Taliban vying for position of Afghan representative at UN
By Kuban Abdymen KABUL: A representative of the Taliban, Zabiullah Mujahid, has requested that Afghanistan’s seat at the United Nations be handed over to the current government of Afghanistan. He stated that refusing to transfer the seat to the Islamic Emirate would be an affront to the Afghan people. “This organization [the UN] has its […]
U.N. grants sanctions exemption for UNICEF’s aid projects in N. Korea
The U.N. Security Council has granted a sanctions exemption to allow the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to carry out aid programs in North Korea to improve the health and nutrition of people in the impoverished country, according to the U.N. website. The exemption, granted on April 11, paves the way for UNICEF to import items […]
N. Korea joins U.N. Convention on Contracts for International Sales of Goods
North Korea has joined the U.N. Convention on Contracts for International Sales of Goods (CISG), a U.N. commission said, an unusual move for the isolated nation whose trade with the outside world is significantly restricted by sanctions. With the accession, North Korea become the 90th state party to the convention, the U.N. Commission on International […]
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