UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January
Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of States ratifying on Friday, becoming the 60th and 61st parties to the…
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UN presses ahead with mission for a better world despite global headwinds
The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly’s yearly high-level session,…
Voices of the world gather at the UN: What you need to know about UNGA80
Representatives from all 193 UN Member States – along with two Observer delegations – will take the floor during the…
Guterres pushes leaders to ‘turn the tide’ on global crises during high-stakes UNGA week
Interview transcript Secretary-General, welcome to this interview with UN News. In a few days, world leaders are going to gather…
World News in Brief: Migrant medics mean shortages at home, UN names top innovators, Nigeria rights update, sunscreen an ‘essential medicine’
A new UN health agency report also shows that in Europe in 2023, six in 10 medics trained outside the…
Afghanistan faces ‘perfect storm’ of crises, UN warns
Roza Otunbayeva, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, told ambassadors that while the country has seen a relative decline in…
UN must evolve to ‘stand strong’ for the next 80 years: General Assembly president
Speaking ahead of the start of high-level week, Annalena Baerbock underscored the importance of the UN Charter, the Organization’s founding…
Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’
Speaking at a press conference at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday in New York, he warned that global divisions, conflicts…
‘The needs are huge’: Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless
More than six million people have been affected since the unusually heavy monsoon rains began in late June, with nearly…
What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world?
In practical terms, South-South cooperation is a process whereby developing countries – regardless of their actual geographical location – seek…