UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York
Sep 23, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Following the UN chief’s appeal this week for a fresh approach to global peace and security, UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) countries convened on Friday to discuss the best way forward.
This ‘hideous occupation’ will not last, Abbas tells UN Assembly
Sep 22, 2023, at 09:04 pm
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stating that those who think peace can prevail in the Middle East without the Palestinian people enjoying their full legitimate and national rights are mistaken.
Sep 22, 2023, at 08:57 pm
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Thursday appealed to the international community to push harder for peace in neighboring Sudan, where five months of conflict has displaced more than five million people and sparked a humanitarian crisis along the border between the two countries.
‘World's breadbaskets’ are sinking, General Assembly chief warns
Sep 22, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Although small island States are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the scope of those impacted is much wider, the President of the UN General Assembly warned on Thursday.
‘Humanity has opened the gates to hell’ warns Guterres as climate coalition demands action
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:54 pm
“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects”, the UN chief declared on Wednesday, as a broad global coalition of “movers and doers” politicians, business and civil society gathered in New York for the first ever Climate Ambition Summit.
Iranian President denounces West’s meddling in affairs of Middle East countries
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Iran’s President, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi discussed the emergence of non-Western powers, encouraged regional economic and security partnerships, and lamented the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Addicted to war, power and greed, humanity is ‘killing itself’, warns Colombian President
Sep 20, 2023, at 09:29 pm
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called at the UN General Assembly for peace summits to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and between Israel and the Palestinians, so the international community could focus instead on addressing climate change, which he said was “the mother of all crises”.
Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion
Sep 20, 2023, at 06:03 pm
The cost of achieving ambitious sustainable development targets is estimated at between $5.4 and $6.4 trillion per year between now and 2030, UN economists said on Tuesday.
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
Sep 19, 2023, at 06:55 pm
Now is the time for a global plan to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully off-track halfway towards their 2030 deadline, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in New York.
Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge
Sep 16, 2023, at 07:49 pm
Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
UN marks halftime for the SDGs
Sep 16, 2023, at 01:08 am
The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, marks halftime for the crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UN marks International Day to Protect Education with call to action
Sep 16, 2023, at 12:40 am
With tens of millions of children heading back to school in recent weeks, for some, the return to class has them fearing for their lives.
Sudan: UN ‘will never stay neutral’ amid war and human rights abuses
Sep 15, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Both Sudanese Government forces (SAF) and their rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are responsible for abhorrent rights violations as they battle for supremacy, the UN envoy to the country said on Wednesday.
Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres
Sep 15, 2023, at 10:11 pm
Today “peace is under assault” across communities, countries and regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, underscoring the need for global solidarity and mutual trust.
Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping
Sep 08, 2023, at 11:24 pm
The head of peace operations on Thursday underscored the need for stronger, more consistent and unified support from Member States for the UN to achieve its key peacekeeping goals.
Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, facing perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:36 pm
New York: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according to new data released on Tuesday by the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor (CMC) civil society group.
UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:27 pm
A new session of the UN General Assembly began on Tuesday with both the outgoing and incoming leaders of the world body underscoring the importance of multilateral cooperation.
UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa
Sep 02, 2023, at 09:01 pm
New York:UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the wake of the deadly fire in Johannesburg on Thursday which killed at least 74 people, including 12 children.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’
Sep 01, 2023, at 10:48 pm
Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands of endangered species, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Thursday.
UN expert urges immediate review of discredited UK sentencing scheme
Sep 01, 2023, at 09:32 pm
A UN expert on torture has called on the UK Government to conduct an urgent review of sentences imposed on prisoners who are being held indefinitely under the discredited Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentencing scheme.
Rights experts call for second UN Decade for People of African Descent
Sep 01, 2023, at 09:00 pm
Human rights experts on Wednesday urged the UN General Assembly to declare a second International Decade for People of African Descent starting in 2025 as more action is needed to combat racism and other intolerance.
UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses
Sep 01, 2023, at 08:52 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly condemned the on-going coup attempt in Gabon, while acknowledging that “serious infringements of fundamental freedoms” appear to have taken place during elections at the weekend.
Guterres calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances
Sep 01, 2023, at 08:40 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning the “atrocious crime” and urging all Member States to hold those who perpetrate it accountable.
UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
Aug 30, 2023, at 09:52 pm
The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of “collective suicide”.
UN appeals for nuclear test ban amid ‘alarming rise in global mistrust’
Aug 30, 2023, at 09:52 pm
The United Nations on Tuesday called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of “collective suicide”.
Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says
Aug 29, 2023, at 08:30 pm
While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country’s stability and development, the head of the Mission said on Monday.
Pakistani Christians demonstrate outside UN headquarters over Jaranwala violence
Aug 28, 2023, at 04:48 am
A large number of Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the UN headquarters on Thursday evening and urged the world body to take decisive action to protect the minority community from mob attacks.
Eastern DRC: UN food aid hangs in the balance amid severe funding crunch
Aug 23, 2023, at 08:48 pm
New York: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
UN honours survivors of terrorism working for peace
Aug 22, 2023, at 09:33 pm
Paying respect to the thousands lost or harmed through terrorist attacks around the world each year, the UN is launching a project to help survivors’ testimonies be heard, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday’s International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.