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UN says war in Ukraine threatens global food supply
Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens global food supplies and endangers some of the world’s poorest countries, the UN chief and the executive director of the World ... -
The West vs. Russia: Why the Global South Doesn’t Take Sides | David Adler
On March 2, as the number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s brutal invasion reached 1 million, the United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session of ... -
Over 1.2 million refugees have left Ukraine, UN says
Russia is set to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine in the coming days and weeks, as a senior Western intelligence official has warned ... -
Ceylon Chamber ‘Outlook 2022’ raises liquidity issues in forex and dollar
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently launched the seventh edition of its flagship annual Outlook 2022 report during the Economic Outlook 2022 webinar. Titled “Road ... -
UN official pledges to step up aid after Congo camp attack
BUNIA, Congo — A senior UN peacekeeper has vowed to step up humanitarian aid to Congo’s Ituri province, where militiamen killed at least 60 people in ... -
UN chief talks to Russia and Ukraine, but still believes there will be no conflict
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he attends a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir Join now for FREE unlimited access ... -
veterans reflect on the past, present and future of radio at the UN |
To mark the occasion, the 1946 anniversary of the United Nations Radio Service, we reached out to two veteran broadcasters and journalists, who recently retired from ... -
Statement by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly [EN/AR] – Yemen
Amman/Sanaa, January 25, 2021– We are alarmed by the escalation of violence in Yemen which continues to harm civilians and spill over its borders. January will ... -
United Arab Emirates and others sit on UN Security Council
The United Arab Emirates, Albania, Brazil, Gabon and Ghana began their two-year tenure on the UN Security Council on Saturday, the world’s highest body tasked with ... -
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers injured in the Central African Republic |
One of the soldiers was seriously injured and had to be evacuated to Bouar for treatment, then to the capital, Bangui, MINUSCA informed. The “peacekeepers” were ... -
UN “horrified” by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar
Published on: 12/26/2021 – 19:42Amended: 12/26/2021 – 7:40 PM United Nations (United States) (AFP) – A UN official said on Sunday he was “horrified” by credible ... -
South African anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90
JOHANNESBURG (BLOOMBERG) – Bishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to racial discrimination in South Africa, has died. He was 90 ... -
United States Lifts COVID Travel Restrictions on Southern African Countries | Coronavirus pandemic News
The US ban imposed on Omicron fears applied to eight African countries, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi. The United States will lift restrictions on travelers ... -
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Report of the Secretary-General (S / 2021/987) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction 1. This report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 55 of Security Council resolution 2556 (2020), examines developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from September ... -
UN Urges Philippines To Let Nobel Laureate Ressa Visit Norway | World news
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday urged the Philippines to allow Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa to travel to Norway next month to ... -
UN Secretary-General hails Russia’s role in continuing Armenia-Azerbaijan contacts – spokesperson – World
UNITED NATIONS, November 27. / TASS /. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the trilateral summit meeting of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Farhan Haq, deputy ... -
Why has the Islamic party of Morocco reelected its former leader? – Middle East Monitor
After ten years in power, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) in Morocco suffered a catastrophic defeat in the legislative elections on September 8. Led by ... -
Decisions of a Prime Minister that an Ambassador has overturned
Few ambassadors have lived to tell the tale, but Ambassador to Washington Shankar Bajpai, who died of Covid last year, can claim credit for overthrowing two ... -
Shava thanks diplomats for their support
The herald Mukudzei Chingwere Herald Reporter THE government yesterday thanked diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe for facilitating engagement with their respective countries, allowing President Mnangagwa to continue ... -
Big compromises eclipse small successes at COP26 | News | Eco-Business
A COP delayed by the pandemic ended with the Glasgow Climate Pact. Delayed, watered down and disappointing, the consensus has left most countries unhappy and has ... -
Can Glasgow deliver a global climate deal?
