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Category: International
Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN’s...
The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most peri...
IAEA strikes deal with Iran on monitoring of nuclear pr...
The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday allowing the Agency access to surveillance cameras inside its atom...
South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions fo...
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving ...
$1 billion pledge a ‘quantum leap’ in commitment to Afg...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghan...
Multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in ...
UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human righ...
Gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN ...
Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday...
INTERVIEW: Amid disease and destruction, new UN Assembl...
The incoming President of the General Assembly says that hope is desperately needed for those billions around the world struggling...
From K-Pop heroes to net zero: 5 things to look out for...
The 76th session of the UN General Assembly is due to begin on 14 September, and it will be very different from 2020’s fully virtu...
Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms enviro...
Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that...
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, UN r...
Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authoritie...
The future of the UN: Time to think big, urges Guterres
Celebrating the UN’s 75th anniversary last year, prompted major internal discussion about its future, and a new direction away fro...
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health...
Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organizat...