‘Cycle of attacks must end’: Lead UN official in Ukraine
The attacks on some of Ukraine’s most important population centres, which reportedly involved almost 400 drones, also left thousands without…
Tag: Peace
UN envoy highlights ‘window to advance peace’ in Colombia
“At a time of tensions both globally and regionally, it is in everyone’s interest to secure lasting peace and security…
Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, say UN aid agencies
“It’s absolutely critical to unlock the congestion…at crossing points and to reopen critical lifelines like the Jordan corridor,” said Juliette…
Gaza: War crimes probe pledges to continue work for justice and accountability
“The Board of Peace has been set up pursuant to a plan that was submitted to the Security Council that…
Eighty years at the heart of global development
Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was designed to ensure that peace and…
UN Assembly president defends multilateralism, UN Charter in Davos
Speaking at the session Who Brokers Trust Now? at the World Economic Forum, Annalena Baerbock warned that multilateral institutions –…
At the edge of war: the Central African Republic’s uneasy border with Sudan
Since the beginning of the civil war in Sudan, tens of thousands of refugees have fled south to the area,…
UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
Volker Türk was speaking in the Kenyan capital at the end of a five-day mission to Sudan, where “a chronicle…
Secretary-General on UN at 80: Humanity strongest when we stand as one
Speaking at Methodist Central Hall, the very same venue where the first-ever UN General Assembly was held on 10 January 1946, Mr.…
UN chief warns of a world in chaos as impunity and unpredictability spreads
Speaking in the General Assembly, he said the global system was under unprecedented strain from wars, division, climate breakdown and…