GLASGOW – The international climate summit here has been touted by its chief organizer as the “last and best hope” to save the planet. But as ... -
By 2030, half of the world’s population will be exposed to floods, storms and tsunamis |
That is why the United Nations has chosen enhanced international cooperation for developing countries as the theme for this year’s World Tsunami Awareness Day. In a ... -
Trudeau says climate progress has been made at the G20, although Canada wanted a more ambitious plan – Vernon Morning Star
Canada wanted a stronger and more ambitious climate change deal to emerge from the G20 summit, but leaders still managed to make progress by pledging to ... -
How UN staff are reshaping African cities
October 30, 2021 NAIROBI AND DAKAR A SPECIAL ECONOMY emerges around any large UN office in the developing world. Other international bodies are regrouping around it. ... -
Outer space must be free of exploration by all states: Iranian envoy to UN
Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting of the Committee on Special Political Affairs and Decolonization (Fourth Committee), Majid Takht Ravanchi stressed the need to observe the ... -
UN envoy says “civil war” has spread across Myanmar
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 28, 2021. The UN Special Envoy for ... -
Player hitting over weight
By Orkhan Amashov In a modern world, the international weight and global reach of a nation is no longer determined exclusively by its territorial size or ... -
UN, Non-Aligned Movement, call for greater equity in COVID-19 vaccines and climate change response – The World Peace Organization
At a meeting in Belgrade, members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the United Nations (UN) called on developed countries to do their part in global ... -
Why the United Nations matters in Cleveland: Carina Van Vliet
CLEVELAND – Next week, October 19, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs welcomes Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, to talk about the role ... -
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S / 2021/861) – Serbia
I. Introduction and mission priorities 1. This report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) by which the Council established the United Nations Interim ... -
MP Rt Hon Matt Hancock appointed to the United Nations (UN) as Special Representative for Financial Innovation and Climate Change for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
The United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa has appointed MP Rt Hon Matt Hancock as Special Representative on Financial Innovation and Climate Change to support ... -
Taliban under pressure to meet EU, US in diplomatic push
Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Photo file The EU said Afghan leaders will meet EU and US envoys in Doha. US and EU leaders ... -
Ethiopia spreads allegations about UN personnel, UN wants documents
Cameroon – Days after expelling seven UN officials, Ethiopia on Wednesday inflated the scale of the humanitarian crisis, accusing them of failing to provide evidence of ... -
Let’s talk about power – Tehran Times
TEHRAN – With the onset of the winter season, the UK is now grappling with a huge fuel shortage crisis. Long queues meander through the streets ... -
UN chief says Abiy in Ethiopia does not accept deportation of his staff
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday that the world organization does not accept Ethiopia’s ... -
Ethiopia orders expulsion of top UN officials for “interference” | New
The Ethiopian government has ordered the expulsion from the country of seven senior United Nations officials for “interference” in its internal affairs. The move came on ... -
UN recognizes work of 2 million seafarers in “extraordinarily difficult times” |
In his message of the day, the UN Secretary-General said the aim was to âpay tribute to the professionalism and resilience of seafarersâ. António Guterres said ... -
More renewable energies, better response to soaring energy prices, according to the European electricity lobby
An aerial view shows wind turbines generating electricity at a wind farm in Graincourt-les-havrincourt, France, November 7, 2020. Photo taken with a drone. REUTERS / Pascal ... -
The state of autonomous weapons in today’s world
In November 2020, a New York Times report confirmed that Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated by Israeli agents using an AI-assisted sniper rifle. ... -
UN minimizes war of words between India and Pakistan
The United Nations has said it hopes for a dialogue between India and Pakistan. The statement follows a bitter exchange of words between the two nuclear-weapon ... -
UN chief calls for elimination of nuclear weapons – Manila bulletin
New / World / UN chief calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons UN chief calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons UNITED NATIONS – United ... -
Concerned UN can only avert Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK (AP) – In his opening address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar, Afghanistan and Ethiopia as nations for ... -
When Harry – and Meghan – met the deputy UN chief in New York
