Geopolitics

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Welcoming DR Congo political accord, UN Security Council urges efforts to resolve remaining issues

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday welcomed a comprehensive political agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on all stakeholders to continue to exercise flexibility and compromise in their discussions to swiftly resolve all pending issues, particularly those related to the holding of elections in the country within 2017. more

Top UN official in Haiti, Security Council welcome announcement of president-elect

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official and the Security Council on Wednesday joined the international community in congratulating the next President of Haiti, wh ...

UN-backed aid plan requires $310 million for crisis-affected communities in Cameroon

New York, Jan 4 (Just Earth News): A $310 million humanitarian response plan, backed by the United Nations, has been launched to provide life-saving assistance to 1.2 million people in Camer ...

Secretary-General António Guterres cites multilateralism, teamwork as critical to achieving UN goals

New York, Jan 3 (Just Earth News): On his first day in office, United Nations Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres called for teamwork, telling staff at the world bodyâ€™s New York Hea ...

UN welcomes signing of political agreement on elections in DR Congo

New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the signing on Sunday in Kinshasa, by the opposition and the MajoritÃ© prÃ©sidentielle, ...

Gambia: UN chief congratulates President-elect Adam Barrow

New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called Adam Barrow, the President-elect of Gambia, to congratulate him on his electoral victory and to reiterate ...

UN emergency fund authorizes $3.5 million for restoring education services in Haiti

New York, Dec 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations fund aimed at rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and armed conflict has approved $3.5 million for res ...

EU commits additional 7 million euros to support UNICEF in Iraq

New York, Dec 27 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Childrenâ€™s Fund (UNICEF) has received a new pledge of 7 million euros from the European Union to support the UN agencyâ€™s ...

UN General Assembly revises biennial budget to $5.61 billion; approves $639.53 million for special political missions

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): Concluding the main part of its 71st session, the United Nations General Assembly last night adopted 15 texts â€“ 14 resolutions and one decision â� ...

UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israe ...