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,…
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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…
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…
Nepal appoints first woman prime minister, as UN expresses solidarity amid crisis
Ms. Karki, Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister, was appointed by President Ram Chandra Poudel who administered the oath of office…
‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform
This will be “no ordinary session,” she pledged, with the multilateral system beset by overlapping crises and heightened disunity. A…
The missing half: The urgent need for more women’s representation in the media
“When women are missing, democracy is incomplete,” said Kirsi Madi, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director with the UN gender equality…
Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villages
“I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake that hit the country earlier today,”…
Teachers are the ‘guardians of our future’, says UN deputy chief
Their work, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, is “the beating heart of education, the cornerstone of sustainable development, and…
Four years on, here’s what total exclusion of women in Afghanistan looks like
Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning…