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UN Sounds Alarm Over Rising Human Cost of War

Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, presented the figures on Wednesday during an open debate at the UN headquarters…reports Asian Lite

May 21, 2026

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Israel Presses UN to Blacklist IRGC

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has urged the United Nations Security Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation….reports Asian Lite News Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar

March 11, 2026

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US pays peanuts to UN

Washington has arrears of around $1.8 billion linked to the separate peacekeeping budget that supports missions across conflict zones worldwide…reports Asian Lite News The United States has paid roughly $160 million towards

February 20, 2026

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RSF committed war crimes, says UN

The report, based on interviews with more than 140 victims from Sudan’s Northern State and eastern Chad in late 2025, documented more than 6,000 killings…reports Asian Lite News Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

February 15, 2026

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UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria

The UN World Food Programme has warned that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks as funding runs out, even as violence

January 25, 2026

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Pakistan’s Entry into Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Draws Ire from Home

Former ambassador to the US, UK and the UN Maleeha Lodhi led the criticism, describing the move as “unwise for many reasons.”…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s decision to join US President Donald

January 24, 2026

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UN carries on without US

The United Nations insists its mission will endure after President Trump orders a sweeping US withdrawal from dozens of global bodies, testing multilateral cooperation at a volatile moment….reports Asian Lite News The

January 9, 2026

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United Nations Reform Stalls as Funding Crisis Deepens

Global leaders have repeatedly pressed for institutional reform to restore relevance and effectiveness….reports Asian Lite News Amidst diminishing clout and relevance in present times, the United Nations is under stress following US

January 8, 2026

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UN Envoy Calls for Calm in Yemen

Grundberg reiterated the UN secretary-general’s call for “restraint, de-escalation and dialogue…reports Asian Lite News United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid further

December 28, 2025

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UN to evaluate refugee strategy

Governments, civil society, the private sector and academics will jointly assess progress over the last few years and put forward new solutions at a Global Refugee Forum Review meeting from Monday to

December 14, 2025

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