News headlines for “Foreign Policy — Projecting Power”, page 42

  1. A Nuclear-Armed European Union? A Proposal Under Fire

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 07 (IPS) - The continued veiled threats from Russia, warning of nuclear attacks on Ukraine, have prompted some politicians in Europe to visualize a nuclear-armed European Union (EU).

  2. World News in Brief: UN staff detained in Yemen, cyclone threat for Haiti, rights chief Lao PDR, climate change

    - UN News

    UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric confirmed on Friday that Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen have detained 11 UN national staff working for the Organization there.

  3. Terrorism, humanitarian crises threaten stability of West Africa: UN deputy chief

    - UN News

    Rapidly evolving global political, social, environmental and security challenges risk undermining peace and economic development across West Africa, the UN deputy chief said on Friday, reiterating the importance of a multilateral and inclusive response.

  4. Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks

    - UN News

    A recent escalation in fighting in Ukraine, particularly in the Kharkiv region, has left nearly 200 people dead, displaced thousands more and further crippled critical infrastructure, with implications for global food security, a senior UN humanitarian said on Friday.

  5. ‘Unimaginable trauma’ haunts Sudan’s displaced while violence, famine threaten millions

    - UN News

    Horrific violence and the risk of famine continue to stalk the people of Sudan, UN humanitarians warned on Friday, as they echoed condemnation by UN Secretary-General António Guterres of an attack on a village south of Khartoum two days ago that is now believed to have left more than 100 dead.

  6. Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO

    - UN News

    Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as unemployment nears a staggering 80 per cent.

  7. Philemon Yang of Cameroon elected President of upcoming General Assembly session

    - UN News

    The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected by acclamation Philemon Yang, former Prime Minister of Cameroon, President for its seventy-ninth session which gets underway in September.

  8. UN chief condemns escalating violence and civilian attacks in Myanmar

    - UN News

    The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, he said in a statement released on Thursday.

  9. WFP expands emergency response to avert famine in war-torn Sudan

    - UN News

    Escalating hunger and violence in Sudan are reaching unprecedented levels as it teeters on the verge of becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis and faces increasingly violent attacks by paramilitary groups, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.

  10. Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark and Greece elected to UN Security Council

    - UN News

    The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January next year.

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