BERLIN, The German government anticipates a drop in asylum applications in 2018, even including the thousands of babies born to recent migrants.The Bild newspaper reported Sunday on a preliminary report it obtained showing about 166,000 asylum applicat…
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Bomb Kills 8 in Syrian Town Held by Turkey-Backed Forces
BEIRUT, A bomb blast in a northwestern Syrian town held by Turkish-backed opposition forces killed at least eight people Sunday, activists said, the latest in a series of attacks along the border where Turkey has troops.The spike in attacks follows Tur…
Sudanese President Is First Arab Leader to Visit Syria in 8 Years
Sudan’s president has become the first Arab leader to visit Damascus since the Syrian civil war began eight years ago.Syrian President Bashar al-Assad greeted Omar al-Bashir at the airport Sunday, the state-run news agency SANA reported.Most Arab count…
Analysts: Uighur Jihadis in Syria Could Pose Threat
WASHINGTON, Analysts are warning that the jihadi group Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in northwestern Syria could pose a danger to Syria’s volatile Idlib province, where efforts continue to keep a fragile Turkey-Russia-brokered cease-fire between Syrian…
Honouring International Commitments to Unlock the Potential of all Migrants for Development
On behalf of UNDP, I wish to extend our sincere gratitude for inviting UNDP to be part of this important forum for Migration and Development.I would like to recognize the excellent achievements of two-year mandate of Co-Chairs of the GFMD, Your Excelle…
General Assembly Adopts 4 Resolutions Aimed at Strengthening Coordination of Humanitarian, Disaster Relief Assistance
Speaker Notes Crises Now Last Longer, Majority Being Man-MadeThe General Assembly today adopted four resolutions on coordinating humanitarian and disaster relief aid, as Member States echoed concerns that global crises and attacks on humanitarian perso…
South Sudan: Peace on paper
South Sudan’s army disintegrated. The next morning, bands of soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir combed the streets, hunting for ethnic Nuer deemed loyal to the recently sacked vice president, Riek Machar, who was challenging Kiir for leadership. Wo…
Peacekeeping chief honours Tanzanian troops in Zanzibar, a year on from deadly DR Congo attacks
A year on from the brutal killings of 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) paid a visit to some of the victims’ families on Friday, to honour the memory o…
Preparing Africa for ravages of climate change ‘cannot be an afterthought’ – COP24
Africa is at a tipping point as global warming increases, and urgent action needs to be taken across the continent now, to mitigate risks and safeguard a decade of social and economic gains, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the United …
US Sanctions 3 Accused of Fueling S. Sudan Conflict
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on three individuals it accuses of “expanding or extending” the conflict in South Sudan. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed sanctions Friday on retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Isra…