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A general view picture shows the Israeli barrier running along the East Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat, in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

UN, Arab League Chief Endorse 2-State Solution

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 16, 2017 | Middle East

The United Nations and the Arab League on Thursday issued a joint statement endorsing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul-Gheit affirmed that the conflict “It requires a comprehensive and just settlement based on a two-state...

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Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A Woman Will Not Lead The U.N. Now, World Body Names Guterres Ninth Secretary-General

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2016 | World

Almost a third of the United Nations workers are women. With gender equality listing high on U.N. MDP (Millennium Development Goals) its quite contradictory to see that the higher you go, the fewer you will find females filling posts in the world body. The U.N. has...

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This file photo taken on April 12, 2016 shows Antonio Guterres as he speaks to reporters on the selection of the next UN Secretary-General at the UN headquarters in New York, AFP

Portugal’s Guterres Nominated New U.N. Security Council Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2016 | World

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday officially and collectively nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five years from Jan. 1, 2017....

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Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File photo

Portugal’s Guterres Set to be U.N.’s Next Secretary General

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2016 | World

New York-Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the successor of South Korea’s Ban Ki-moon in leading the United Nations following a decisive vote by the Security Council on Wednesday. But the council will undertake a formal vote...