Geopolitics
New York: The European Union (EU) must use its leverage to ensure people everywhere have access to COVID-19 vaccines, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. more
Myanmar: Timely support and action by Security Council 'really paramount', says UN Special Envoy

New York: The UN Special Envoy for Myanmar said on Friday she has called for timely action from the Security Council in response to the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country stemm ...

Counting down to Peace Day, UN chief urges: Stand up against hatred and care for planet

New York: Every year on 21 September, the United Nations invites people around the world to celebrate peace by observing 24 hours of ceasefire and non-violence. On Sunday, the UN chief ki ...

UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council

New York: Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of th ...

UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG’s

New York: Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitmen ...

UN chief appeals for dialogue in Samoa amid prime ministerial stand-off

New York: The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid a bitter power struggle with the country&rsq ...

One blue helmet lost is ‘one too many’: UN peacekeeping chief reports spike in 2021 fatalities

New York: UN blue helmets face an increasing number of attacks throughout the complex environments in which they work, the head of the Organization’s peacekeeping operations told th ...

Upcoming UN conference on Uyghur issue irks China

Beijing: China has termed  an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims as an event based on sheer lies and political bias.

UN denounces attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo

New York: The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which one Malawian ...

Guterres calls for ‘paradigm shift’ to recover from COVID setbacks

New York: A “paradigm shift” aligning the private sector with the global goals is needed to address the challenges of the future, including those triggered by COVID-19, the UN ...