Geopolitics

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Despite progress, challenges remain for Liberia to consolidate peace gains, UN Security Council told

New York, June 28(Just Earth News): In spite of “remarkable” progress in Liberia since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in 2003, the presence of challenges that risk a reversal of the gains made warrant continued international support and attention, the United Nations envoy for the country has cautioned. more

UN recognizes young entrepreneurs on Day for micro-, small, medium-sized enterprises

New York, June 27(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies on Tuesday launched a new campaign to make it easier for the 70 million unemployed youth to get financing and learn new skills to ...

Experts head to Vienna to discuss advances in monitoring, verification under UN nuclear test-ban treaty

New York, June 27(Just Earth News): Scientists and technical experts from all over the world are gathering this week in Vienna, Austria, for a meeting convened by the United Nations partner ...

Ex-Lanka president Rajapaksa's Pakistan visit sounds like a plan: analysts

Colombo, June 26 (Just Earth News) Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was touring Pakistan from June 19-23 but geopolitical analysts in the subcontinent said his visit was cloude ...

In Haiti, Security Council spotlights opportunities for country's reform towards stability and development

New York, June 25(Just Earth News): Wrapping up a three-day visit to Haiti, a Security Council delegation on Saturday stressed that it has accomplished the objectives of the mission, inclu ...

In visit to Haiti, Security Council delegation to reaffirm support for country's stability and development

New York, June 24(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday began a three-day visit to Haiti to reaffirm its support for the Haitian Government and people in strength ...

Global narcotics market 'thriving;' range of available drugs diversifying at alarming pace – UN

New York, June 23 (JEN): Of the quarter of a billion people who used drugs in 2015, about 29.5 million – or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population – were engaged in “problematic u ...

Protection of civilians in Syria must be ensured, stresses UN chief Guterres

New York, June 22(Just Earth News): Expressing alarm over the suffering of people Syria, in particular those in Raqqa and in other locations where fighting continues, United Nations Secretar ...

UN chief appoints new envoys on youth; accessibility; and for Haiti

New York, June 21(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of senior officials as his envoys, respectively, for promoting uni ...

Disarming and reintegrating fighters into society key to sustaining peace – UN officials

New York, June 20(Just Earth News): Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the development of United Nations standards for having former combatants lay down weapons and reintegrate into societ ...