Geopolitics
New York, June 20 (JEN) Two United Nations agencies on Friday expressed strong concerns over Hungary’s plans to build a four-metre high fence along its border with Serbia, with the UN refugee agency saying the wall will “be a further obstacle for people who have fled from war zones like Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq and who desperately need safety and protection.” more
Ashoke Mullick, Nantu Behari Das come together for Gallery Sanskriti celebrations

Kolkata, June 20 (JEN): Kolkata’s popular art destination Gallery Sanskriti will hold its third exhibition as part of its silver anniversary year celebrations where works of two artis ...

Ban hails Papal Encyclical spotlighting climate change as critical ‘moral issue’

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the release of Pope Francis’ Papal Encyclical in which the leader of the Catholic Church depl ...

Ban condemns killings in South Carolina as ‘hateful act of violence’

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the apparently racially motivated killings at an historic African American church in South Carolin ...

Security Council looks forward to signing of Mali peace accord by armed groups

New York, Jun 19 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council, reiterating on Thursday its support to the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, said it looked forward to the expected ...

Damascus: UN envoy condemns violence against civilians in Syria

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria ended on Wednesday a three-day visit to Damascus, which took place in the framework of the current consultations aimed at o ...

Yemen: Envoy says UN-backed talks ‘is start towards return to political process’

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has deemed the fact that both Yemeni delegations are in now Geneva to participate in the UN-faci ...

Ban urges insurance industry leaders to work for shaping more sustainable future

New York, Jun 18 (JEN): As a major source of long-term investment, the insurance industry can and must play a strong role in shaping a more sustainable future, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...

South Sudan: amid 'intensifying' crisis, UN and European Union mobilize $275 million in aid

New York, Jun 17 (JEN): To tackle the humanitarian impact of the "relentlessly deteriorating" crisis in South Sudan, the European Union and the United Nations on Tuesday announced that more ...

UN official urges action to bolster protections and end abuses

New York, Jun 16 (JEN): While 70 years of work by the United Nations has helped build a formidable system of rights protections, the nagging persistence of “everything else” â ...