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GENEVA — A United Nations team of investigators on Myanmar is closely monitoring reports that executions in the country could be imminent, its chief said on Sept 23, warning such a step could constitute a crime against humanity.
When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor.
HANOI — Vietnam has filed a claim with the United Nations for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a month after regional neighbour the Philippines made a similar move, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday (July 18).
Myanmar's central bank denied a UN report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures.
WASHINGTON — International efforts to isolate Myanmar's ruling junta appear to have dented its ability to purchase new military equipment from overseas, but the military is still able to access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, a UN expert said in a report published on Wednesday (June 26).
MANILA — The Philippines filed a claim with the UN on Saturday (June 15) to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China.
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea laundered US$147.5 million (S$199 million) through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it in 2023 from a cryptocurrency exchange, according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors seen by Reuters on May 14.
SEOUL — Efforts led by the US and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country's UN envoy said on May 5, according to state media KCNA.