Geopolitics
New York, Sept 29 (JEN): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, South African President Jacob Zuma stressed on reforming and restructuring of the UN Security Council in order to resolve conflicts surrounding Middle East and African nations. more
UN: President of Zimbabwe denounces sanctions against his country

New York, Sept 29 (JEN): Addressing the General Assembly on Monday, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe condemned sanctions against his country imposed by the European Union and the United S ...

General Assembly: Egypt calls for proactive UN strategy against extremism

New York, Sept 29 (JEN): Denouncing Islamic extremists for negating a religion that stands for tolerance, justice and mercy, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi took to the podium of the ...

UN: East European leaders urge stronger cooperation to tackle threats to global peace

New York, Sept 29 (JEN): Poland is ready to participate in the attainment of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted last week, the country’s President told the UN Genera ...

General Assembly: Mali leader lauds UN for helping to restore peace to war-torn north

New York, Sept 29 (JEN): President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali took to the podium of the General Assembly on Monday to voice his “profound gratitude” to the United Nations for ...

Ban tells crowd to stand up for a better world,’ make global goals a reality

New York, Sept 28 (JEN): “Take your passion and compassion – and let’s make the global goals a global reality,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a ...

UN deputy chief says world now has hope that universal goal on energy will be met

New York, Sept 28 (JEN): United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Sunday welcomed the adoption of the first-ever universal goal on energy, but cautioned that it will take â ...

Talks on climate change reveal broad support for durable deal in Paris: Ban

New York, Sept 28 (JEN): Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reported on Sunday that ahead of an upcoming United Nations climate conference in Paris, world leaders have voiced broad support for re ...

Central Africa: UN and relief agencies condemn renewed violence against civilians

New York, Spet 28 (JEN): The interim United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Marc Vandenberghe and the entire humanitarian community in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Sunday condemne ...

UN General Assembly's annual debate to open with focus on sustainable development

New York, Sept 28 (JEN): Monarchs, Presidents and Prime Ministers will gather by the scores at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday for the General Assembly’s annual Gene ...