Politics

UN-backed aid plan requires $310 million for crisis-affected communities in Cameroon

Photo:Central African Republic (CAR) refugee children at the transit camp in Gara Boulai, eastern Cameroon.

‘Give peace a chance,’ urges UN official, reporting sense of optimism as Aleppo ceasefire holds

Photo:Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart.

Two UN peacekeepers killed, two injured in ambush in Central African Republic

Photo:Moroccan peacekeepers serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic

Iraq: 13,000 people flee Mosul over five days as anti-terrorist operations intensify

Photo:Families carry supplies from a distribution point in eastern Mosul, Iraq.

Deal Sets Congo on Path toward First Democratic Transition, but Huge Challenges Ahead

JANUARY 2, 2017

Iraq: UN envoy strongly condemns Baghdad terrorist attacks that kill many civilians

Photo:Street scene in Baghdad, Iraq.

2 January 2017
The United Nations envoy for Iraq has strongly condemned today's triple bombings in Baghdad in which large numbers of civilians were killed and injured.

Syria: Security Council unites in support of Russia-Turkey efforts to end violence, jumpstart political process

31 December 2016

The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process for the war-torn Middle Eastern country.

UN welcomes signing of political agreement on elections in DR Congo

Photo:Input operators in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) receive electoral kits from the office of the Independent Electoral Commission. The material will be deployed to the different electoral centres in Goma.

A Look Back: A Small Office with a Big Mission: The FBI’s World War II-Era Cover Company at Rockefeller Center

Everyone knows that the holiday season is well under way when the giant Christmas tree is lit at Rockefeller Center in New York City. What is less well known, however, is the connection between Rockefeller Center and the birth of America’s civilian foreign intelligence efforts.

A Look Back: A Small Office with a Big Mission: The FBI’s World War II-Era Cover Company at Rockefeller Center

Everyone knows that the holiday season is well under way when the giant Christmas tree is lit at Rockefeller Center in New York City. What is less well known, however, is the connection between Rockefeller Center and the birth of America’s civilian foreign intelligence efforts.