Geopolitics
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New York, Aug 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Liberia on Thursday stressed the need for long-term, robust engagement by stakeholders, particularly the Security Council, towards a sustainable peace in the West African country. more
Situation in Kosovo more stable, but underlying tensions remain – UN envoy

New York, Aug 26 (Just Earth News): Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo Zahir Tanin told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that while opposition parties i ...

UN envoy encouraged by preparations for upcoming Palestinian local elevations

New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Piper on Wednesday said he is encouraged by preparations for the early ...

DR Congo: UN chief notes holding of preparatory meeting towards national dialogue

New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): Noting on Tuesday’s meeting of the national dialogue preparatory committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary- ...

Ban names retired Dutch general to lead probe into South Sudan violence

New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major General (retired) Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands to lead an independent special inve ...

At Security Council, Ban calls for eradicating weapons of mass destruction ‘once and for all’

New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): Recalling that eliminating weapons of mass destruction was one of the founding principles of the United Nations and was in fact the subject of the first r ...

PODCAST: Preventing the young terrorist of on Wednesday – former Taliban supporter says UN has key voice in global debate

New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): When he was 19, Mubin Shaikh, believed that “you could change the world overnight, and you could do it through violence.”

UN chief urges all to build on sustainable development effects of 2016 Olympic Games

New York, Aug 23 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Brazil, the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian people, the Rio 2016 Local Organizing Com ...

'We cannot and will not leave anyone behind,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): With a record 130 million people worldwide now dependent on humanitarian assistance, Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon stressed that though solutions to the cr ...

'We have to be the hope' for people most in need, says top UN humanitarian official

New York, Aug 19 (Just Earth News): Praising the spirit and drive of relief workers, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O'Brien, has said the global humanitarian commun ...