UN mourns death of former Secretary-General mediaforfreedom.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mediaforfreedom.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The United Nations, which is commemorating its 75th anniversary, continues to remain bogged down in one of the world’s most politically and militarily volatile regions: the Middle East. Virtually every other week, the Security Council has a predictable item on its agenda: “consultations on the Middle East” perhaps a never-ending saga.
The Leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, arrived at UN Headquarters by helicopter. A view of the helicopter as it approached the North Lawn of the UN campus on 13 November 1974. But Arafat was denied a US visa for a second visit to the UN in 1988. Credit: UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 2020 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is commemorating its 75th anniversary, continues to remain bogged down in one of the world’s most politically and militarily volatile regions: the Middle East.
Virtually every other week, the Security Council has a predictable item on its agenda: “consultations on the Middle East” perhaps a never-ending saga.