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Biden to tell Truss in ‘some detail’ that the UK must negotiate with EU on NI

Joe Biden will tell Liz Truss she must work with the EU to find a negotiated outcome to solve post-Brexit tensions over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the White House has said. The US president and the Prime Minister will hold a delayed meeting in ...

20 Sept 2022 at 22:12

Northern Ireland

Truss’s talks with Macron do not cover Northern Ireland or migrant crossings

Liz Truss did not discuss issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol or unauthorised migrant crossings of the Channel during her meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron. The Prime Minister had a “constructive” conversation lasting around ...

20 Sept 2022 at 20:08

National News

UN investigation finds evidence of war crimes in Ukraine following Russian invasion

Experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body to look into violations in Ukraine said their initial investigation has turned up evidence of war crimes following Russia’s invasion of the country seven months ago. Members of the ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:42

National News

'We're trying every angle' - UN World Food Programme calls upon Musk and other billionaires for help

Billionaire's such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have been told to "step it up" by the head of the UN’s World Food Programme as the global threat of food insecurity rises with Russia’s war in Ukraine. Agency executive director David ...

23 May 2022 at 16:50

National News

Coveney says peace is needed urgently in Ukraine amid new Russian offensive

The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister has urged the UN Security Council to do all it can to secure an urgent peace in Ukraine, amid an all-out Russia offensive in the Donbas region. Simon Coveney also accused Russian forces of ...

20 Apr 2022 at 10:12

National News

Almost 120,000 Ukrainians have fled Russian invasion, says UN

The UN refugee agency has said nearly 120,000 people have so far fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries amid the Russian invasion. The number was going up fast as Ukrainians grabbed their belongings and rushed to escape ...

26 Feb 2022 at 14:37

National News

'Knocking on famines door' - UN warns of global food crises

The UN food chief has warned that the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude”. David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Programme, said the 345 million people facing acute food ...

16 Sept 2022 at 12:44

Local News

People Before Profit to introduce Council motion backing COP26 protestors

People Before Profit are to put forward a motion to Derry & Strabane Council later this week to support protestors at the forthcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. COP26 is a two-week United Nations conference ...

27 Sept 2021 at 12:22

Northern Ireland

Concern at ‘lack of progress’ on disability strategy amid Stormont collapse

Concern has been expressed about a “lack of progress” on improving the lives of people with disabilities in Northern Ireland amid the collapse of Stormont. The lack of functioning devolved government in Northern ...

17 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

UN chief warns refugee rights would ‘go backwards’ amid populist rhetoric

Opening up the UN Refugee Convention to reform would cause the world to “go backwards” on refugee rights, a UN leader has said. Gillian Triggs, UN Assistant Secretary-General, told the One Young World Summit in ...

04 Oct 2023 at 15:00

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Child Poverty on Derry City and Strabane District Council's agenda

Derry City and Strabane District Council will discuss Child Poverty at a special meeting. The meeting, scheduled to take place on Thursday afternoon (February 22), will receive a presentation from Ms Mairead ...

22 Feb 2024 at 11:00

DerryNow

UN Eco group calls young people in Derry to fight environmental issues locally

Do you have an idea about how to reduce energy consumption in your school? Are you concerned about the levels of pollution of the river in your local area? How could you tackle the issue of plastic waste in ...

29 Nov 2023 at 10:00

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