The United Nations special rapporteur on Myanmar has urged Japan to join international sanctions against Myanmar’s military junta. That is after relatives of a Japanese journalist called on their government to re-open an investigation into his death. A new video has emerged from the day Kenji Nagai was killed by soldiers in Myanmar fifteen years ago. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Myanmar #Japan #KenjiNagai #Journalist #Journalism #UnitedNations
The international community, including the United Nations, the Arab League, the US, UK, and the European Union have called for an end to the violence that erupted in Sudan after a fallout between rival military leaders. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Video has emerged of a massacre carried out by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in November. The United Nations reported that at least 170 people were killed in the eastern village of Kishishe. Those who survived have lived to tell the stories of the horrors they faced that day. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has this report. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Novembermassacre
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is in Somalia for what his office has described as a ‘visit of solidarity’ during the Muslim month of Ramadan. He says the international community has failed to help the country, as it faces its worst drought in decades. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from Baidoa, Somalia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Somalia #UnitedNations
Russia takes the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council this April as President Vladimir Putin faces an arrest warrant from the international court for war crimes in Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays reports from the UN headquarters in New York, the United States. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UNSecurityCouncil #UNSC #UnitedNations #Russia #UnitedStates
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution proposed by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu to seek an opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on what legal obligations nations are under to protect climate systems and people affected by climate change. Co-sponsored by 132 countries at the UN, the resolution was adopted on Wednesday by a consensus. The UN is now empowered to seek the ICJ’s opinion on what countries’ legal obligations are to protect current and future generations from climate change. The court’s opinion will be non-binding but could help in future climate negotiations and lawsuits. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the United […]
Doctors Without Borders has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, one of the poorest parts of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince. It is the latest sign that gang warfare is getting worse. The United Nations human rights commissioner is calling it a ‘living nightmare’. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Haiti #Gang #Violence #GangWarefare #UnitedNations #MSF #Doctors #Health
Anti-government protests in Peru have affected all sectors of the economy, causing severe losses. Tourism and food supplies are in short supply due to roadblocks. Despite efforts by security forces to clear the streets, officials fear the long-term effect on the economy and workers worry about making ends meet. Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Peru #economiccrisis
The Taliban may control Afghanistan but the de facto government has yet to be formally recognised by the United Nations. An Afghan diplomat who worked under the prior government has remained at the UN. He is hanging on to his job and the hope of negotiating a more inclusive government. The Taliban has named its own representative to the UN, but thus far, the credentialing committee has refused to consider the appointment. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from the UN Headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish […]
Burkina Faso’s military government have told French troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, according to state media. Critics accuse the former colonial power of failing to improve security. The UN says thousands of people have been killed and nearly three million displaced since 2015, by violence linked to armed groups. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #BurkinaFaso #FrenchTroopsInBurkinaFaso #AlJazeeraEnglish
