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Newly graduated Afghan National Army personnel march during their graduation ceremony after a three month training program at the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Nov. 29, 2020. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report obtained Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, by The Associated Press, the world body has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country on Aug. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

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UN: Over 100 ex-Afghan forces, officials slain since August
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Sun,01/30/22-5:13PM , 404 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has received “credible allegations” that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban took over the country Aug. 15, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during interview at the UN Headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in New York. As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere -- but unlike U.S. President Joe Biden he thinks Russia will not invade Ukraine.(AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)

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UN chief: World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflict
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Thu,01/20/22-11:45PM , 227 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere — but unlike U.S.
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UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Fri,11/19/21-11:51PM , 132 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The more than 87,000 personnel in U.N. peacekeeping missions are confronting greater threats today because conflicts have become more complex and are driven by an increasing number of factors ranging from ethnic tensions and the impact of organized crime to illegal exploitation of resources and terrorism, the U.N.
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