Geopolitics
Governance/Geopolitics
New York, Mar 11(JEN): Following elections, a historic opportunity has now presented itself for Sri Lanka to set up a domestic process that is credible, accountable and up to par with international norms and standards for the benefit of the country's people, with the help of the wider international community, the United Nations political chief said on Monday. more
UN-EU strategic partnership key as world faces multiple crises: Ban

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): The development of a strong partnership between the United Nations and the European Union (EU) is increasingly critical as global crises intensify in complexity and m ...

UN policy-making body opens annual session in Vienna

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs began meeting on Monday in Vienna, where the policy-making body will tackle challenges ranging from protecting childre ...

Libya: Parties wrap up round of UN-supported political talks

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Libyan stakeholders must seize the momentum generated by the on-going political dialogue and bring an end to the country’s instability and insecurity, the Unit ...

Ban appoints British advocate to head up UN relief wing

New York, Mar 10 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday the appointment of Stephen O’Brien of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humani ...

UN condemns destruction of Nimrud heritage site in northern Iraq

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations agency mandated with protecting cultural heritage around the world today strongly condemned the destruction of the archaeological site of Nimrud in ...

Palestine suspends security cooperation with Israel, Ban urges restraint

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday expressed concern regarding the 5 March decision by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Central ...

Asia-Pacific’s least developed countries need to be transformed: UN

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Transforming the lives of some 300 million people in the least developed countries in Asia and the Pacific “is not about ticking the boxes on a few variables,ââ ...

Ban welcomes important step forward towards Mali peace

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the progress made towards the establishment of an inclusive peace in Mali in an effort to resolve the country's ongoing cris ...

Road ahead will be difficult in Ukraine: UN political chief

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): As the Security Council on Friday morning met to hear briefings from top United Nations officials on the political, humanitarian and human rights situations in Ukraine ...