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 25 (Reuters) – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle traveled to the United Nations in New York on Saturday to meet with UN Deputy ... -
Putin’s best diplomat returns to UN to take on the West
Note: This profile originally appeared in Foreign police ‘s UN Brief, the contextual newsletter covering the United Nations General Assembly this week. Subscribe to her and ... -
UN releases funds to save Afghan health system from collapse | United Nations News
The UN aid chief releases $ 45 million in emergency funds to boost life-saving aid in Afghanistan. The UN aid chief has released $ 45 million ... -
World leaders return to UN with focus on pandemic and climate
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Reuters) – World leaders return to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on stepping up efforts to ... -
UN envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concludes visit to Riyadh – Yemen
Amman, September 17, 2021 – United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg today concluded his visit to Riyadh, where he met President Abd Rabbo Mansour ... -
UN: World leaders should tackle rights crises
(New York) – World leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly in New York should support actions to address major human rights crises around the ... -
Secretary-General’s annual report reveals world being tested “to the limit” |
âThe health, social, economic and human rights crises triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateral cooperation – and put it to the ... -
Sudan – Security Council media perspective
The United Nations released this video clip, titled “Sudan – Security Council Media Update” – below is their description. Informal media comments by Volker Perthes, Special ... -
UN chief celebrates 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks – Manila bulletin
New / World / UN chief celebrates 20th anniversary of September 11 attacks UN chief celebrates 20th anniversary of September 11 attacks UNITED NATIONS – United ... -
Negative effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights – Report of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council (A / HRC / 48/66) [EN/AR/RU/ZH] – World
Human Rights CouncilForty-eighth sessionSeptember 13-October 1, 2021Agenda items 3 and 5Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,political, economic, social and cultural rights,including the right to ... -
How the return of the Taliban can fuel Indo-Pakistan hostility: the Tribune India
Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta (ret) military commentator The reconquest of Afghanistan is a sweet comfort for the Taliban after their military defeat in 2001. For ... -
What does the UN climate report mean for the Philippines? Expert says stronger cyclones, faster sea level rise
Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com) – August 11, 2021 – 11:31 am MANILA, Philippines – Man-made climate change is intensifying the cyclones that threaten many countries around ... -
Stars and Stripes – “Nowhere to run”: UN report says global warming is approaching limits
A man carries goods on his bicycle as he exits the world of agricultural and aquatic products from Yubei to Xinxiang, central China’s Henan Province, July ... -
ANNADIF welcomes the progress of the work of the Cameroon-Nigeria Joint Commission, and welcomes the commitment of the two countries to finalize the border demarcation process
In his capacity as Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West ... -
Cyprus appeals to UN Security Council over Varosha; Provocative Turkey
Cyprus complains to Security Council about Varosha’s plans Turkey pushes back criticism Varosha, poignant symbol of the division of Cyprus NICOSIA, July 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus ... -
United States holds monopoly on UNICEF for 74 years – in a global organization where money speaks
Featured, Global, Global Geopolitics, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore meets with students from Roberto ... -
Call for “Dignity, Equality, Justice and Human Rights” Raises on Mandela Day |
“Each year, on Nelson Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to this extraordinary man who embodied the highest aspirations of the United Nations and of the human ... -
Security Council press statement on Colombia (July 16, 2021) – Colombia
SC / 14583 The following Security Council press release was issued today by Council President Nicolas de Rivière (France): The members of the Security Council reiterated ... -
UN spokesperson says art ambassador does not exist
Ibiyinka Alao told 40/29 News he was the arts ambassador for the United Nations, but now some are questioning that claim. âThis is not a scam, ... -
ASEAN and China have entered Myanmar’s ‘zero gravity zone’ – The Diplomat
Publicity In a virtual conference in April 2021, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu Told his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that it ... -
Statement by SRSG Perthes on the visit to Kauda, South Kordofan – Sudan
Khartoum, July 5, 2021, The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Volker Perthes, as well as the Special Envoys to Sudan and South ... -
