Yemen government suspends participation in peace talks
• 9 years agoYemen's government suspended its participation in talks with Iran-backed rebels Tuesday for the second time this month
Islamic State slave markets sell girls at any price, alleges UN envoy
Fp Archives • 10 years agoTeenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being sold in slave markets "for as little as a pack of cigarettes," the UN envoy.
UN envoy back in Yemen as crisis deepens
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe U.N. envoy to Yemen has returned to Sanaa and resumed contacts with political players to find a way out of a deepening crisis caused by a Shiite rebel takeover.
Up to 700 children killed or injured in Iraq since beginning of year: UN envoy
Fp Archives • 11 years agoUp to 700 children have been killed or maimed in Iraq since the beginning of the year, said a UN envoy.
Declare Boko Haram a terrorist group, says Nigeria's UN envoy
Fp Archives • 11 years agoNigeria, which is serving a two-year term on the council, asked the committee monitoring sanctions against al-Qaida to add Boko Haram to the list of organisations subject to an arms embargo and asset freeze.
Syrian minister slams UN envoy Lakhdar Brahami
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFollowing Brahimi's press conference here, in which he said "there are unacceptable practices both by the government and the armed opposition", al-Zoubi unleashed a barrage of criticism against him, reports Xinhua.
UN envoy to discuss Syria war with Turkey Foreign Minister
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe UN's envoy on Syria is meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday to discuss the 19-month Syrian civil war.