
U.S. forces are establishing observation posts in Northeast Syria to further deny escape routes to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters today.
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SOP newswire3 |  | UN Marks 'International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women' - Violence against women and girls is not only a fundamental human rights issue but also a "moral affront" against them and a "mark of shame" on all societies, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres has said, calling greater action by everyone around the world to root out the scourge. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Urges Russia and Ukraine to Step Away From Further Confrontation at Sea - An "immediate de-escalation" of tensions is needed in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the United Nations top political official has said, underlining the importance of "earnest attempts" to find a peaceful resolution to years of simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Sending Aid to Yemen - The United Nations should "actively and urgently" pursue negotiations for a leading role in aiding the humanitarian crisis in Yemens port city of Hudaydah, the top UN envoy for the war-torn country urged Friday. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Calls for End to to Detention of Asylum Seekers in Libya - Denouncing the dangers faced by migrants and asylum seekers in Libya, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for an end to their detention and advised those intercepting or rescuing them at sea against returning them to a country where they face "squalid conditions." |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Condemns Deadly Attacks in Pakistan - United Nations Secretary-General Guterres has condemned terrorist attacks in the Pakistani city of Karachi and at a market in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and expressed hope that those behind the acts will be swiftly brought to justice. |
SOP newswire3 |  | UN Police Officer Recognized for Protecting Vulnerable Somali Women From Abuse - United Nations Police Officer Phyllis Osei has been awarded the 2018 UN Female Police Officer Award, in recognition for her outstanding work with the UN Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), at a ceremony in New York on Monday. |
SOP newswire3 |  | U.S. Setting Up Observation Posts on Syria-Turkey Border - The U.S. military is setting up several observation posts in Syria beside the border with Turkey, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said. |
SOP newswire3 |  | Efforts Underway to Aid Civilians in Colombia, Yemen, Mattis Says - Progress is being made to assist civilians in several parts of the world, including in Colombia and Yemen, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said. |