RIP Kenneth Kaunda – Latest From Nigeria, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics
By Tony Ademiluyi The industrial revolution of the 19th century was one of the immediate causes of the abolition of slavery as factory owners in Europe, ... -
India must support developing countries
At the recent G7 awareness-raising summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pleaded for âOne land, one healthâ. It’s ironic because he passed out for a long time ... -
UN-backed Libya talks fail to reach election consensus
A Libyan flag flies atop the Libyan Consulate in Athens, Greece, December 6, 2019. REUTERS / Costas Baltas GENEVA, July 2 (Reuters) – UN-sponsored talks to ... -
No agreement on UN peacekeeping budget, risk of mission freezing: diplomats
Published on: 06/28/2021 – 8:50 PMAmended: 06/28/2021 – 8:48 PM United Nations (United States) (AFP) The 193 member states of the United Nations have so far ... -
Foreign aid essential to avert bigger disaster in Syria, US official says
LONDON: Senior US State Department officials have backed calls for an extension of a UN measure allowing cross-border aid to Syria, saying it is “essential to ... -
The reappointment of António Guterres as UN Secretary-General raises questions of transparency and inclusion in the appointment process
The recent reappointment of António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term recalls his election in 2016 thanks to a reformed selection ... -
The UN must discuss a protocol to welcome extraterrestrials to Earth!
LAS VEGAS, June 24, 2021 / PRNewswire / – “The published UAP Task Force report is a great official addition to the thousands of UFO sightings ... -
UN calls for cessation of arms in Myanmar
NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for an end to arms flows to Myanmar and urged the military ... -
Statement on Renewing the Humanitarian Lifeline for Millions of People in Northwestern Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
(Rome / Geneva / New York, June 18, 2021): Millions of people are pressed against the border in an active war zone in northwestern Syria and ... -
Statement by President Ilham Aliyev presented at the 2nd OIC Science and Technology Summit in VIDEO – AZERTAC video format
Baku, June 16, AZERTAC The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Second Science and Technology Summit was held online today. According to AZERTAC, the statement of the ... -
Egypt asks for UN help in long-standing Ethiopian dam dispute, Middle East News & Top Stories
CAIRO (BLOOMBERG) – Egypt has issued another appeal to the United Nations Security Council in its long-standing dispute over the massive dam Ethiopia is building on ... -
UNAMI PRESS RELEASE: Iraqi SRSG briefs diplomatic representatives on new mandate; UNAMI aims to strengthen Iraq’s electoral capacity and promote transparency [EN/AR/KU] – Iraq
Baghdad, June 9, 2021 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Iraq, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, today briefed the representatives of the ... -
Philippines elected Vice-President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has been elected as one of the vice-presidents of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for 2021-2022. ... -
Indonesia urges ILO to step up support to recover from COVID-19
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Secretary-General of Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower, Anwar Sanusi, at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, urged the International Labor Organization (ILO) to step ... -
Situation in Mali – Report of the Secretary-General (S / 2021/519) – Mali
Introduction 1. By its resolution 2531 (2020), the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until June ... -
Business leaders will join heads of government and the UN to
New York, NY, June 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – WHAT: United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2021 WHEN: June 15-16, 2021 O: Virtual Summit (registration details ... -
Security Council recommends next UN Secretary General this month | national
United Nations (PA) – The United Nations Security Council will appoint the next Secretary General this month, with current United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres the ... -
The United Nations Global Compact launches the SDG 16 trade framework to
New York, NY, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – UNITED NATIONS, New York, June 1, 2021 – The United Nations Global Compact today launched a new ... -
Guterres calls for global partnership for green growth, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a global partnership to tackle climate change and fight for inclusive green growth. He made the call ... -
Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali |
In a statement released on Sunday, she called for an end to all forms of violence, including vandalism, and said that only dialogue can resolve the ... -
Highlights on Ban Ki-moon – KESQ
Here is a glimpse into the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary general of The United Nations. Staff Date of Birth: June 13, 1944 Place of ... -
UN Headquarters celebrates International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on May 27
