UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined that the situation in…
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Mystery still surrounds death of revered UN chief Hammarskjöld, 63 years after tragic plane crash
On the first day of his second term, Secretary-General Hammarskjöld (back of car, at right) leaves UN Headquarters on the…
Lebanon: Cholera fears for communities uprooted by war
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that a response plan had been activated to strengthen surveillance, contact…
UN chief proposes $3.6 billion budget for 2025, highlighting peace, development and reforms
Outlining his proposal at the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, the forum for administrative and budgetary matters, António Guterres said the…
‘Historic progress’ for Colombia peace process – but challenges remain
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told the Security Council that recent Government initiatives reflected an “important…
Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN
The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar – particularly…
Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Lao PDR
“I get up at 4 am in harvesting season to pick the red berries which are taken to the processing…
Artificial intelligence: rooting out bias and stereotypes
During High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly in September, the topic of AI was the focus of several side-events…
The week the world comes to Manhattan: Looking back at UNGA79
Let’s try to unscramble those 10 days for you. This year, some 235 events and hundreds of speakers later, the…
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
The agreement follows 13 rounds of talks that began in 2022 after Mauritian calls for sovereignty were recognised by the…