Geopolitics
New York, Jan 21 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Eric Goosby of the United States as his new Special Envoy on Tuberculosis (TB), the UN Spokesperson’s office announced on Tuesday . more
UN must boost links among development, security, human rights, Ban tells Security Council

New York, Jan 20 (JEN) Stressing that the United Nations is built around the three pillars of peace and security, development and human rights, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Mondayunderl ...

Top UN officials welcome negotiations as Member States discuss new sustainability agenda

New York, Jan 20 (JEN) Senior United Nations officials underlined the importance of the intergovernmental negotiations that got under way at UN Headquarters in New York on Mondayaimed at fin ...

UN agency, Africa Cup tournament kick off campaign rallying support to end hunger

New York, Jan 17 (JEN) A United Nations-supported video campaign to fight hunger in Africa will feature at the matches throughout the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, starting 17 January, the UN ...

Aamir Khan invited to join global initiative

Mumbai, Jan 16 (JEN): Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been invited to Action 2015, which is a global initiative wherein world leaders have signed on to eradicate poverty.

Previewing work ahead, UN Assembly President says Member States must agree a bold post-2015 agenda

New York, Jan 16 (JEN)As the New Year begins, the 193-Member States of the United Nations are squarely focused on agreeing on a bold, ambitious and transformative post-2015 agenda that leave ...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict heads into uncharted territory as mistrust deepens, UN official warns

New York, jan 16 (JEN) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is now entering uncharted territory as tensions between the two sides escalate and an “ever-widening trust deficit” risks ...

Libya: UN-mediated peace talks resume in Geneva as parties seek political settlement

New York, Jan 16 (JEN) The new round of United Nations-led political talks aimed at easing the deepening political and security crisis afflicting Libya continued into its second day of dialo ...

US court dismisses lawsuit against PM Modi

New York, Jan 15 (JEN): A US court dismissed a lawsuit accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failure to control the 2002 Gujarat riots, media reports said.

Top UN relief official warns humanitarian workers facing ‘increasingly complex’ situations

New York, Jan 15 (JEN) During a lecture delivered at the Council on Foreign Relations, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator described the increasingly complex environments in whi ...