UNITED NATIONS July 11, 2020 UN Security Council passes resolution authorizing cross-border aid to Syria, after Russian opposition The U.N. Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution authorizing a Syrian aid program that will deliver aid to the rebel-held northwest via just one border crossing -- after previous efforts to authorize more crossings were torpedoed by Russia and China.
HEALTH July 11, 2020 'Broken Heart Syndrome' has increased during coronavirus pandemic, study shows A new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday found that cardiomyopathy, or "Broken Heart Syndrome," has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
UNITED NATIONS July 11, 2020 Russia, China block latest UN Security Council attempt to extend Syria cross-border aid program The U.N. Security Council failed again on Friday to extend a cross-border humanitarian aid program in Syria, after Russia and China vetoed a resolution backed by other members to extend the program -- while failing to drum up enough support for their own resolution to restrict it.
UNITED NATIONS July 10, 2020 Pompeo hits ‘spurious’ UN report that claims Soleimani's killing was unlawful Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday pushed back against a U.N. report that claimed the U.S. strike that killed Islamic Republic Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani breached international law -- with Pompeo describing the conclusions as “spurious.”
World Health Organization July 9, 2020 WHO boss forms coronavirus response panel with former Liberia, New Zealand leaders in charge The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday that former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will head a new panel tasked with giving “an honest assessment” of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
UNITED NATIONS July 9, 2020 Russian resolution to cut US-backed Syrian cross-border aid program fails at UN Security Council A Russian effort to slash a cross-border aid program to Syria’s northwest failed on Wednesday, a day after both Russia and China killed off a U.S-backed effort to expand the crossing points to the northeast -- as experts warned of a brewing humanitarian crisis.
World Health Organization July 8, 2020 WHO will get US-pledged funds before withdrawal, Pompeo says The United States will fulfill its financial pledge to the World Health Organization (WHO), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, one day after Trump announced the U.S. would be withdrawing from the organization.
World Health Organization July 8, 2020 Europe reacts to US withdrawing from WHO, calls for reform instead Europe is lamenting the formal Trump administration notification of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) while pledging to work to reform the United Nations health agency.
ӣƵ Flash July 8, 2020 RNC Chair McDaniel blasts Biden over defense of WHO, says agency 'had one job ... and they failed' Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel hammered presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Wednesday for his criticism of President Trump pulling the United States out of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Syria July 7, 2020 Ambassador Craft hits China, Russia for backing Syrian regime's 'campaign of brutality' Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution to extend cross-border humanitarian aid from Turkey into Syria for another year, despite warnings that Syrian citizens rely on the aid.