Top United Nations officials have condemned attacks against a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) aid convoy, as well as a SARC warehouse and health clinic in Urum al-Kubra (Big Orem),... read more →
Almost everybody has heard of the United Nations. But how many people know what it actually does? Or how it works? Or why, as world leaders gather to kick off the... read more →
The world’s 48 least developed countries (LDCs) have experienced some positive developments, yet challenges remain with new risks and uncertainties threatening development gains, according to a new United Nations report released. “This... read more →
Governments must recognize that human rights are for all, and that migrants should be treated as equal, regardless of their migratory status in the territory they find themselves in, said... read more →
Even though China and India are now the largest Internet markets on the planet, they are also among the six countries that together account for 55 per cent of the... read more →
Ahead of the International Day of Peace, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that each of the new global Sustainable Development Goals adopted a year ago by 193 countries are the... read more →
Addressing the 33rd session of the world body’s Human Rights Council, the United Nations rights chief yesterday highlighted the challenges confronting the international community and expressed particular concern over attempts... read more →
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday opened its 71st session, with an emphasis on ensuring that implementation of the new global development goals, adopted by its 193 Member States last... read more →
When my family fled Kabul in the 1990s, a bloody civil war was raging in Afghanistan. After years of western support to fundamentalist militant groups, those groups had defeated the... read more →
Senior United Nations officials, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder highlighted the importance of South-South Cooperation in their respective messages on the occasion... read more →