Geopolitics
New York, Sept 16 (JEN): A major priority for the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly is to ensure that all actors move swiftly to deliver on the promises being made for sustainable development, the President of the 193-member body said on Tuesday. more
Killing of Somali media worker draws condemnation from UN official

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending the freedom of the press on Tuesday denounced the recent killing of a Somali news editor.

UN chief to highlight important work that lays ahead for world leaders

New York, Sept 16 (JEN): Ahead of what is expected to be one of the busiest high-level periods in recent memory at the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will brief reporters on W ...

Central America faces major crop losses due to El Niño: UN agency

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): This year’s cereal outputs in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua have been severely reduced because of the dry weather associated with the El Ni ...

UN chief voices concern at latest escalation at Jerusalem’s holy sites

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday echoed the concerns expressed by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process about the latest es ...

Cameroon host to families fleeing Nigeria, Lake Chad basin: UN relief official

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): Families on the run often surviving brutal attacks in Nigeria are now threatened with the lack of food, water and deadly epidemics in neighbouring Cameroon, where th ...

President talks about changing the world, as 69th UN General Assembly concludes

New York, Sept 15 (JEN): The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly presented countries with a “historic opportunity” to change the world for the better and was guid ...

India welcomes UNGA decision on Security Council reform

New Delhi, Sept 14 (JEN): The Indian government on Monday welcomed the decision by the UN General Assembly to carry forward the text presented by the President of the General Assembly on the ...

UN Mid-east envoy urges respect for Jerusalem’s holy sites

New York, Sept 14 (JEN): The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process voiced concern at Sunday’s provocations and violence in and around the holy sites in ...

UN calls for full, swift implementation of European proposals for refugee crisis

New York, Sept 12 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency on Friday welcomed the European Commission’s proposals unveiled last Wednesday to address the current refugee crisis in Euro ...