UN Headquarters will mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath in honor of ... -
India backs Antonio Guterres for second term as UN chief, pushes to increase vaccine supply
The first major meeting at the United Nations during Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to New York was his meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ... -
Europe and Central Asia: “economic and agricultural power” with solutions at your fingertips – World
FAO Director-General speaks at regional dialogue on transforming agrifood systems May 25, 2021, Rome / Budapest – The region of Europe and Central Asia is an ... -
Samoa resumes leadership battle as UN offers to help
Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on September 18, ... -
Samoa elections: United Nations poised to intervene as battle for leadership continues
WorldUpdate May 24, 2021 9:36 PM5 minutes to read Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio before being sworn in as Prime Minister and Deputy ... -
Belarusian plane forces Ryanair to land in Minsk
MOSCOW – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko scrambled a jet fighter to force a Ryanair commercial plane to land in Minsk, where a Belarusian journalist and opposition ... -
UAE hails ceasefire agreement, mourns loss of lives in Palestine, Israel – News
The UAE had previously underlined that it was gravely concerned about the escalation of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The United Arab Emirates ... -
Pakistan asks US for help to organize Covid vaccine
NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi requested the role of the United States in organizing the coronavirus vaccine for Pakistan, as the country was unable ... -
It’s time for the blue foodies to come together and speak up
Preparing for the first United Nations Food Systems Summit is the perfect time for aquaculture producers to promote the role blue foods can play in supporting ... -
Advancing atrocity prevention: work of the Office for Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect – Report of the Secretary-General (A / 75/863-S / 2021/424) – Global
General assemblySeventy-fifth session security CouncilSeventy-sixth year Agenda items 14, 122 and 135 Integrated and coordinated implementation and monitoringto the results of major United Nations conferencesand summits ... -
3 Filipino UN personnel who died in the line of duty honored
MANILA – The United Nations recently paid tribute to three Filipino United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty amid the pandemic. ... -
UN calls for proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed region of Abyei, on the ... -
Vietnam’s standoff with China in Laos
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington In March, Vietnam announced that it had offered a new parliament building worth US $ 111 million in ... -
UN envoy to Yemen Griffiths appointed to be UN aid chief – Sources
United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths speaks at a press conference following discussions at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2021. John ... -
Islamic social funding to support recovery and reconstruction efforts after COVID-19 pandemic – World
New York-Jeddah-Beirut, May 11, 2021âThe United Nations and the Islamic Development Bank today launched an initiative to help fundraising efforts better recover as the world continues ... -
NCDMB to Host Roundtable on Local African Content in Bayelsa
By Makinde Oluwarotimi, Abuja The Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Council (NCDMB) is set to host the first edition of the African Roundtable on Local Content. ... -
Why is the President of the United Nations General Assembly acting as Turkey’s spokesperson?
Harut Sassounian BY HARUT SASSOUNIAN The United Nations General Assembly held a meeting on May 5, 2021 on the theme âInteractive Dialogue to Commemorate and Promote ... -
UN chief “gravely concerned” by escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and in Israel |
The ongoing violence marks a dramatic escalation in tensions over the potential eviction of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem by Israeli settlers and access to one ... -
South of Madagascar: the government and the UN warn about the risk of famine and urge urgent action – Madagascar
Vital need to increase food aid and strengthen agricultural livelihoods to avoid disaster scenario Antananarivo, Madagascar – With each passing day, more lives are at stake ... -
At the United Nations, the fight against corruption becomes a pandemic priority
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented level of spending, with more than $ 21 trillion committed to the fight against the ... -
Coup in Myanmar: “No Signs” of an End to Brutal Repression on All Fronts |
“The military authorities show no sign of letting go in their brutal crackdown on opponents in order to consolidate their hold on power,” spokesman Rupert Colville ... -
In memory of the veteran and visionary journalist – Dr Govind Narain Srivastava
Born in UP on July 5, 1950, Dr Govind Narain Srivastava is remembered for his hereditary work in all industries. Not only was he a seasoned ...