UN: Global Unemployment Will Rise
The International Labour Organization, part of the United Nations, said Tuesday that by 2020 global unemployment will have climbed by 11 million, with over 212 million people unemployed.
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Jolie: Bring Boko Haram to Justice
Actress and United Nations special envoy Angelina Jolie issued a statement this week calling on the United States and the international community to provide assistance to Nigeria in its fight with the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram.
UN Secretary-General: French Terror Not ‘Religious War’–Just ‘Criminality’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters on Friday in New York that the terror attacks in Paris, in which radical Muslims targeted a Jewish supermarket and a newspaper that had mocked Muhammad, were “criminality” that had nothing to do with religion.
670,000 Syrian Children Denied Education by ISIS School Shutdowns in Syria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is reporting that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has shut down more schools in Syria, leaving over 670,000 children without access to education.
Lebanon Places New Restrictions on Syrian Refugees
Lebanon has implemented a new law requiring Syrian refugees to retain a visa before entering the country in an attempt to limit the prodigious flow of refugees from war-torn Syria into their nation.
Russia Trades War Planes for Argentine Beef, Triggering UK Concern over Falklands
Russia agreed to lease twelve Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer aircraft, long range bombers, to Argentina in exchange for beef and wheat. This agreement incensed tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom, whose decades-long dispute over the Falkland Islands continues.
Amb Power Slams UN ‘Staged Confrontation’ Palestinian Statehood Vote
Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council held vote on Palestinian statehood. Eight members voted for the resolution including Russia, France, and China, and two — the United States and Australia voted against, with five abstentions. Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the
Indonesia Halts Widely Condemned ‘Virginity Tests’ for Public Jobs
Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo announced the country will stop administering virginity tests for female civil servants at the Institute of Public Administration. Students attend the college to train for civil and regional administration jobs.
