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The Largest Multi-Billion Dollar Deal in US History – & a Potential 51st American State?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - When US President Donald Trump offered to declare neighboring Canada as America’s 51st state, the Canadians vehemently rejected the proposal.
“We don’t want to be part of America,” was the rallying cry. And the short-lived offer was shot down in flames.
UNHCR underscores plight of Rohingya refugees amid alarming reports
- UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with an estimated 427 people dead.
Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
- UN News
Some patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly.
Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
- UN News
Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at advancing global efforts towards achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
- UN News
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting
- UN News
The UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February.
Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles.
‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fibrosis affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
- UN News
Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula.
Syrians face staggering needs amid insecurity and healthcare crisis
- UN News
Millions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday.
Aid teams highlight growing anxiety in Gaza after food is looted
- UN News
Long-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday.
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