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New York: Beginning on 7 December, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a press conference on Monday. more
Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace

New York: Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security ...

Safe sanitation for all benefits people and the planet: UN chief

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all.

UN chief outlines ‘roadmap for inclusion’ to address root causes of conflict

New York: Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tue ...

Bachelet: Right to social security, matter of ‘the utmost urgency’

New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, &ldq ...

With crisis deepening in Mali, UN top envoy says ‘all is not lost’

New York: The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that the security situation has deteriorated an ...

Peacekeeping chief encouraged by ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei

New York: The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that bot ...

UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’

New York: Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassado ...

Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn

New York: The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of U ...

Business leaders join UN chief to step up action for sustainability

New York: Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable, net zero, resilient and eq ...