Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency
Sep 22, 2023, at 09:08 pm
The head of the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees across the Middle East, UNRWA, on Thursday appealed for consistent and sustainable financing to keep its operations running and avert chronic shortfalls.
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.
Armenia-Azerbaijan: UN calls for ‘credible and durable’ end to fighting in flashpoint region
Sep 22, 2023, at 09:00 pm
A senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday that the wellbeing of civilians caught up in the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan should be the “overriding priority” following renewed fighting.
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.
Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’
Sep 22, 2023, at 08:26 pm
The human rights situation within Russia has significantly deteriorated since the invasion of Ukraine last year, according to a UN-appointed expert on Thursday.
Ghana: Gunmen shoot down nine people in bus
Sep 22, 2023, at 02:49 pm
At least nine people were shot dead and some others wounded by a group of unknown gunmen on buses in Ghana's Upper East Region, an official confirmed to Xinhua late Thursday.
Sep 21, 2023, at 07:32 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person address around the iconic horseshoe table.
UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance
Sep 21, 2023, at 07:27 pm
Taking urgent steps to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders launched a high level dialogue on Financing for Development on Wednesday.
War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies
Sep 21, 2023, at 07:22 pm
Civilians continuing paying a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries continues in Sudan, the UN’s political affairs chief said on Wednesday.
On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law
Sep 21, 2023, at 07:19 pm
At the heart of global diplomacy within the iconic UN Headquarters in New York, another significant yet often less featured deliberation is unfolding this week: the Treaty Event.
Debt crisis in developing countries weighing down SDG push, Rwanda’s Kagame warns
Sep 21, 2023, at 07:17 pm
In his address to the UN General Assembly in New York, Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the lack of progress toward achieving Sustainable Deveopment Goals (SDGs), reducing conflict around the globe, and finding ways to boost international cooperation.
‘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.
Four IS militants killed in operation in W. Iraq
Sep 21, 2023, at 03:41 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Wednesday in an operation in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said.
Courage needed to mend today’s global rifts, German leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 20, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that in an increasingly interdependent world, “a policy for peace must not stop on our own doorstep.”
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.
We have a duty to leave no one behind, South African President tells world leaders
Sep 20, 2023, at 10:57 pm
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, stating that while every human effort should be directed towards realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “our energies have once again been diverted by the scourge of war.”
'Peace has no losers’, Erdogan says, vowing to step up efforts to end war in Ukraine
Sep 20, 2023, at 09:32 pm
The President of Türkiye showcased his country as an active partner on both the regional and global levels¸ and called for reform of the international institutions, during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
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”.
UN rights experts condemn Iran’s protest crackdown
Sep 20, 2023, at 09:26 pm
Iran has escalated its crackdown on protests, to prevent public commemoration of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody last year, UN independent human rights experts warned on Tuesday.
Cuba calls for ‘a new and more just global contract’
Sep 20, 2023, at 09:20 pm
In the face of rising hunger and poverty, developing countries will continue their decades-long fight for a more just and equitable world, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Uncovering racial discrimination against Sikhs: UK Police face calls for sensitization
Sep 20, 2023, at 07:21 pm
In a shocking revelation, a former member of the West Midlands Police has exposed a disturbing culture of racial discrimination against Sikhs within the force.
Sep 20, 2023, at 06:23 pm
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine told world leaders in the UN General Assembly that alongside its ongoing nuclear threat, Russia is also weaponizing essentials like global food and energy markets, and using them “not only against our country, but all of yours as well.”
Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
Sep 20, 2023, at 06:08 pm
In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under five have died in camps in the space of four months from a combination of measles and malnutrition, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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.
'Armed conflicts are an offense to human rationality,' Brazil’s Lula da Silva tells UN Assembly
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:53 pm
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Brazil’s President Lula da Silva lamented growing global inequalities and discussed his country’s role spearheading climate change diplomacy within the Global South.
Syria: UN chief welcomes reopening of life-saving aid corridor
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:48 pm
A large UN aid convoy was able to cross into northwest Syria on Tuesday following the reopening of a vital border crossing.
‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:37 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored the United Nations’ raison d'être, to resolve global crises during times of “maximum danger and minimum agreement.”
SriLankan Airlines, Emirates forge interline agreement to enhance passenger connectivity
Sep 20, 2023, at 06:57 am
Colombo/UNI: SriLankan Airlines and Emirates have entered into a reciprocal interline agreement aimed at bolstering connectivity for travelers.
Peru bus accident claims 24 lives
Sep 20, 2023, at 05:26 am
Lima/Peru/UNI: About 24 people were killed as a passenger bus in southwest Peru's Huancavelica province went off the road early on Monday, plunging 200 meters into a ravine, reports the local media.