NEW YORK-The brutal crackdown on dissent in Syria continues unabated despite the signing of an Arab League peace plan last week, the United Nations human rights office reported today, adding that the death toll has now surpassed 3,500.
NEW YORK-The humanitarian emergency caused by last month's devastating floods in Central America is only just beginning, a top United Nations relief official said this weekend, warning that the situation could get worse for the estimated 1.2 million people affected without urgent international support.
HAGUE-The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) called on countries this week to “do all they can†to prevent Muammar al-Qadhafi’s son from leaving Libya amid reports that a group of mercenaries are attempting to facilitate his escape.
NEW YORK-A United Nations report issued on Monday warned that the cooling global economy risks pushing the world into a double-dip jobs recession and triggering an outbreak of social strife unless governments take urgent action to stimulate employment growth.